Ransomware Response Consulting Services

Progent's Ransomware Negotiation Services in Pleasanton
Progent has experience negotiating ransomware settlements with attackers. Negotiating an optimum settlement is a complicated activity that calls for a combination of real-word experience, technical knowledge and business savvy. It also demands close co-operation with the victim's IT staff and the insurance carrier, if any. Because the top priority of the ransomware victim is operational continuity, it is critical to deploy recovery groups that operate effectively, concurrently, and with intimate collaboration. Progent offers the scope of technical knowledge and the deep bench of experts to supplement your IT staff and recover your network quickly and affordably.

Support offered by Progent's ransomware settlement team include:

• Determining the type of ransomware used in the attack
• Making contact with the hacker persona
• Evaluating the likelihood of recovery
• Validating the threat actor's decryption tool
• Deciding on an acceptable settlement with the ransomware victim and the insurance provider
• Establishing a settlement amount and schedule with the TA
• Checking adherence to anti-money laundering (AML) sanctions
• Managing the crypto-currency disbursement to the hacker
• Receiving, reviewing, and using the threat actor's decryption utility
• If necessary, contacting the TA for assistance with the decryptor utility

• Isolating affected endpoints and data stores to arrest the spread of the attack
• Making digital copies of every compromised server and endpoint and data store to allow forensics in parallel with recovery
• Installing anti-virus protection to all virus-free endpoints
• Recovering files from air-gapped restores or uncompromised machines
• Building a pristine recovery environment
• Mapping and connecting datastores to reflect exactly their pre-attack state

Settling Exfiltration Ransoms
Beyond extorting payment for a decryption tool, current variants of crypto-ransomware such as Ryuk, Sodinokibi, DopplePaymer, and Nephilim commonly try to steal (or "exfiltrate") information. Hackers can then require an extra settlement in exchange for not divulging this data on the dark web. Unfortunately, there exists no way to guarantee that exfiltrated files have been totally deleted by the threat actor. Actually, in many instances the threat actor has limited control about where the information ends up. Settling an exfiltration ransom does not free you from the necessity of seeking the advice of legal counsel, performing an investigation into which data were stolen, and sending the mandated notifications to impacted entities. In general, paying an exfiltration ransom is a waste.

Progent's Background
Progent has delivered online and onsite network services throughout the United States for over two decades and has been awarded Microsoft's Partner designation in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity competencies. Progent's team of subject matter experts includes professionals who have been awarded high-level certifications in foundation technologies such as Cisco networking, VMware virtualization, and popular distributions of Linux. Progent's cybersecurity experts have earned industry-recognized certifications including CISM, CISSP-ISSAP, CRISC, and CMMC 2.0. (Refer to Progent's certifications). Progent also has top-tier support in financial and Enterprise Resource Planning application software. This scope of skills gives Progent the ability to salvage and consolidate the surviving parts of your network after a ransomware attack and reconstruct them rapidly into an operational system. Progent has collaborated with leading cyber insurance carriers like Chubb to help businesses clean up after ransomware assaults.

Contact Progent about Crypto-Ransomware Settlement Guidance in Pleasanton
To contact with Progent about ransomware settlement negotiation guidance in Pleasanton, phone Progent at 800-462-8800 or go to Contact Progent.