Ransomware Solutions Consulting Experts

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Settlement Negotiation Services in Carlsbad
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 skills and business savvy. It also demands close co-operation with the ransomware victim's IT staff and the insurance carrier, if any. Since the top priority of the ransomware victim is operational continuity, it is critical to deploy recovery teams that work effectively, concurrently, and in close communication. Progent offers the scope of technical knowledge and the depth of experts to supplement your network support team and restore your network environment rapidly and affordably.

Services offered by Progent's ransomware settlement experts include:

• Determining the type of ransomware used in the attack
• Identifying and contacting the hacker persona
• Assessing the likelihood of recovery
• Verifying the TA's decryption capabilities
• Determining a settlement amount with the ransomware victim and the insurance provider
• Establishing a settlement amount and timeline with the hacker
• Verifying adherence to anti-money laundering laws
• Managing the crypto-currency disbursement to the TA
• Receiving, reviewing, and operating the hacker's decryption utility
• If needed, contacting the hacker for technical assistance with the decryptor tool

• Isolating affected endpoints to prevent further spread of the assault
• Making replicas of every infected device and data store to allow forensics without interfering with cleanup
• Adding anti-virus protection to all clean endpoints
• Salvaging data from offline restores or unscathed machines
• Creating a clean recovery environment
• Remapping and connecting datastores to match precisely their pre-encryption condition

Settling Exfiltration Ransoms
Beyond demanding money for a decryption utility, current strains of ransomware like Ryuk, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, and Nephilim commonly try to exfiltrate information. TAs are then able to demand an extra ransom in exchange for not posting this information on the dark web. Unfortunately, there exists no method to guarantee that stolen data have been completely erased by the TA. In fact, in many instances the TA has little control about data custody. Paying an exfiltration ransom does not free you from the need for seeking the advice of privacy lawyers, performing an investigation into which files were compromised, and carrying out the mandated alerts to affected entities. Generally, paying an exfiltration ransom is not recommended.

Progent's Background
Progent has provided remote and onsite network services throughout the United States for over two decades and has been awarded Microsoft's Partner designation in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity practice areas. Progent's roster of subject matter experts (SMEs) includes consultants who have earned high-level certifications in core technology platforms such as Cisco networking, VMware, and major Linux distros. Progent's cybersecurity experts have earned prestigious certifications such as CISM, CISSP-ISSAP, GIAC, and CMMC 2.0. (See certifications earned by Progent consultants). Progent also has guidance in financial and ERP applications. This breadth of expertise allows Progent to identify and integrate the surviving parts of your IT environment following a ransomware intrusion and rebuild them rapidly into an operational network. Progent has collaborated with top cyber insurance carriers including Chubb to assist businesses recover from ransomware attacks.

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