Ransomware Solutions Consulting Experts

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Settlement Negotiation Services in Brighton
Progent is experienced in negotiating ransomware settlements with attackers. Reaching an acceptable settlement is a complex activity that calls for a combination of field experience, IT knowledge and business acumen. It also requires working closely with the cyber-extortion target's IT team and the insurance carrier, if any. Because the top goal of the ransomware victim is operational continuity, it is critical to deploy recovery groups that work efficiently, concurrently, and in close communication. Progent has the scope of IT skills and the depth of experts to complement your IT staff and restore your network environment rapidly and affordably.

Support offered by Progent's ransomware settlement experts include:

• Determining the kind of ransomware involved in the attack
• Identifying and communicating with the hacker persona
• Evaluating the recovery risk
• Testing the TA's decryption capabilities
• Deciding on an acceptable settlement amount with the ransomware victim and the cyber insurance carrier
• Establishing a settlement and schedule with the hacker
• Confirming adherence to anti-money laundering (AML) laws
• Carrying out the crypto-currency disbursement to the TA
• Receiving, reviewing, and using the TA's decryptor tool
• If necessary, contacting the TA for technical help with the decryptor tool

• Quarantining affected endpoints to arrest the spread of the assault
• Creating digital copies of each breached device and data store to allow forensics in parallel with recovery
• Installing A/V protection to all clean endpoints
• Restoring files from offline restores or unscathed endpoints
• Building a pristine recovery environment
• Mapping and reconnecting datastores to reflect exactly their pre-encryption condition

Paying Exfiltration Ransoms
Beyond demanding payment for a decryption utility, modern variants of ransomware like Ryuk, Sodinokibi, DopplePaymer, and Nephilim commonly attempt to steal (or "exfiltrate") information. Hackers can then demand a separate payment for not posting this data or selling it. Sadly, there is no method to guarantee that exfiltrated files have been totally deleted by the TA. Actually, in many instances the TA has limited say about data custody. Settling an exfiltration ransom does not eliminate the necessity of getting the guidance of privacy attorneys, performing an investigation into which data were taken, and carrying out the necessary alerts to affected entities. In general, paying an exfiltration ransom is not recommended.

Progent's Background
Progent has delivered remote and onsite network services throughout the United States for over 20 years and has earned Microsoft's Partner designation in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity competencies. Progent's team of subject matter experts (SMEs) includes consultants who have earned advanced certifications in foundation technology platforms including Cisco networking, VMware, and major distributions of Linux. Progent's data security experts have earned internationally recognized certifications such as CISM, CISSP-ISSAP, GIAC, and CMMC 2.0. (See certifications earned by Progent consultants). Progent also offers top-tier support in financial and Enterprise Resource Planning applications. This breadth of skills gives Progent the ability to identify and integrate the surviving parts of your network following a ransomware attack and reconstruct them quickly into a functioning system. Progent has worked with top cyber insurance providers like Chubb to assist organizations recover from ransomware assaults.

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