Ransomware Solutions Services

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Settlement Negotiation Consulting in Vacaville
Progent is experienced in negotiating ransomware settlements with threat actors. Reaching an optimum settlement is a complicated exercise that calls for a combination of field experience, technical knowledge and business acumen. It also calls for working closely with the victim's IT staff and the cyber insurance carrier, if there is one. Since the number one priority of the ransomware target is fast recovery, it is vital to deploy response teams that work efficiently, concurrently, and in close communication. Progent offers the breadth of IT skills and the depth of personnel to supplement your network staff and recover your network environment quickly and economically.

Support offered by Progent's ransomware negotiation experts include:

• Determining the type of ransomware used in the assault
• Identifying and contacting the hacker persona
• Evaluating the recovery risk
• Validating the hacker's decryption capabilities
• Determining a settlement with the victim and the cyber insurance carrier
• Establishing a settlement and timeline with the hacker
• Confirming compliance with anti-money laundering laws
• Carrying out the crypto-currency transfer to the hacker
• Receiving, reviewing, and operating the TA's decryptor utility
• If needed, contacting the TA for technical assistance with the decryptor tool

• Isolating affected endpoints and data stores to arrest the spread of the assault
• Creating replicas of every breached device and data store to allow forensics in parallel with cleanup
• Installing anti-virus protection to all clean endpoints
• Salvaging files from air-gapped restores or unscathed endpoints
• Creating a pristine recovery environment
• Remapping and reconnecting datastores to reflect precisely their pre-attack condition

Paying Exfiltration Ransoms
In addition to demanding money for a decryption utility, modern variants of crypto-ransomware like Ryuk, Sodinokibi, DopplePaymer, and Egregor often attempt to steal (or "exfiltrate") files. Hackers are then able to demand an extra payment in exchange for not publishing this data or selling it. Unfortunately, there exists no way to prove that exfiltrated data have been totally erased by the TA. In fact, in many instances the TA has limited control about where the information ends up. Settling an exfiltration ransom does not free you from the necessity of getting the guidance of privacy attorneys, performing an audit on which data were taken, and carrying out the required notifications to impacted entities. In general, paying an exfiltration ransom is not recommended.

Progent's Qualifications
Progent has provided online and on-premises network services across the United States for over two decades and has earned Microsoft's Partner designation in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity practice areas. Progent's roster of subject matter experts (SMEs) includes consultants who have been awarded high-level certifications in foundation technology platforms including Cisco infrastructure, VMware virtualization, and popular distributions of Linux. Progent's data security consultants have earned prestigious certifications such as CISA, CISSP, GIAC, and CMMC 2.0. (See certifications earned by Progent consultants). Progent also has guidance in financial and Enterprise Resource Planning applications. This scope of expertise allows Progent to salvage and consolidate the undamaged pieces of your information system following a ransomware attack and rebuild them quickly into a functioning system. Progent has worked with top insurance carriers like Chubb to help businesses clean up after ransomware assaults.

Contact Progent about Ransomware Settlement Negotiation Expertise in Vacaville
To get in touch with Progent about crypto-ransomware settlement negotiation expertise in Vacaville, phone Progent at 800-462-8800 or go to Contact Progent.