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Overview of Progent's Ransomware Settlement Negotiation Consulting in Beverly Hills
Progent is experienced in negotiating ransomware settlements with adversaries. Reaching an acceptable settlement is a complicated exercise that calls for a combination of field experience, technical knowledge and business acumen. It also calls for close co-operation with the cyber-extortion target's IT staff and the cyber insurance provider, if there is one. Because the number one priority of the ransomware victim is fast recovery, it is vital to establish recovery teams that work efficiently, concurrently, and with intimate collaboration. Progent offers the breadth of IT knowledge and the depth of experts to supplement your IT support team and recover your network environment quickly and economically.

Support offered by Progent's ransomware settlement negotiation team include:

• Establishing the type of ransomware used in the assault
• Identifying and communicating with the hacker persona
• Evaluating the recovery risk
• Verifying the threat actor's decryption capabilities
• Budgeting a settlement amount with the victim and the insurance carrier
• Establishing a settlement and timeline with the hacker
• Checking compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) laws
• Carrying out the crypto-currency disbursement to the TA
• Receiving, reviewing, and operating the hacker's decryption mechanism
• If necessary, contacting the hacker for technical help with the decryption tool

• Isolating affected endpoints to prevent further spread of the assault
• Creating replicas of each compromised server and endpoint and data store to allow forensics without interfering with cleanup
• Adding anti-virus protection to all virus-free endpoints
• Recovering data from offline backups or unscathed machines
• Building a pristine environment
• Mapping and reconnecting drives to reflect precisely their pre-encryption state

Settling Exfiltration Ransoms
Beyond extorting payment for a decryption tool, current variants of ransomware like Ryuk, Sodinokibi, DopplePaymer, and Egregor often try to steal (or "exfiltrate") information. Hackers can then require an extra settlement for not divulging this information on the dark web. Sadly, there exists no method to be certain that exfiltrated files have been completely deleted by the hacker. In fact, in numerous instances the TA has limited say over the disposition of the data. Settling an exfiltration ransom does not eliminate the necessity of engaging the advice of legal counsel, conducting an investigation into which files were compromised, and performing the necessary notifications to affected entities. In almost all cases, paying an exfiltration ransom is not recommended.

Progent's Background
Progent has delivered remote and onsite IT services throughout the U.S. for over two decades and has been awarded Microsoft's Partner certification in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity competencies. Progent's team of SMEs includes consultants who have been awarded high-level certifications in foundation technologies including Cisco infrastructure, VMware virtualization, and popular Linux distros. Progent's data security experts have earned internationally recognized certifications including CISA, CISSP-ISSAP, CRISC, and CMMC 2.0. (See Progent's certifications). Progent also has top-tier support in financial management and ERP software. This breadth of expertise allows Progent to identify and consolidate the undamaged parts of your network following a ransomware attack and rebuild them quickly into a viable system. Progent has worked with leading cyber insurance carriers including Chubb to help businesses recover from ransomware assaults.

Contact Progent about Crypto-Ransomware Settlement Negotiation Services in Beverly Hills
To get in touch with Progent about ransomware settlement guidance in Beverly Hills, call Progent at 800-462-8800 or go to Contact Progent.