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Ransomware needs time to steal its way through a target network. Because of this, ransomware attacks are commonly launched on weekends and late at night, when support personnel are likely to take longer to become aware of a breach and are least able to organize a quick and coordinated response. The more lateral progress ransomware is able to achieve inside a target's network, the longer it will require to restore basic IT services and scrambled files and the more information can be exfiltrated to the dark web.

Progent's Ransomware Hot Line is designed to help you to complete the time-critical first phase in mitigating a ransomware attack by stopping the bleeding. Progent's online ransomware experts can help organizations in the San Bernardino area to identify and quarantine breached devices and protect clean assets from being penetrated.

If your system has been breached by any version of ransomware, act fast. Get immediate help by calling Progent's Ransomware Hot Line at 800-462-8800.

Progent's Ransomware Response Expertise Available in San Bernardino
Current strains of crypto-ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, DopplePaymer, and Nephilim encrypt online data and attack any accessible system restores and backups. Data synched to the cloud can also be impacted. For a poorly defended network, this can make system restoration almost impossible and basically throws the datacenter back to the beginning. Threat Actors (TAs), the hackers behind a ransomware assault, insist on a ransom payment in exchange for the decryptors needed to recover encrypted files. Ransomware attacks also try to exfiltrate information and TAs demand an extra ransom in exchange for not posting this information or selling it. Even if you can rollback your system to an acceptable point in time, exfiltration can be a major issue depending on the sensitivity of the downloaded information.

The recovery process subsequent to ransomware breach involves a number of distinct phases, the majority of which can proceed in parallel if the recovery workgroup has a sufficient number of members with the necessary skill sets.

• Containment: This time-critical initial response requires blocking the lateral progress of the attack within your network. The more time a ransomware assault is permitted to run unrestricted, the longer and more expensive the recovery effort. Because of this, Progent maintains a 24x7 Ransomware Hotline monitored by seasoned ransomware recovery engineers. Quarantine processes include isolating affected endpoints from the rest of network to minimize the contagion, documenting the IT system, and securing entry points.
• System continuity: This involves restoring the network to a minimal useful level of functionality with the least delay. This effort is usually the top priority for the victims of the ransomware assault, who often see it as a life-or-death issue for their business. This activity also demands the widest array of IT skills that cover domain controllers, DHCP servers, physical and virtual machines, PCs, laptops and smart phones, databases, productivity and mission-critical applications, network architecture, and safe remote access management. Progent's ransomware recovery team uses state-of-the-art workgroup platforms to coordinate the complex restoration effort. Progent understands the importance of working quickly, tirelessly, and in concert with a customer's managers and IT staff to prioritize activity and to put critical resources on line again as quickly as feasible.
• Data recovery: The work required to recover files damaged by a ransomware assault depends on the condition of the network, how many files are encrypted, and what recovery techniques are required. Ransomware assaults can take down pivotal databases which, if not carefully shut down, might need to be rebuilt from the beginning. This can apply to DNS and AD databases. Microsoft Exchange and SQL Server depend on Active Directory, and many manufacturing and other mission-critical applications depend on Microsoft SQL Server. Some detective work could be required to locate clean data. For instance, non-encrypted OST files (Outlook Email Offline Folder Files) may exist on employees' PCs and laptops that were not connected at the time of the assault. Progent's ProSight Data Protection Services utilize Altaro VM Backup technology to protect against ransomware attacks via Immutable Cloud Storage. This produces tamper-proof data that cannot be erased or modified by any user including root users.
• Setting up advanced AV/ransomware defense: Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring utilizes SentinelOne's behavioral analysis technology to give small and medium-sized companies the benefits of the same AV technology used by some of the world's largest enterprises including Walmart, Visa, and Salesforce. By providing in-line malware blocking, classification, mitigation, restoration and forensics in one integrated platform, Progent's ASM cuts total cost of ownership, streamlines administration, and expedites resumption of operations. SentinelOne's next-generation endpoint protection (NGEP) incorporated in Progent's Active Security Monitoring was ranked by Gartner Group as the industry's "most visionary Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)." Progent is a SentinelOne Partner, reseller, and integrator. Learn about Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring next-generation endpoint protection and ransomware defense with SentinelOne technology.
• Negotiation with the threat actor (TA): Progent has experience negotiating settlements with threat actors. This requires working closely with the ransomware victim and the insurance provider, if any. Services consist of establishing the type of ransomware involved in the attack; identifying and making contact with the hacker persona; testing decryption tool; deciding on a settlement amount with the ransomware victim and the insurance carrier; establishing a settlement amount and schedule with the TA; checking compliance with anti-money laundering sanctions; overseeing the crypto-currency transfer to the TA; acquiring, reviewing, and using the decryptor tool; troubleshooting failed files; creating a pristine environment; remapping and reconnecting datastores to match precisely their pre-encryption condition; and reprovisioning physical and virtual devices and services.
• Forensics: This process is aimed at learning the ransomware attack's storyline throughout the network from beginning to end. This audit trail of the way a ransomware attack travelled within the network helps you to assess the damage and uncovers vulnerabilities in rules or work habits that should be rectified to avoid later breaches. Forensics involves the examination of all logs, registry, GPO, Active Directory (AD), DNS, routers, firewalls, schedulers, and basic Windows systems to check for changes. Forensics is usually given a top priority by the cyber insurance carrier. Because forensics can take time, it is essential that other key activities like operational continuity are executed in parallel. Progent has a large team of information technology and data security experts with the skills required to perform the work of containment, business resumption, and data restoration without interfering with forensics.

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