Ransomware Solutions Services

Progent's Ransomware Negotiation Services in Bristol
Progent is experienced in negotiating ransomware settlements with threat actors (TAs). Reaching an acceptable settlement is a complicated exercise that requires a mix of real-word experience, technical knowledge and business savvy. It also calls for close co-operation with the victim's IT team and the cyber insurance provider, if any. Since the top priority of the ransomware victim is operational continuity, it is critical to deploy response groups that work efficiently, in parallel, and in close communication. Progent offers the scope of technical knowledge and the deep bench of experts to complement your IT support team and restore your network rapidly and affordably.

Services provided by Progent's ransomware negotiation team include:

• Determining the type of ransomware involved in the assault
• Identifying and communicating with the hacker
• Assessing the likelihood of recovery
• Validating the hacker's decryption capabilities
• Deciding on an acceptable settlement payment with the ransomware victim and the insurance provider
• Establishing a settlement and timeline with the hacker
• Verifying compliance with anti-money laundering sanctions
• Managing the crypto-currency disbursement to the TA
• Receiving, reviewing, and operating the threat actor's decryption mechanism
• If needed, contacting the threat actor for technical help with the decryptor tool

• Quarantining affected endpoints to prevent further progress of the assault
• Creating digital copies of every breached server and endpoint and data store in order to perform forensics in parallel with restoration
• Adding anti-virus agents to all clean endpoints
• Recovering data from air-gapped backups or unscathed endpoints
• Building a pristine recovery environment
• Remapping and reconnecting datastores to reflect precisely their pre-encryption condition

Paying Exfiltration Ransoms
In addition to demanding payment for a decryption tool, modern variants of ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, DopplePaymer, and Egregor commonly try to exfiltrate information. Hackers are then able to require a separate settlement in exchange for not posting this data or selling it. Sadly, there exists no method to prove that exfiltrated data have been completely deleted by the threat actor. Actually, in numerous cases the threat actor has limited control over who can access the stolen files. Paying an exfiltration ransom does not free you from the necessity of seeking the guidance of privacy attorneys, performing an investigation into which files were stolen, and carrying out the required notifications to affected entities. In general, paying an exfiltration ransom is not recommended.

Progent's Background
Progent has provided remote and on-premises IT services throughout the United States for more than 20 years and has been awarded Microsoft's Gold Partner designation in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity practice areas. Progent's roster of SMEs includes consultants who have been awarded advanced certifications in core technology platforms such as Cisco networking, VMware virtualization, and popular Linux distros. Progent's data security consultants have earned industry-recognized certifications including CISA, CISSP, CRISC, and CMMC 2.0. (Refer to certifications earned by Progent consultants). Progent also has guidance in financial and ERP application software. This scope of skills allows Progent to salvage and integrate the undamaged parts of your information system following a ransomware attack and rebuild them quickly into a functioning network. Progent has collaborated with leading cyber insurance carriers like Chubb to help organizations recover from ransomware assaults.

Contact Progent about Crypto-Ransomware Settlement Negotiation Expertise in Bristol
To get in touch with Progent about crypto-ransomware settlement negotiation guidance in Bristol, phone Progent at 800-462-8800 or go to Contact Progent.