Ransomware Solutions Consulting Services

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Negotiation Consulting in Birmingham
Progent is experienced in negotiating ransomware settlements with hackers. Negotiating an acceptable settlement is a complicated exercise that requires a mix of real-word experience, technical knowledge and business acumen. It also requires close co-operation with the ransomware victim's IT team and the cyber insurance carrier, if there is one. Since the number one goal of the ransomware target is fast recovery, it is vital to deploy recovery teams that work effectively, in parallel, and in close communication. Progent offers the scope of technical knowledge and the depth of experts to complement your IT support team and restore your network environment quickly and affordably.

Support available from Progent's ransomware settlement experts include:

• Establishing the kind of ransomware used in the assault
• Identifying and communicating with the hacker persona
• Assessing the recovery risk
• Verifying the threat actor's decryption capabilities
• Budgeting a settlement payment with the victim and the cyber insurance carrier
• Establishing a settlement amount and schedule with the threat actor
• Checking compliance with anti-money laundering laws
• Overseeing the crypto-currency disbursement to the hacker
• Receiving, reviewing, and operating the threat actor's decryptor tool
• If necessary, contacting the threat actor for assistance with the decryptor utility

• Quarantining infected endpoints and data stores to arrest the progress of the attack
• Creating digital copies of every infected device and data store to allow forensics in parallel with recovery
• Adding anti-virus agents to all virus-free endpoints
• Restoring data from air-gapped backups or uncompromised endpoints
• Building a clean recovery environment
• Remapping and reconnecting drives to reflect precisely their pre-encryption condition

Exfiltration Ransoms
In addition to extorting payment for a decryption tool, modern variants of crypto-ransomware like Ryuk, Sodinokibi, DopplePaymer, and Egregor often attempt to exfiltrate information. Hackers can then demand a separate settlement for not posting this data on the dark web. Unfortunately, there exists no method to prove that exfiltrated files have been completely erased by the hacker. Actually, in numerous cases the hacker has limited say over the disposition of the data. Settling an exfiltration ransom does not eliminate the need for engaging the guidance of legal counsel, performing an inventory of files were taken, and sending the necessary alerts to impacted entities. Generally, paying an exfiltration ransom is a waste.

Progent's Background
Progent has provided online and onsite network services across the U.S. for over 20 years and has been awarded Microsoft's Gold Partner certification in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity competencies. Progent's team of SMEs includes professionals who have earned high-level certifications in core technologies including Cisco networking, VMware, and popular distributions of Linux. Progent's cybersecurity experts have earned industry-recognized certifications including CISA, CISSP-ISSAP, and GIAC. (Refer to Progent's certifications). Progent also has top-tier support in financial management and Enterprise Resource Planning software. This broad array of expertise allows Progent to salvage and consolidate the undamaged pieces of your IT environment after a ransomware attack and rebuild them quickly into an operational network. Progent has collaborated with leading cyber insurance carriers like Chubb to assist businesses recover from ransomware assaults.

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