Ransomware Response Consultants

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Negotiation Consulting in San Rafael
Progent has experience negotiating ransomware settlements with adversaries. Negotiating an acceptable settlement is a complicated activity that requires a combination of real-word experience, IT knowledge and business acumen. It also requires close co-operation with the cyber-extortion target's IT staff and the insurance carrier, if there is one. Because the number one goal of the ransomware target is operational continuity, it is vital to deploy response groups that operate efficiently, concurrently, and in close communication. Progent offers the scope of IT skills and the deep bench of experts to supplement your network support team and recover your network quickly and economically.

Support available from Progent's ransomware settlement negotiation team include:

• Establishing the type of ransomware used in the assault
• Identifying and communicating with the hacker persona
• Evaluating the likelihood of recovery
• Verifying the hacker's decryption capabilities
• Agreeing on a settlement range with the victim and the cyber insurance provider
• Negotiating a settlement amount and schedule with the TA
• Confirming adherence to anti-money laundering regulations
• Overseeing the crypto-currency transfer to the TA
• Acquiring, learning, and operating the TA's decryption mechanism
• If necessary, contacting the TA for assistance with the decryption utility

• Isolating affected endpoints and data stores to prevent further progress of the attack
• Creating replicas of every infected device and data store in order to perform forensics without interfering with recovery
• Installing anti-virus agents to all virus-free endpoints
• Restoring files from offline backups or unscathed endpoints
• Building a clean environment
• Mapping and connecting datastores to match exactly their pre-encryption condition

Paying Exfiltration Ransoms
In addition to demanding payment for a decryption tool, modern variants of crypto-ransomware like Ryuk, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, and Nephilim often attempt to exfiltrate information. Hackers can then require an extra ransom in exchange for not publishing this information or selling it. Unfortunately, there is no way to guarantee that stolen data have been totally deleted by the threat actor. In fact, in many cases the TA has limited control about the disposition of the data. Settling an exfiltration ransom does not free you from the necessity of getting the guidance of privacy attorneys, performing an investigation into which data were taken, and sending the necessary alerts to impacted entities. In general, paying an exfiltration ransom is not recommended.

Progent's Qualifications
Progent has delivered online and onsite IT services throughout the United States for more than two decades and has been awarded Microsoft's Partner certification in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity competencies. Progent's team of subject matter experts includes consultants who have been awarded advanced certifications in core technologies such as Cisco infrastructure, VMware virtualization, and major distributions of Linux. Progent's cybersecurity consultants have earned internationally recognized certifications including CISM, CISSP-ISSAP, GIAC, and CMMC 2.0. (Refer to Progent's certifications). Progent also has top-tier support in financial management and Enterprise Resource Planning application software. This scope of expertise allows Progent to identify and consolidate the undamaged pieces of your IT environment following a ransomware assault and reconstruct them quickly into a functioning network. Progent has collaborated with leading insurance carriers including Chubb to assist businesses clean up after ransomware assaults.

Contact Progent about Crypto-Ransomware Settlement Negotiation Services in San Rafael
To get in touch with Progent about ransomware settlement services in San Rafael, phone Progent at 800-462-8800 or go to Contact Progent.