Ransomware Solutions Consulting Services

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Negotiation Services in Fort Myers
Progent is experienced in negotiating ransomware settlements with threat actors. Negotiating an acceptable settlement is a complicated exercise that calls for a mix of field experience, IT knowledge and business savvy. It also requires working closely with the victim's IT team and the cyber insurance provider, if any. Because the number one goal of the ransomware victim is operational continuity, it is vital to establish response teams that operate effectively, concurrently, and with intimate collaboration. Progent has the scope of IT skills and the depth of experts to supplement your network support team and recover your network rapidly and economically.

Support provided by Progent's ransomware settlement experts include:

• Determining the type of ransomware used in the assault
• Identifying and communicating with the hacker persona
• Assessing the recovery risk
• Testing the hacker's decryption capabilities
• Determining a settlement amount with the victim and the cyber insurance carrier
• Establishing a settlement and timeline with the TA
• Confirming compliance with anti-money laundering laws
• Carrying out the crypto-currency payment to the hacker
• Acquiring, learning, and operating the TA's decryptor utility
• If necessary, contacting the threat actor for technical help with the decryptor tool

• Quarantining infected endpoints and data stores to arrest the progress of the assault
• Creating replicas of each compromised device and data store in order to perform forensics without interfering with restoration
• Adding anti-virus protection to all virus-free endpoints
• Restoring data from offline restores or unscathed machines
• Building a clean recovery environment
• Remapping and connecting drives to reflect precisely their pre-encryption condition

Settling Exfiltration Ransoms
In addition to extorting payment for a decryption tool, modern variants of ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, Netwalker, and Egregor commonly try to exfiltrate files. TAs can then require a separate payment in exchange for not divulging this information or selling it. Sadly, there exists no method to prove that stolen files have been totally deleted by the hacker. In fact, in many instances the TA has limited say over data custody. Settling an exfiltration ransom does not free you from the necessity of seeking the advice of legal counsel, performing an audit on which files were taken, and carrying out the mandated notifications to impacted entities. In almost all cases, paying an exfiltration ransom is not recommended.

Progent's Background
Progent has delivered remote and on-premises IT services throughout the United States for more than two decades and has been awarded Microsoft's Gold Partner designation in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity practice areas. Progent's roster of subject matter experts includes professionals who have earned advanced certifications in core technologies such as Cisco networking, VMware virtualization, and popular Linux distros. Progent's data security experts have earned industry-recognized certifications including CISA, CISSP, and CRISC. (See certifications earned by Progent consultants). Progent also has top-tier support in financial and ERP application software. This scope of expertise gives Progent the ability to identify and consolidate the undamaged parts of your IT environment following a ransomware attack and reconstruct them quickly into an operational network. Progent has worked with top insurance providers including Chubb to assist businesses recover from ransomware assaults.

Contact Progent about Ransomware Settlement Expertise in Fort Myers
To contact with Progent about crypto-ransomware settlement guidance in Fort Myers, call Progent at 800-462-8800 or go to Contact Progent.