Ransomware Solutions Consulting Experts

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Negotiation Consulting in Brasília
Progent has experience negotiating ransomware settlements with hackers. Reaching an optimum settlement is a complex exercise that calls for a combination of real-word experience, IT skills and business savvy. It also demands working closely with the victim's IT team and the insurance provider, if any. Because the number one priority of the ransomware victim is operational continuity, it is vital to establish response teams that work efficiently, concurrently, and in close communication. Progent offers the breadth of technical knowledge and the depth of experts to supplement your network support team and restore your network environment quickly and economically.

Services available from Progent's ransomware settlement negotiation experts include:

• Determining the type of ransomware involved in the assault
• making contact with the hacker
• Assessing the likelihood of recovery
• Testing the hacker's decryption capabilities
• Agreeing on a settlement payment with the ransomware victim and the cyber insurance carrier
• Establishing a settlement and timeline with the threat actor
• Checking accordance with anti-money laundering regulations
• Managing the crypto-currency transfer to the TA
• Receiving, reviewing, and operating the threat actor's decryptor mechanism
• If needed, contacting the hacker for technical help with the decryptor utility

• Isolating affected endpoints to prevent further progress of the attack
• Creating replicas of each breached server and endpoint and data store to allow forensics without interfering with restoration
• Adding A/V agents to all virus-free endpoints
• Restoring files from offline restores or unscathed endpoints
• Creating a clean recovery environment
• Remapping and reconnecting drives to reflect exactly their pre-encryption state

Settling Exfiltration Ransoms
In addition to extorting payment for a decryption utility, current strains of ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, DopplePaymer, and Nephilim often attempt to steal (or "exfiltrate") information. Hackers are then able to require an extra settlement in exchange for not posting this data on the dark web. Unfortunately, there is no way to prove that exfiltrated data have been totally deleted by the threat actor. In fact, in numerous instances the hacker has little control over who can access the stolen files. Settling an exfiltration ransom does not free you from the need for getting the guidance of legal counsel, performing an audit on which data were taken, and carrying out the mandated alerts to impacted entities. In general, paying an exfiltration ransom is a waste.

Progent's Background
Progent has delivered remote and onsite IT services throughout the United States for over two decades and has been awarded Microsoft's Gold Partner designation in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity practice areas. Progent's roster of SMEs includes professionals who have earned advanced certifications in core technology platforms such as Cisco infrastructure, VMware, and major Linux distros. Progent's data security experts have earned internationally recognized certifications such as CISA, CISSP, and CRISC. (Refer to Progent's certifications). Progent also offers guidance in financial and ERP applications. This broad array of skills allows Progent to identify and consolidate the surviving parts of your information system following a ransomware intrusion and rebuild them quickly into a functioning network. Progent has collaborated with leading cyber insurance carriers including Chubb to assist organizations clean up after ransomware assaults.

Contact Progent about Crypto-Ransomware Settlement Guidance in Brasília
To get in touch with Progent about crypto-ransomware settlement guidance in Brasília, phone Progent at 800-462-8800 or go to Contact Progent.