Ransomware Response Consulting Experts

Progent's Ransomware Settlement Negotiation Services in Springfield
Progent is experienced in negotiating ransomware settlements with adversaries. Negotiating an acceptable settlement is a complicated exercise that calls for a mix of real-word experience, IT knowledge and business savvy. It also requires working closely with the ransomware victim's IT staff and the insurance provider, if there is one. Because the number one goal of the ransomware victim is operational continuity, it is vital to establish recovery groups that work effectively, in parallel, and in close communication. Progent offers the scope of IT skills and the depth of personnel to supplement your network staff and recover your network environment rapidly and affordably.

Support available from Progent's ransomware negotiation team include:

• Determining the type of ransomware involved in the assault
• Making contact with the hacker persona
• Evaluating the likelihood of recovery
• Verifying the hacker's decryption tool
• Budgeting a settlement amount with the ransomware victim and the insurance provider
• Establishing a settlement amount and timeline with the threat actor
• Checking adherence to anti-money laundering (AML) laws
• Carrying out the crypto-currency payment to the TA
• Receiving, learning, and operating the hacker's decryption tool
• If necessary, contacting the threat actor for technical help with the decryption tool

• Quarantining infected endpoints to prevent further spread of the attack
• Making digital copies of each breached server and endpoint and data store in order to perform forensics without interfering with restoration
• Installing anti-virus protection to all virus-free endpoints
• Recovering files from air-gapped backups or uncompromised endpoints
• Creating a pristine environment
• Mapping and connecting datastores to match precisely their pre-attack state

Exfiltration Ransoms
In addition to demanding money for a decryption utility, modern strains of ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, Netwalker, and Egregor often try to exfiltrate files. TAs can then demand an extra settlement for not publishing this data or selling it. Unfortunately, there exists no method to be certain that stolen data have been completely deleted by the hacker. Actually, in many cases the TA has limited say about the disposition of the data. Settling an exfiltration ransom does not free you from the need for getting the guidance of privacy attorneys, conducting an inventory of data were compromised, and carrying out the required notifications to affected entities. In almost all cases, paying an exfiltration ransom is not recommended.

Progent's Background
Progent has delivered online and onsite network services throughout the U.S. for more than two decades and has been awarded Microsoft's Partner certification in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity practice areas. Progent's team of SMEs includes consultants who have been awarded advanced certifications in foundation technologies such as Cisco infrastructure, VMware virtualization, and major distributions of Linux. Progent's cybersecurity experts have earned internationally recognized certifications including CISA, CISSP, GIAC, and CMMC 2.0. (Refer to certifications earned by Progent consultants). Progent also offers guidance in financial management and Enterprise Resource Planning software. This broad array of expertise allows Progent to identify and consolidate the surviving parts of your information system following a ransomware attack and reconstruct them quickly into a viable network. Progent has collaborated with top insurance carriers including Chubb to help businesses recover from ransomware attacks.

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