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Ransomware Settlement Support
Overview of Progent's Ransomware Negotiation Services in Niterói
Progent is experienced in negotiating ransomware settlements with attackers. Negotiating an acceptable settlement is a complicated activity that calls for a mix of field experience, IT knowledge and business savvy. It also demands working closely with the victim's IT team and the insurance carrier, if any. Since the number one goal of the ransomware target is fast recovery, it is critical to deploy response groups that work efficiently, concurrently, and in close communication. Progent has the breadth of technical skills and the depth of personnel to supplement your network support team and recover your network quickly and economically.
Services provided by Progent's ransomware settlement experts include:
- Establishing the type of ransomware used in the attack
- Identifying and contacting the hacker persona
- Evaluating the recovery risk
- Verifying the threat actor's decryption tool
- Agreeing on a settlement payment with the ransomware victim and the cyber insurance carrier
- Establishing a settlement and schedule with the hacker
- Confirming accordance with anti-money laundering (AML) regulations
- Carrying out the crypto-currency payment to the TA
- Receiving, reviewing, and using the hacker's decryptor tool
- If needed, contacting the hacker for assistance with the decryption tool
- Isolating affected endpoints to arrest the spread of the attack
- Making digital copies of each breached server and endpoint and data store in order to perform forensics in parallel with restoration
- Adding A/V agents to all virus-free endpoints
- Restoring files from offline backups or unscathed endpoints
- Creating a pristine recovery environment
- Mapping and reconnecting drives to reflect exactly their pre-attack condition
Settling Exfiltration Ransoms
In addition to demanding money for a decryption utility, current variants of crypto-ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, DopplePaymer, and Egregor often try to steal (or "exfiltrate") files. Hackers are then able to require a separate settlement in exchange for not posting this data or selling it. Sadly, there is no method to guarantee that exfiltrated data have been completely deleted by the TA. Actually, in numerous instances the hacker has limited control over where the information ends up. Settling an exfiltration ransom does not free you from the need for seeking the guidance of privacy lawyers, conducting an audit on which files were stolen, and sending the necessary notifications to impacted entities. In almost all cases, paying an exfiltration ransom is a waste.
Progent's Qualifications
Progent has delivered remote and onsite network services throughout the U.S. for over 20 years and has earned Microsoft's Partner designation in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity practice areas. Progent's team of subject matter experts (SMEs) includes professionals who have earned high-level certifications in foundation technology platforms such as Cisco infrastructure, VMware, and popular distributions of Linux. Progent's cybersecurity consultants have earned industry-recognized certifications such as CISA, CISSP, GIAC, and CMMC 2.0. (Refer to Progent's certifications). Progent also offers top-tier support in financial management and Enterprise Resource Planning applications. This breadth of expertise allows Progent to identify and integrate the surviving parts of your information system following a ransomware attack and rebuild them quickly into an operational network. Progent has worked with leading cyber insurance providers including Chubb to assist businesses recover from ransomware assaults.
Contact Progent about Ransomware Settlement Negotiation Services in Niterói
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