Ransomware Response Services

Progent's Ransomware Negotiation Services in Bakersfield
Progent is experienced in negotiating ransomware settlements with threat actors. Negotiating an optimum settlement is a complex activity that requires a mix of real-word experience, IT knowledge and business acumen. It also calls for working closely with the victim's IT team and the insurance provider, if any. Because the number one priority of the ransomware victim is fast recovery, it is vital to establish recovery groups that work efficiently, concurrently, and with intimate collaboration. Progent has the breadth of technical knowledge and the depth of experts to complement your IT support team and recover your network rapidly and economically.

Services available from Progent's ransomware negotiation experts include:

• Determining the type of ransomware used in the assault
• Identifying and contacting the hacker
• Evaluating the likelihood of recovery
• Validating the hacker's decryption capabilities
• Budgeting a settlement payment with the ransomware victim and the cyber insurance provider
• Establishing a settlement amount and timeline with the hacker
• Confirming accordance with anti-money laundering regulations
• Carrying out the crypto-currency transfer to the TA
• Receiving, reviewing, and using the threat actor's decryptor tool
• If needed, contacting the threat actor for assistance with the decryption utility

• Isolating infected endpoints to arrest the progress of the attack
• Making replicas of each breached server and endpoint and data store to allow forensics without interfering with restoration
• Adding anti-virus protection to all virus-free endpoints
• Restoring files from offline backups or uncompromised endpoints
• Building a pristine recovery environment
• Mapping and reconnecting drives to reflect precisely their pre-attack state

Settling Exfiltration Ransoms
In addition to extorting payment for a decryption utility, modern strains of ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, Netwalker, and Nephilim often try to steal (or "exfiltrate") information. TAs can then require an extra ransom in exchange for not divulging this information on the dark web. Unfortunately, there exists no way to guarantee that stolen files have been totally erased by the TA. In fact, in numerous cases the hacker has limited control about the disposition of the data. Paying an exfiltration ransom does not free you from the necessity of seeking the advice of legal counsel, performing an inventory of files were compromised, and sending the required alerts to impacted entities. In general, paying an exfiltration ransom is a waste.

Progent's Qualifications
Progent has provided online and onsite IT services across the U.S. for more than 20 years and has been awarded Microsoft's Gold Partner certification in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity practice areas. Progent's roster of subject matter experts includes professionals who have earned high-level certifications in foundation technology platforms including Cisco networking, VMware virtualization, and major distributions of Linux. Progent's data security experts have earned internationally recognized certifications including CISM, CISSP, GIAC, and CMMC 2.0. (See Progent's certifications). Progent also offers guidance in financial and Enterprise Resource Planning applications. This scope of expertise allows Progent to salvage and integrate the undamaged parts of your IT environment after a ransomware attack and rebuild them rapidly into an operational system. Progent has worked with top cyber insurance providers including Chubb to help organizations recover from ransomware attacks.

Contact Progent about Crypto-Ransomware Settlement Negotiation Services in Bakersfield
To contact with Progent about crypto-ransomware settlement negotiation services in Bakersfield, call Progent at 800-462-8800 or go to Contact Progent.