Ransomware Solutions Consulting Services

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Negotiation Consulting in Birmingham
Progent is experienced in negotiating ransomware settlements with threat actors (TAs). Negotiating an acceptable settlement is a complex activity that calls for a mix of field experience, technical skills and business savvy. It also requires working closely with the ransomware victim's IT staff and the insurance carrier, if any. Since the top priority of the ransomware target is operational continuity, it is vital to deploy response teams that work efficiently, in parallel, and with intimate collaboration. Progent offers the scope of IT knowledge and the deep bench of personnel to complement your network staff and recover your network environment quickly and economically.

Support provided by Progent's ransomware settlement experts include:

• Establishing the kind of ransomware used in the assault
• Identifying and communicating with the hacker persona
• Evaluating the likelihood of recovery
• Verifying the TA's decryption capabilities
• Deciding on an acceptable settlement amount with the ransomware victim and the cyber insurance provider
• Establishing a settlement and timeline with the hacker
• Confirming compliance with anti-money laundering sanctions
• Carrying out the crypto-currency transfer to the TA
• Acquiring, reviewing, and operating the threat actor's decryption utility
• If needed, contacting the TA for technical assistance with the decryptor tool

• Quarantining affected endpoints and data stores to arrest the progress of the attack
• Creating replicas of every breached server and endpoint and data store to allow forensics in parallel with cleanup
• Installing A/V agents to all virus-free endpoints
• Restoring data from offline backups or unscathed endpoints
• Creating a pristine environment
• Mapping and reconnecting datastores to match precisely their pre-encryption condition

Exfiltration Ransoms
Beyond demanding payment for a decryption tool, current variants of crypto-ransomware like Ryuk, Sodinokibi, DopplePaymer, and Egregor commonly try to steal (or "exfiltrate") information. TAs can then demand an additional settlement for not divulging this data or selling it. Sadly, there is no method to be certain that exfiltrated files have been totally erased by the hacker. In fact, in numerous cases the threat actor has limited control over who can access the stolen files. Settling an exfiltration ransom does not eliminate the necessity of getting the guidance of legal counsel, performing an inventory of data were stolen, and performing the necessary alerts to impacted entities. In almost all cases, paying an exfiltration ransom is a waste.

Progent's Qualifications
Progent has provided online and onsite IT services throughout the United States for more than two decades and has earned Microsoft's Gold Partner certification in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity practice areas. Progent's roster of subject matter experts (SBEs) includes consultants who have been awarded high-level certifications in foundation technologies such as Cisco infrastructure, VMware virtualization, and major Linux distros. Progent's cybersecurity consultants have earned industry-recognized certifications such as CISM, CISSP-ISSAP, and CRISC. (Refer to certifications earned by Progent consultants). Progent also has top-tier support in financial management and Enterprise Resource Planning applications. This broad array of skills allows Progent to identify and consolidate the undamaged pieces of your information system after a ransomware attack and reconstruct them quickly into an operational system. Progent has collaborated with top insurance providers like Chubb to assist organizations clean up after ransomware assaults.

Contact Progent about Ransomware Settlement Services in Birmingham
To get in touch with Progent about ransomware settlement negotiation guidance in Birmingham, phone Progent at 800-462-8800 or go to Contact Progent.