Ransomware Solutions Consulting Experts

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Settlement Negotiation Consulting in Corpus Christi
Progent is experienced in negotiating ransomware settlements with hackers. Negotiating an acceptable settlement is a complex exercise that requires a combination of field experience, technical knowledge and business acumen. It also demands working closely with the ransomware victim's IT team and the insurance provider, if any. Since the top goal of the ransomware victim is fast recovery, it is vital to establish recovery teams that work effectively, in parallel, and with intimate collaboration. Progent has the breadth of technical skills and the depth of experts to complement your network staff and recover your network rapidly and affordably.

Services provided by Progent's ransomware settlement negotiation experts include:

• Establishing the kind of ransomware used in the attack
• Identifying and contacting the hacker persona
• Evaluating the likelihood of recovery
• Validating the TA's decryption tool
• Deciding on an acceptable settlement range with the ransomware victim and the insurance carrier
• Negotiating a settlement and schedule with the hacker
• Confirming accordance with anti-money laundering regulations
• Carrying out the crypto-currency transfer to the TA
• Receiving, reviewing, and operating the threat actor's decryptor tool
• If needed, contacting the TA for assistance with the decryption utility

• Isolating affected endpoints to prevent further spread of the attack
• Making replicas of every breached server and endpoint and data store to allow forensics without interfering with recovery
• Installing anti-virus agents to all clean endpoints
• Recovering files from offline restores or uncompromised endpoints
• Creating a pristine recovery environment
• Remapping and reconnecting datastores to reflect exactly their pre-encryption condition

Settling Exfiltration Ransoms
Beyond demanding money for a decryption utility, modern strains of ransomware like Ryuk, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, and Egregor often attempt to steal (or "exfiltrate") files. TAs are then able to require a separate ransom for not divulging this data or selling it. Sadly, there exists no method to prove that stolen data have been completely erased by the hacker. Actually, in numerous cases the threat actor has little say over who can access the stolen files. Paying an exfiltration ransom does not free you from the need for engaging the guidance of privacy lawyers, performing an investigation into which files were stolen, and sending the required notifications to impacted entities. In general, paying an exfiltration ransom is not recommended.

Progent's Background
Progent has provided online and on-premises network services across the U.S. for over 20 years and has been awarded Microsoft's Partner designation in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity competencies. Progent's team of subject matter experts (SMEs) includes professionals who have been awarded high-level certifications in foundation technology platforms including Cisco infrastructure, VMware virtualization, and popular Linux distros. Progent's data security experts have earned prestigious certifications such as CISM, CISSP-ISSAP, GIAC, and CMMC 2.0. (Refer to certifications earned by Progent consultants). Progent also has guidance in financial management and ERP software. This breadth of expertise gives Progent the ability to identify and integrate the surviving parts of your network following a ransomware attack and reconstruct them quickly into an operational network. Progent has worked with top cyber insurance carriers including Chubb to assist organizations recover from ransomware attacks.

Contact Progent about Crypto-Ransomware Settlement Services in Corpus Christi
To get in touch with Progent about crypto-ransomware settlement negotiation expertise in Corpus Christi, call Progent at 800-462-8800 or go to Contact Progent.