Panama City Ransomware Defense and Remediation Consulting

Ransomware Hot Line: 800-462-8800

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Ransomware requires time to steal its way through a network. For this reason, ransomware attacks are typically unleashed on weekends and at night, when support staff may take longer to recognize a break-in and are least able to mount a rapid and forceful response. The more lateral progress ransomware can achieve within a target's system, the more time it takes to recover basic IT services and scrambled files and the more information can be exfiltrated to the dark web.

Progent's Ransomware Hot Line is intended to help organizations to take the urgent first step in responding to a ransomware attack by stopping the bleeding. Progent's online ransomware engineers can assist organizations in the Panama City metro area to identify and isolate breached devices and guard undamaged assets from being penetrated.

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

Progent's Ransomware Response Expertise Offered in Panama City
Modern strains of crypto-ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, DopplePaymer, and Egregor encrypt online data and infiltrate 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 sets the datacenter back to square one. So-called Threat Actors (TAs), the cybercriminals behind a ransomware assault, demand a ransom fee for the decryptors needed to unlock scrambled files. Ransomware assaults also attempt to exfiltrate files and hackers require an extra ransom for not publishing this information or selling it. Even if you are able to restore your network to a tolerable point in time, exfiltration can pose a major problem according to the sensitivity of the downloaded information.

The restoration work after a ransomware breach has a number of crucial stages, the majority of which can be performed concurrently if the response workgroup has a sufficient number of members with the required experience.

• Containment: This time-critical first response involves blocking the lateral progress of ransomware within your network. The longer a ransomware assault is permitted to run unchecked, the more complex and more expensive the restoration process. Because of this, Progent maintains a 24x7 Ransomware Hotline staffed by seasoned ransomware response engineers. Containment processes include isolating infected endpoint devices from the rest of network to block the spread, documenting the environment, and protecting entry points.
• Operational continuity: This involves restoring the network to a minimal acceptable level of capability with the least delay. This effort is usually the highest priority for the victims of the ransomware assault, who often see it as an existential issue for their business. This activity also requires the broadest array of technical abilities that span domain controllers, DHCP servers, physical and virtual machines, desktops, notebooks and smart phones, databases, productivity and line-of-business applications, network topology, and secure endpoint access management. Progent's ransomware recovery experts use advanced workgroup platforms to coordinate the complex restoration process. Progent understands the importance of working rapidly, continuously, and in concert with a customer's managers and network support group to prioritize tasks and to get vital services on line again as quickly as feasible.
• Data recovery: The effort necessary to restore data impacted by a ransomware attack depends on the condition of the systems, how many files are affected, and which restore methods are needed. Ransomware assaults can destroy key databases which, if not carefully closed, may have to be rebuilt from scratch. This can include DNS and Active Directory (AD) databases. Microsoft Exchange and SQL Server depend on Active Directory, and many financial and other business-critical applications are powered by Microsoft SQL Server. Often some detective work may be required to find undamaged data. For example, non-encrypted OST files may have survived on employees' PCs and notebooks that were off line at the time of the attack. Progent's ProSight Data Protection Services offer Altaro VM Backup tools to defend against ransomware by leveraging Immutable Cloud Storage. This creates tamper-proof data that cannot be erased or modified by any user including administrators or root users.
• Implementing modern AV/ransomware defense: Progent's ProSight ASM uses SentinelOne's machine learning technology to give small and medium-sized companies the benefits of the identical AV technology deployed by many of the world's largest enterprises including Netflix, Citi, and NASDAQ. By delivering real-time malware blocking, detection, mitigation, recovery and forensics in a single integrated platform, Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring lowers total cost of ownership, streamlines management, and expedites resumption of operations. SentinelOne's next-generation endpoint protection (NGEP) 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. Read about Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring (ASM) next-generation endpoint protection and ransomware defense with SentinelOne technology.
• Negotiating a settlement with the hacker Progent is experienced in negotiating ransom settlements with hackers. This requires close co-operation with the ransomware victim and the cyber insurance provider, if any. Services include determining the kind of ransomware involved in the assault; identifying and making contact with the hacker; testing decryption capabilities; deciding on a settlement with the victim and the insurance carrier; establishing a settlement and schedule with the TA; confirming adherence to anti-money laundering (AML) sanctions; overseeing the crypto-currency transfer to the hacker; acquiring, reviewing, and operating the decryptor utility; troubleshooting decryption problems; building a pristine environment; mapping and reconnecting datastores to reflect precisely their pre-attack state; and reprovisioning machines and software services.
• Forensic analysis: This process is aimed at learning the ransomware assault's storyline throughout the network from beginning to end. This history of the way a ransomware assault progressed within the network helps you to assess the impact and uncovers vulnerabilities in security policies or work habits that should be rectified to prevent later break-ins. Forensics involves the examination of all logs, registry, Group Policy Object, AD, DNS servers, routers, firewalls, scheduled tasks, and core Windows systems to detect anomalies. Forensic analysis is commonly given a high priority by the insurance carrier. Since forensics can be time consuming, it is essential that other important recovery processes such as business resumption are pursued concurrently. Progent maintains an extensive team of information technology and cybersecurity professionals with the skills needed to perform activities for containment, business resumption, and data recovery without interfering with forensics.

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