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Ransomware needs time to steal its way across a network. For this reason, ransomware assaults are commonly launched on weekends and at night, when support personnel may take longer to recognize a breach and are least able to mount a rapid and forceful defense. The more lateral progress ransomware is able to achieve within a target's system, the more time it takes to restore core operations and scrambled files and the more information can be exfiltrated to the dark web.

Progent's Ransomware Hot Line is designed to guide you to complete the urgent first phase in responding to a ransomware attack by putting out the fire. Progent's online ransomware experts can help organizations in the Centennial metro area to identify and isolate breached devices and guard clean resources from being penetrated.

If your system has been penetrated by any version of ransomware, act fast. Get help quickly by calling Progent's Ransomware Hot Line at 800-462-8800.

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Current variants of ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, DopplePaymer, and Egregor encrypt online data and infiltrate any available backups. Data synchronized to the cloud can also be impacted. For a vulnerable network, this can make automated restoration nearly impossible and basically knocks the IT system back to square one. Threat Actors (TAs), the hackers responsible for ransomware assault, demand a ransom payment for the decryption tools required to recover scrambled files. Ransomware assaults also try to exfiltrate information and hackers demand an extra ransom in exchange for not posting this information or selling it. Even if you are able to rollback your system to a tolerable date in time, exfiltration can pose a big issue according to the nature of the stolen information.

The restoration process subsequent to ransomware penetration involves a number of distinct phases, the majority of which can proceed in parallel if the recovery team has enough members with the necessary experience.

• Quarantine: This time-critical initial step requires arresting the lateral progress of the attack across your IT system. The more time a ransomware attack is allowed to go unchecked, the longer and more expensive the recovery process. Recognizing this, Progent keeps a 24x7 Ransomware Hotline staffed by veteran ransomware recovery experts. Containment processes consist of cutting off affected endpoints from the rest of network to block the contagion, documenting the environment, and securing entry points.
• Operational continuity: This covers bringing back the network to a basic acceptable level of capability with the least delay. This effort is typically the highest priority for the victims of the ransomware assault, who often see it as an existential issue for their company. This project also demands the widest range of technical abilities that span domain controllers, DHCP servers, physical and virtual machines, desktops, notebooks and mobile phones, databases, office and mission-critical apps, network topology, and protected remote access management. Progent's recovery team uses advanced collaboration tools to coordinate the complicated recovery process. Progent appreciates the urgency of working quickly, tirelessly, and in unison with a customer's managers and network support group to prioritize activity and to put essential services back online as quickly as possible.
• Data restoration: The effort necessary to restore data damaged by a ransomware assault depends on the state of the systems, how many files are encrypted, and which recovery methods are required. Ransomware assaults can destroy key databases which, if not gracefully shut down, may need to be rebuilt from scratch. This can apply to DNS and AD databases. Microsoft Exchange and SQL Server rely on AD, and many ERP and other business-critical applications depend on SQL Server. Some detective work may be required to locate undamaged data. For instance, non-encrypted OST files may have survived on staff desktop computers and laptops that were not connected at the time of the attack.
• Deploying modern AV/ransomware defense: Progent's ProSight ASM gives small and mid-sized businesses the benefits of the identical AV tools implemented by many of the world's largest enterprises such as Walmart, Visa, and Salesforce. By providing in-line malware blocking, identification, mitigation, restoration and analysis in a single integrated platform, Progent's ASM cuts TCO, simplifies management, and promotes rapid resumption of operations. The next-generation endpoint protection engine incorporated in Progent's ASM was ranked by Gartner Group as the industry's "most visionary Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)." Find out about Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring endpoint protection and ransomware defense.
• Negotiation with the threat actor (TA): Progent is experienced in negotiating settlements with threat actors. This calls for close co-operation with the ransomware victim and the cyber insurance provider, if there is one. Services include determining the type of ransomware used in the attack; identifying and making contact with the hacker; verifying decryption tool; budgeting a settlement with the victim and the insurance provider; negotiating a settlement amount and schedule with the hacker; confirming compliance with anti-money laundering sanctions; overseeing the crypto-currency disbursement to the hacker; receiving, learning, and using the decryptor tool; troubleshooting decryption problems; creating a pristine environment; remapping and reconnecting datastores to reflect precisely their pre-attack condition; and restoring physical and virtual devices and software services.
• Forensics: This process is aimed at learning the ransomware assault's storyline across the targeted network from beginning to end. This history of the way a ransomware assault travelled through the network assists your IT staff to evaluate the damage and highlights gaps in security policies or work habits that should be corrected to prevent later breaches. Forensics involves the examination of all logs, registry, Group Policy Object (GPO), AD, DNS servers, routers, firewalls, scheduled tasks, and basic Windows systems to look for anomalies. Forensic analysis is usually given a high priority by the insurance carrier. Because forensic analysis can take time, it is essential that other key recovery processes such as operational resumption are executed concurrently. Progent has an extensive team of information technology and data security experts with the skills required to carry out the work of containment, business resumption, and data recovery without disrupting forensics.

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