Ransomware Solutions Consulting Experts

Progent's Ransomware Negotiation Services in Skokie
Progent is experienced in negotiating ransomware settlements with adversaries. Reaching an acceptable settlement is a complex activity that calls for a mix of real-word experience, technical knowledge and business acumen. It also requires close co-operation with the cyber-extortion target's IT team and the insurance carrier, if any. Because the number one goal of the ransomware target is operational continuity, it is vital to establish recovery groups that operate efficiently, in parallel, and in close communication. Progent offers the scope of technical skills and the depth of personnel to supplement your IT staff and recover your network environment rapidly and affordably.

Support offered by Progent's ransomware negotiation experts include:

• Determining the kind of ransomware involved in the assault
• Identifying and contacting the hacker
• Assessing the recovery risk
• Validating the TA's decryption tool
• Deciding on an acceptable settlement payment with the ransomware victim and the insurance carrier
• Establishing a settlement and schedule with the threat actor
• Confirming accordance with anti-money laundering (AML) sanctions
• Overseeing the crypto-currency payment to the TA
• Receiving, learning, and using the hacker's decryptor utility
• If necessary, contacting the TA for assistance with the decryption tool

• Isolating infected endpoints and data stores to prevent further progress of the attack
• Creating replicas of every compromised server and endpoint and data store to allow forensics without interfering with restoration
• Adding anti-virus agents to all virus-free endpoints
• Recovering data from offline restores or uncompromised machines
• Building a pristine recovery environment
• Mapping and connecting drives to reflect precisely their pre-attack state

Settling Exfiltration Ransoms
In addition to demanding money for a decryption utility, current strains of crypto-ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, DopplePaymer, and Egregor commonly try to exfiltrate files. Hackers are then able to require a separate settlement in exchange for not posting this data on the dark web. Unfortunately, there exists no method to prove that exfiltrated files have been completely deleted by the threat actor. In fact, in numerous instances the threat actor has limited say about where the information ends up. Settling an exfiltration ransom does not free you from the need for getting the advice of privacy attorneys, performing an audit on which files were taken, and sending the necessary alerts to impacted entities. In almost all cases, paying an exfiltration ransom is not recommended.

Progent's Background
Progent has delivered online and onsite network services across the U.S. for over two decades and has been awarded Microsoft's Gold Partner certification in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity practice areas. Progent's team of subject matter experts (SMEs) includes consultants who have earned high-level certifications in foundation technology platforms including Cisco infrastructure, VMware virtualization, and popular Linux distros. Progent's data security experts have earned industry-recognized certifications including CISM, CISSP-ISSAP, GIAC, and CMMC 2.0. (Refer to certifications earned by Progent consultants). Progent also has guidance in financial and ERP application software. This scope of expertise allows Progent to identify and consolidate the surviving pieces of your information system after a ransomware assault and reconstruct them quickly into a viable network. Progent has collaborated with leading insurance providers including Chubb to help organizations clean up after ransomware assaults.

Contact Progent about Ransomware Settlement Services in Skokie
To contact with Progent about ransomware settlement negotiation guidance in Skokie, phone Progent at 800-462-8800 or go to Contact Progent.