Ransomware Hot Line: 800-462-8800
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Ransomware needs time to steal its way through a network. Because of this, ransomware attacks are typically launched on weekends and at night, when IT staff may be slower to become aware of a break-in and are less able to organize a quick and coordinated response. The more lateral progress ransomware can make within a victim's system, the more time 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 intended to help you to complete the urgent first phase in responding to a ransomware assault by containing the malware. Progent's remote ransomware engineers can assist businesses in the Fort Collins metro area to identify and quarantine breached devices and protect clean assets from being compromised.
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.
Progent's Ransomware Recovery Expertise Offered in Fort Collins
Modern strains of crypto-ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, DopplePaymer, and Egregor encrypt online files and invade any available backups. Files synchronized to the cloud can also be impacted. For a poorly defended network, this can make automated recovery nearly impossible and basically knocks the datacenter back to square one. Threat Actors (TAs), the hackers behind a ransomware attack, insist on a settlement payment for the decryption tools needed to recover scrambled files. Ransomware attacks also attempt to steal (or "exfiltrate") information and hackers demand an additional ransom for not posting this data or selling it. Even if you are able to rollback your network to an acceptable point in time, exfiltration can be a big issue depending on the sensitivity of the stolen information.
The recovery process subsequent to ransomware attack has a number of distinct stages, most of which can be performed concurrently if the recovery workgroup has enough people with the necessary experience.
- Containment: This urgent first response involves blocking the lateral progress of ransomware within your network. The longer a ransomware assault is allowed to run unchecked, the longer and more expensive the restoration process. Recognizing this, Progent keeps a 24x7 Ransomware Hotline monitored by seasoned ransomware recovery experts. Quarantine processes include isolating affected endpoint devices from the rest of network to restrict the contagion, documenting the environment, and protecting entry points.
- Operational continuity: This covers restoring the network to a minimal acceptable degree of capability with the least delay. This process is usually the top priority for the targets of the ransomware attack, who often perceive it to be an existential issue for their company. This project also requires the broadest range of technical skills that cover domain controllers, DHCP servers, physical and virtual servers, desktops, notebooks and mobile phones, databases, productivity and mission-critical apps, network architecture, and safe endpoint access management. Progent's ransomware recovery experts use state-of-the-art collaboration platforms to organize the complicated recovery effort. Progent understands the urgency of working quickly, tirelessly, and in unison with a client's managers and network support staff to prioritize activity and to get essential resources on line again as fast as feasible.
- Data recovery: The effort required to restore files impacted by a ransomware attack varies according to the state of the network, how many files are encrypted, and what restore methods are required. Ransomware attacks can destroy pivotal databases which, if not gracefully closed, might need to be rebuilt from the beginning. This can include DNS and AD databases. Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft SQL Server depend on AD, and many manufacturing and other mission-critical platforms are powered by Microsoft SQL Server. Often some detective work could be needed to locate clean data. For example, non-encrypted OST files may have survived on staff PCs and notebooks that were not connected during the ransomware assault. Progent's ProSight Data Protection Services utilize Altaro VM Backup technology to defend against ransomware attacks by leveraging Immutable Cloud Storage. This creates tamper-proof data that cannot be erased or modified by any user including administrators.
- Deploying advanced AV/ransomware protection: Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring uses SentinelOne's behavioral analysis technology to give small and mid-sized companies the advantages of the same AV tools implemented by many of the world's biggest corporations such as Walmart, Visa, and NASDAQ. By delivering in-line malware blocking, detection, containment, repair and analysis in one integrated platform, Progent's ProSight ASM reduces TCO, simplifies administration, and promotes rapid recovery. SentinelOne's next-generation endpoint protection (NGEP) incorporated in Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring was listed by Gartner Group as the "most visionary Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)." Progent is a SentinelOne Partner, reseller, and integrator. Find out about Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring (ASM) next-generation endpoint protection and ransomware defense with SentinelOne technology.
- Negotiation with the threat actor (TA): Progent has experience negotiating ransom settlements with hackers. This calls for working closely with the victim and the insurance provider, if there is one. Activities include establishing the type of ransomware used in the assault; identifying and establishing communications the hacker; testing decryption tool; budgeting a settlement with the victim and the cyber insurance provider; negotiating a settlement and schedule with the TA; confirming compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) sanctions; carrying out the crypto-currency payment to the hacker; receiving, learning, and operating the decryption tool; troubleshooting failed files; creating a pristine environment; mapping and connecting drives to reflect precisely their pre-encryption condition; and reprovisioning physical and virtual devices and services.
- Forensic analysis: This activity is aimed at learning the ransomware attack's progress across the targeted network from beginning to end. This history of how a ransomware attack progressed through the network assists you to assess the damage and brings to light gaps in policies or work habits that need to be corrected to avoid future breaches. Forensics entails the examination of all logs, registry, GPO, Active Directory (AD), DNS servers, routers, firewalls, schedulers, and core Windows systems to look for anomalies. Forensic analysis is usually given a high priority by the insurance carrier. Since forensic analysis can be time consuming, it is vital that other key recovery processes like operational resumption are executed concurrently. Progent maintains a large team of information technology and security experts with the skills needed to perform the work of containment, business continuity, and data recovery without interfering with forensic analysis.
Progent's Background
Progent has delivered remote and on-premises network services throughout the U.S. for over two decades and has earned Microsoft's Gold Partner certification in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity competencies. Progent's team of subject matter experts includes consultants who have earned high-level certifications in foundation technology platforms such as Cisco infrastructure, VMware virtualization, and popular Linux distros. Progent's cybersecurity experts have earned internationally recognized certifications including CISA, CISSP, CRISC, and CMMC 2.0. (See Progent's certifications). Progent also has top-tier support in financial management and Enterprise Resource Planning applications. This breadth of skills allows Progent to identify and integrate the undamaged parts of your network after a ransomware attack and reconstruct them quickly into a functioning system. Progent has worked with top insurance providers like Chubb to assist businesses recover from ransomware assaults.
Contact Progent for Ransomware System Restoration Expertise in Fort Collins
For ransomware system restoration consulting services in the Fort Collins metro area, phone Progent at 800-462-8800 or visit Contact Progent.