Ransomware Solutions Consulting Experts

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Negotiation Services in Brasília
Progent is experienced in negotiating ransomware settlements with threat actors. Negotiating an acceptable settlement is a complex activity that requires a mix of real-word experience, technical knowledge and business savvy. It also requires close co-operation with the ransomware 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 critical to establish response teams that work efficiently, concurrently, and with intimate collaboration. Progent has the scope of technical knowledge and the deep bench of experts to supplement your IT support team and restore your network environment rapidly and economically.

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

• Determining the kind of ransomware involved in the assault
• making contact with the hacker persona
• Evaluating the recovery risk
• Validating the TA's decryption tool
• Agreeing on a settlement with the ransomware victim and the insurance carrier
• Negotiating a settlement amount and schedule with the threat actor
• Confirming compliance with anti-money laundering sanctions
• Overseeing the crypto-currency payment to the TA
• Acquiring, reviewing, and using the hacker's decryption tool
• If needed, contacting the TA for technical assistance with the decryptor utility

• Quarantining affected endpoints to arrest the progress of the attack
• Creating replicas of each breached device and data store in order to perform forensics without interfering with cleanup
• Installing A/V protection to all virus-free endpoints
• Restoring data from air-gapped backups or unscathed endpoints
• Creating a pristine environment
• Mapping and connecting drives to match precisely their pre-attack state

Settling Exfiltration Ransoms
In addition to demanding money for a decryption tool, modern strains of ransomware such as Ryuk, Sodinokibi, DopplePaymer, and Egregor commonly try to steal (or "exfiltrate") files. Hackers are then able to demand an additional ransom in exchange for not publishing this information or selling it. Sadly, there exists no way to be certain that stolen files have been completely deleted by the TA. Actually, in numerous cases the hacker has limited control over the disposition of the data. Paying an exfiltration ransom does not eliminate the necessity of getting the advice of privacy lawyers, conducting an inventory of data were taken, and carrying out the necessary alerts to impacted entities. Generally, paying an exfiltration ransom is not recommended.

Progent's Qualifications
Progent has delivered remote and on-premises network services throughout the U.S. for over 20 years and has been awarded Microsoft's Gold Partner certification in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity competencies. Progent's roster of SMEs includes consultants who have been awarded advanced certifications in foundation technology platforms including Cisco infrastructure, VMware, and major Linux distros. Progent's cybersecurity consultants have earned prestigious certifications such as CISM, CISSP-ISSAP, and CRISC. (See certifications earned by Progent consultants). Progent also has guidance in financial management and ERP applications. This scope of skills allows Progent to identify and integrate the surviving pieces of your information system following a ransomware assault and rebuild them rapidly into an operational system. Progent has worked with top insurance providers including Chubb to assist businesses recover from ransomware assaults.

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