Ransomware Solutions Consultants

Progent's Ransomware Settlement Negotiation Consulting in Greensboro
Progent is experienced in negotiating ransomware settlements with adversaries. Negotiating an acceptable settlement is a complex exercise that calls for a combination of field experience, IT knowledge and business acumen. It also requires close co-operation with the ransomware victim's IT staff and the cyber insurance carrier, if there is one. Since the top goal of the ransomware target is fast recovery, it is vital to establish recovery groups that work effectively, concurrently, and in close communication. Progent has the scope of IT skills and the deep bench of personnel to supplement your IT staff and restore your network environment rapidly and economically.

Support provided by Progent's ransomware settlement negotiation experts include:

• Establishing the kind of ransomware used in the attack
• Identifying and contacting the hacker persona
• Assessing the recovery risk
• Verifying the threat actor's decryption tool
• Determining a settlement with the victim and the cyber insurance carrier
• Negotiating a settlement amount and timeline with the hacker
• Checking accordance with anti-money laundering (AML) laws
• Managing the crypto-currency disbursement to the hacker
• Receiving, learning, and operating the hacker's decryption utility
• If necessary, contacting the threat actor for technical help with the decryption utility

• Quarantining affected endpoints and data stores to prevent further spread of the assault
• Making digital copies of every breached server and endpoint and data store to allow forensics in parallel with recovery
• Adding A/V protection to all virus-free endpoints
• Restoring files from air-gapped restores or uncompromised machines
• Creating a pristine recovery environment
• Mapping and reconnecting datastores to match exactly their pre-encryption state

Exfiltration Ransoms
In addition to extorting payment for a decryption tool, modern strains of ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, DopplePaymer, and Egregor often try to exfiltrate information. TAs can then demand an additional ransom in exchange for not posting this data on the dark web. Sadly, there is no way to prove that exfiltrated data have been totally deleted by the TA. Actually, in numerous cases the hacker has little control over where the information ends up. Settling an exfiltration ransom does not eliminate the necessity of seeking the advice of privacy lawyers, performing an inventory of data were taken, and performing the necessary notifications to affected entities. In almost all cases, paying an exfiltration ransom is a waste.

Progent's Qualifications
Progent has delivered online and onsite network services throughout the U.S. 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 consultants who have earned high-level certifications in foundation technology platforms such as Cisco networking, VMware, and major distributions of Linux. Progent's data security consultants have earned industry-recognized certifications such as CISA, CISSP, GIAC, and CMMC 2.0. (Refer to Progent's certifications). Progent also offers top-tier support in financial and Enterprise Resource Planning applications. This scope of skills allows Progent to identify and integrate the undamaged pieces of your IT environment after a ransomware intrusion and rebuild them quickly into a viable network. Progent has collaborated with top cyber insurance carriers including Chubb to assist organizations clean up after ransomware attacks.

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