Ransomware Solutions Consulting Services

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Negotiation Consulting in Alexandria
Progent is experienced in negotiating ransomware settlements with threat actors (TAs). Negotiating an optimum settlement is a complex exercise that requires a mix of real-word experience, technical knowledge and business acumen. It also demands close co-operation with the victim's IT team and the insurance carrier, if there is one. Since the number one goal of the ransomware target is operational continuity, it is critical to deploy recovery groups that operate efficiently, concurrently, and in close communication. Progent has the breadth of technical skills and the depth of experts to supplement your network support team and recover your network environment rapidly and affordably.

Support provided by Progent's ransomware settlement experts include:

• Establishing the type of ransomware involved in the assault
• identifying and contacting the hacker persona
• Assessing the recovery risk
• Verifying the hacker's decryption tool
• Agreeing on a settlement range with the ransomware victim and the insurance carrier
• Negotiating a settlement amount and timeline with the threat actor
• Confirming accordance with anti-money laundering sanctions
• Overseeing the crypto-currency disbursement to the hacker
• Acquiring, learning, and using the threat actor's decryption tool
• If needed, contacting the threat actor for technical assistance with the decryptor tool

• Quarantining affected endpoints to prevent further spread of the assault
• Making digital copies of each breached device and data store in order to perform forensics in parallel with cleanup
• Installing anti-virus agents to all virus-free endpoints
• Recovering files from air-gapped backups or unscathed machines
• Building a clean environment
• Remapping and connecting datastores to match precisely their pre-encryption condition

Exfiltration Ransoms
Beyond demanding payment for a decryption utility, modern strains of ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, DopplePaymer, and Egregor often attempt to exfiltrate information. TAs are then able to demand an additional payment in exchange for not posting this information or selling it. Sadly, there is no method to prove that stolen files have been totally deleted by the TA. Actually, in numerous cases the hacker has limited say over who can access the stolen files. Paying an exfiltration ransom does not free you from the necessity of getting the guidance of privacy attorneys, performing an investigation into which files were stolen, and performing the necessary alerts to affected entities. Generally, paying an exfiltration ransom is a waste.

Progent's Background
Progent has provided remote and on-premises network services across the United States for more than two decades and has been awarded Microsoft's Gold Partner certification in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity practice areas. Progent's team of subject matter experts (SMEs) includes consultants who have been awarded high-level certifications in core technology platforms including Cisco networking, VMware virtualization, and major distributions of Linux. Progent's data security consultants have earned prestigious certifications such as CISM, CISSP-ISSAP, and CRISC. (Refer to Progent's certifications). Progent also offers guidance in financial management and ERP software. This scope of skills allows Progent to salvage and consolidate the undamaged pieces of your information system following a ransomware intrusion and reconstruct them quickly into a functioning system. Progent has collaborated with top cyber insurance providers like Chubb to help organizations clean up after ransomware attacks.

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