Ransomware Solutions Consulting Services

Progent's Ransomware Negotiation Consulting in Cheyenne
Progent has experience negotiating ransomware settlements with attackers. Reaching an acceptable settlement is a complicated exercise that requires a mix of field experience, IT skills and business savvy. It also demands working closely with the victim's IT team and the insurance provider, if any. Because the number one goal of the ransomware victim is operational continuity, it is critical to deploy response groups that operate efficiently, concurrently, and in close communication. Progent offers the scope of IT knowledge and the depth of experts to complement your network support team and restore your network rapidly and affordably.

Services available from Progent's ransomware settlement negotiation experts include:

• Determining the kind of ransomware used in the attack
• Making contact with the hacker persona
• Evaluating the recovery risk
• Validating the TA's decryption capabilities
• Determining a settlement amount with the ransomware victim and the cyber insurance provider
• Establishing a settlement amount and schedule with the threat actor
• Verifying accordance with anti-money laundering laws
• Overseeing the crypto-currency payment to the hacker
• Receiving, learning, and using the TA's decryptor tool
• If necessary, contacting the TA for technical assistance with the decryptor utility

• Isolating affected endpoints and data stores to prevent further progress of the attack
• Creating replicas of every compromised device and data store to allow forensics without interfering with recovery
• Installing A/V protection to all virus-free endpoints
• Salvaging files from offline restores or unscathed machines
• Creating a pristine recovery environment
• Remapping and connecting datastores to match precisely their pre-encryption condition

Settling Exfiltration Ransoms
In addition to extorting payment for a decryption utility, modern variants of crypto-ransomware like Ryuk, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, and Egregor often attempt to steal (or "exfiltrate") information. TAs can then demand an additional payment for not posting this information on the dark web. Sadly, there exists no method to prove that stolen data have been completely erased by the TA. In fact, in many cases the TA has little control over data custody. Paying an exfiltration ransom does not eliminate the need for engaging the guidance of privacy attorneys, performing an inventory of data were taken, and performing the necessary alerts to impacted entities. Generally, paying an exfiltration ransom is not recommended.

Progent's Qualifications
Progent has provided remote and on-premises network services throughout the United States for more than 20 years and has been awarded Microsoft's Partner certification in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity competencies. Progent's roster of SMEs includes professionals who have earned advanced certifications in core technologies including Cisco networking, VMware, and major distributions of Linux. Progent's cybersecurity experts have earned internationally recognized certifications including CISA, CISSP, CRISC, and CMMC 2.0. (Refer to certifications earned by Progent consultants). Progent also offers top-tier support in financial and ERP application software. This scope of expertise allows Progent to salvage and integrate the surviving pieces of your IT environment after a ransomware assault and reconstruct them quickly into a functioning network. Progent has collaborated with top cyber insurance providers including Chubb to help businesses recover from ransomware assaults.

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