Ransomware Solutions Consultants

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Negotiation Consulting in Rio de Janeiro
Progent is experienced in negotiating ransomware settlements with hackers. Negotiating an acceptable settlement is a complex activity that calls for a combination of field experience, technical knowledge and business acumen. It also requires close co-operation with the cyber-extortion target's IT team and the cyber insurance carrier, if there is one. Because the top goal of the ransomware target is fast recovery, it is vital to deploy recovery groups that operate effectively, concurrently, and in close communication. Progent has the scope of technical skills and the depth of experts to complement your IT staff and restore your network environment quickly and affordably.

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

• Determining the type of ransomware used in the assault
• Identifying and contacting the hacker persona
• Assessing the likelihood of recovery
• Verifying the hacker's decryption capabilities
• Determining a settlement with the victim and the insurance carrier
• Establishing a settlement and schedule with the threat actor
• Verifying adherence to anti-money laundering (AML) laws
• Managing the crypto-currency disbursement to the TA
• Receiving, learning, and operating the hacker's decryptor utility
• If needed, contacting the TA for assistance with the decryptor utility

• Quarantining infected endpoints and data stores to arrest the progress of the attack
• Making digital copies of each compromised server and endpoint and data store in order to perform forensics without interfering with cleanup
• Adding anti-virus protection to all virus-free endpoints
• Restoring data from offline restores or unscathed machines
• Building a pristine recovery environment
• Remapping and connecting datastores to match precisely their pre-encryption condition

Exfiltration Ransoms
Beyond extorting payment for a decryption tool, modern variants of crypto-ransomware like Ryuk, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, and Nephilim commonly try to exfiltrate information. TAs can then demand a separate settlement for not divulging this data on the dark web. Unfortunately, there is no way to guarantee that exfiltrated files have been totally deleted by the hacker. In fact, in many instances the hacker has little say over who can access the stolen files. Settling an exfiltration ransom does not free you from the necessity of engaging the guidance of privacy attorneys, conducting an audit on which data were stolen, and performing the required notifications to affected entities. In almost all cases, paying an exfiltration ransom is not recommended.

Progent's Qualifications
Progent has delivered remote and on-premises network services throughout the United States for over two decades and has earned Microsoft's Partner certification 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 networking, VMware, and major Linux distros. Progent's cybersecurity consultants have earned prestigious certifications such as CISM, CISSP-ISSAP, CRISC, and CMMC 2.0. (Refer to certifications earned by Progent consultants). Progent also has top-tier support in financial management and Enterprise Resource Planning applications. This scope of expertise allows Progent to identify and consolidate the undamaged pieces of your IT environment after a ransomware intrusion and rebuild them quickly into an operational system. Progent has collaborated with top cyber insurance carriers like Chubb to help organizations recover from ransomware attacks.

Contact Progent about Crypto-Ransomware Settlement Negotiation Expertise in Rio de Janeiro
To get in touch with Progent about crypto-ransomware settlement negotiation guidance in Rio de Janeiro, call Progent at 800-462-8800 or go to Contact Progent.