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Ransomware requires time to work its way across a target network. For this reason, ransomware attacks are commonly launched on weekends and late at night, when IT staff may take longer to become aware of a breach and are least able to organize a rapid and coordinated response. The more lateral progress ransomware is able to make within a victim's network, the longer it will require to recover basic operations and damaged files and the more information can be exfiltrated to the dark web.

Progent's Ransomware Hot Line is designed to assist you to complete the urgent first step in responding to a ransomware assault by containing the malware. Progent's online ransomware engineers can help organizations in the Carlsbad metro area to locate and isolate breached devices and guard clean resources from being penetrated.

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

Progent's Ransomware Response Services Offered in Carlsbad
Modern variants of ransomware like Ryuk, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, and Nephilim encrypt online files and infiltrate any accessible system restores and backups. Files synchronized to the cloud can also be corrupted. For a poorly defended environment, this can make automated restoration almost impossible and basically throws the datacenter back to square one. Threat Actors, the cybercriminals responsible for ransomware attack, demand a settlement fee in exchange for the decryptors required to recover encrypted data. Ransomware assaults also try to steal (or "exfiltrate") files and hackers demand an extra payment for not posting this information on the dark web. Even if you can rollback your system to a tolerable point in time, exfiltration can be a major issue depending on the nature of the stolen information.

The recovery work after a ransomware attack involves several distinct stages, most of which can be performed concurrently if the response workgroup has enough members with the required skill sets.

• Quarantine: This time-critical first step involves arresting the lateral progress of ransomware within your network. The more time a ransomware attack is permitted to go unrestricted, the longer and more costly the restoration process. Recognizing this, Progent maintains a 24x7 Ransomware Hotline staffed by veteran ransomware response experts. Quarantine activities include isolating infected endpoint devices from the network to restrict the contagion, documenting the IT system, and protecting entry points.
• Operational continuity: This covers bringing back the network to a basic useful level of functionality with the least delay. This effort is usually at the highest level of urgency for the targets of the ransomware attack, who often perceive it to be a life-or-death issue for their business. This project also demands the widest array of technical abilities that span domain controllers, DHCP servers, physical and virtual servers, PCs, laptops and mobile phones, databases, office and mission-critical apps, network architecture, and safe remote access management. Progent's ransomware recovery experts use advanced collaboration platforms to organize the complicated recovery process. Progent understands the importance of working rapidly, continuously, and in unison with a client's management and network support staff to prioritize tasks and to get essential services back online as quickly as feasible.
• Data restoration: The work required to recover data damaged by a ransomware attack depends on the state of the systems, how many files are encrypted, and which recovery methods are needed. Ransomware attacks can take down key databases which, if not gracefully closed, may need to be reconstructed from the beginning. This can include DNS and Active Directory (AD) databases. Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft SQL Server depend on Active Directory, and many manufacturing and other business-critical platforms are powered by Microsoft SQL Server. Some detective work may be needed to find clean data. For example, non-encrypted OST files (Outlook Email Offline Folder Files) may exist on staff desktop computers and notebooks that were not connected during the attack.
• Setting up modern antivirus/ransomware protection: Progent's ProSight ASM incorporates SentinelOne's behavioral analysis technology to give small and medium-sized businesses the benefits of the identical AV technology used by some of the world's largest enterprises such as Walmart, Visa, and Salesforce. By delivering in-line malware filtering, classification, containment, restoration and forensics in a single integrated platform, ProSight ASM reduces total cost of ownership, simplifies administration, and promotes rapid resumption of operations. SentinelOne's next-generation endpoint protection engine incorporated in Progent's ASM was listed by Gartner Group as the "most visionary Endpoint Protection Platform." Progent is a SentinelOne Partner, dealer, and integrator. Find out about Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring next-generation endpoint protection and ransomware recovery with SentinelOne technology.
• Negotiating a settlement with the hacker Progent is experienced in negotiating settlements with threat actors. This requires working closely with the ransomware victim and the insurance provider, if any. Activities consist of establishing the kind of ransomware used in the assault; identifying and establishing communications the hacker persona; verifying decryption capabilities; budgeting a settlement with the victim and the insurance provider; establishing a settlement amount and timeline with the TA; checking adherence to anti-money laundering (AML) sanctions; overseeing the crypto-currency disbursement to the hacker; acquiring, reviewing, and using the decryptor utility; troubleshooting decryption problems; creating a clean environment; mapping and reconnecting datastores to reflect exactly their pre-attack condition; and restoring physical and virtual devices and services.
• Forensics: This activity is aimed at learning the ransomware attack's progress across the network from start to finish. This audit trail of the way a ransomware assault travelled within the network assists your IT staff to evaluate the impact and uncovers vulnerabilities in policies or processes that need to be corrected to prevent later breaches. Forensics involves the review of all logs, registry, GPO, AD, DNS servers, routers, firewalls, schedulers, and basic Windows systems to detect changes. Forensics is typically given a top priority by the cyber insurance carrier. Because forensics can be time consuming, it is vital that other important recovery processes such as business continuity are performed in parallel. Progent maintains an extensive team of information technology and data security professionals with the skills required to perform the work of containment, business continuity, and data recovery without disrupting forensics.

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