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Ransomware Hot Line: 800-462-8800

24x7 Online Help from a Senior Ransomware Engineer
Ransomware needs time to work its way across a network. For this reason, ransomware assaults are commonly unleashed on weekends and at night, when support personnel may take longer to recognize a penetration and are least able to organize a rapid and forceful response. The more lateral movement ransomware can achieve inside a victim's network, the more time it takes to restore core operations and scrambled files and the more data can be stolen and posted to the dark web.

Progent's Ransomware Hot Line is intended to assist you to complete the time-critical first step in mitigating a ransomware attack by containing the malware. Progent's remote ransomware experts can help businesses in the Clearwater area to locate and quarantine infected devices and guard clean resources from being compromised.

If your system has been penetrated by any strain of ransomware, don't panic. Get immediate help by calling Progent's Ransomware Hot Line at 800-462-8800.

Progent's Ransomware Recovery Services Offered in Clearwater
Current variants of ransomware like Ryuk, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, and Egregor encrypt online data and attack any available system restores and backups. Data synchronized to the cloud can also be corrupted. For a vulnerable environment, this can make system restoration nearly impossible and effectively sets the datacenter back to the beginning. So-called Threat Actors (TAs), the hackers behind a ransomware attack, demand a settlement fee for the decryption tools required to recover encrypted data. Ransomware attacks also attempt to exfiltrate information and hackers require an additional payment for not publishing this data or selling it. Even if you are able to rollback your network to a tolerable date in time, exfiltration can be a big issue according to the nature of the downloaded data.

The restoration work after a ransomware breach involves several distinct stages, most of which can proceed in parallel if the response team has enough members with the required skill sets.

• Containment: This urgent initial response requires arresting the lateral progress of ransomware across your network. The longer a ransomware assault is permitted to run unchecked, the more complex and more costly the recovery effort. Because of this, Progent maintains a 24x7 Ransomware Hotline monitored by seasoned ransomware recovery experts. Containment activities consist of cutting off infected endpoints from the rest of network to minimize the contagion, documenting the IT system, and securing entry points.
• System continuity: This involves bringing back the IT system to a minimal useful degree of functionality with the least delay. This effort is usually the top priority for the targets of the ransomware assault, who often perceive it to be a life-or-death issue for their business. This activity also demands the widest range of IT abilities that span domain controllers, DHCP servers, physical and virtual machines, desktops, laptops and smart phones, databases, productivity and line-of-business apps, network architecture, and safe endpoint access management. Progent's ransomware recovery experts use state-of-the-art workgroup platforms to organize the multi-faceted recovery process. Progent understands the urgency of working rapidly, tirelessly, and in concert with a client's managers and IT group to prioritize activity and to get critical resources on line again as quickly as feasible.
• Data recovery: The work required to recover data impacted by a ransomware assault depends on the state of the systems, the number of files that are affected, and which recovery techniques are required. Ransomware attacks can destroy critical databases which, if not carefully shut down, may need to be reconstructed from the beginning. This can include DNS and Active Directory (AD) databases. Exchange and Microsoft SQL Server depend on Active Directory, and many manufacturing and other business-critical platforms are powered by Microsoft SQL Server. Often some detective work could be required to locate undamaged data. For instance, undamaged Outlook Email Offline Folder Files may exist on employees' PCs and laptops that were not connected at the time of the assault. Progent's ProSight Data Protection Services utilize Altaro VM Backup technology to defend against ransomware by leveraging Immutable Cloud Storage. This produces tamper-proof data that cannot be modified by any user including administrators or root users.
• Implementing modern AV/ransomware protection: Progent's Active Security Monitoring incorporates SentinelOne's behavioral analysis technology to offer small and mid-sized businesses the advantages of the identical AV tools implemented by some of the world's biggest corporations such as Netflix, Visa, and NASDAQ. By providing real-time malware filtering, identification, mitigation, repair and forensics in one integrated platform, ProSight ASM lowers total cost of ownership, streamlines administration, and promotes rapid operational continuity. SentinelOne's next-generation endpoint protection (NGEP) incorporated in Progent's ProSight 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 (ASM) next-generation endpoint protection and ransomware defense with SentinelOne technology.
• Negotiating a settlement with the threat actor (TA): Progent is experienced in negotiating ransom settlements with hackers. This calls for working closely with the victim and the cyber insurance provider, if there is one. Services include establishing the kind of ransomware used in the assault; identifying and establishing communications the hacker; verifying decryption tool; budgeting a settlement with the ransomware victim and the cyber insurance provider; negotiating a settlement and schedule with the hacker; checking compliance with anti-money laundering regulations; overseeing the crypto-currency disbursement to the hacker; receiving, reviewing, and using the decryptor utility; troubleshooting failed files; creating a clean environment; remapping and reconnecting datastores to reflect exactly their pre-attack state; and reprovisioning physical and virtual devices and services.
• Forensic analysis: This process involves learning the ransomware attack's storyline throughout the network from beginning to end. This audit trail of how a ransomware attack progressed within the network helps your IT staff to assess the damage and uncovers weaknesses in policies or work habits that need to be rectified to avoid future break-ins. Forensics entails the examination of all logs, registry, GPO, Active Directory (AD), DNS, routers, firewalls, scheduled tasks, and core Windows systems to check for variations. Forensics is usually assigned a top priority by the insurance provider. Because forensic analysis can be time consuming, it is critical that other key recovery processes like operational continuity are performed in parallel. Progent maintains a large team of IT and cybersecurity professionals with the skills needed to perform the work of containment, operational continuity, and data recovery without disrupting forensics.

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