Ransomware Response Consulting Experts

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Negotiation Consulting in Manhattan Beach
Progent is experienced in negotiating ransomware settlements with attackers. Reaching an acceptable settlement is a complicated activity that requires a mix of field experience, technical skills and business acumen. It also requires working closely with the ransomware victim's IT staff and the cyber insurance carrier, if there is one. Because the top priority of the ransomware victim is operational continuity, it is critical to establish recovery teams that operate effectively, in parallel, and with intimate collaboration. Progent offers the scope of IT knowledge and the depth of experts to complement your IT support team and recover your network quickly and affordably.

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

• Establishing the type of ransomware used in the assault
• Making contact with the hacker
• Assessing the recovery risk
• Testing the TA's decryption capabilities
• Agreeing on a settlement amount with the victim and the cyber insurance provider
• Negotiating a settlement and schedule with the TA
• Confirming compliance with anti-money laundering sanctions
• Overseeing the crypto-currency transfer to the TA
• Acquiring, reviewing, and operating the hacker's decryptor tool
• If needed, contacting the threat actor for assistance with the decryptor tool

• Isolating infected endpoints to arrest the spread of the attack
• Creating replicas of every breached device and data store in order to perform forensics in parallel with restoration
• Installing A/V agents to all virus-free endpoints
• Salvaging files from offline restores or unscathed machines
• Creating a clean recovery environment
• Mapping and connecting datastores to reflect exactly their pre-encryption condition

Exfiltration Ransoms
Beyond demanding money for a decryption utility, current variants of crypto-ransomware like Ryuk, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, and Nephilim often try to steal (or "exfiltrate") files. Hackers can then require a separate settlement in exchange for not posting this information or selling it. Sadly, there exists no method to be certain that exfiltrated files have been totally erased by the threat actor. Actually, in numerous instances the hacker has little control about the disposition of the data. Settling an exfiltration ransom does not eliminate the necessity of seeking the advice of legal counsel, performing an investigation into which files were stolen, and sending the required alerts to affected entities. In general, paying an exfiltration ransom is a waste.

Progent's Qualifications
Progent has delivered online and onsite IT services throughout the United States for over two decades and has been awarded Microsoft's Gold Partner certification in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity competencies. Progent's team of subject matter experts includes consultants who have earned advanced certifications in core technologies such as Cisco infrastructure, VMware virtualization, and popular distributions of Linux. Progent's data security consultants have earned industry-recognized certifications including CISM, CISSP-ISSAP, GIAC, and CMMC 2.0. (Refer to Progent's certifications). Progent also has guidance in financial and Enterprise Resource Planning software. This scope of skills gives Progent the ability to salvage and integrate the surviving pieces of your information system after a ransomware assault and rebuild them quickly into an operational system. Progent has worked with leading cyber insurance carriers like Chubb to help businesses clean up after ransomware assaults.

Contact Progent about Crypto-Ransomware Settlement Expertise in Manhattan Beach
To get in touch with Progent about ransomware settlement negotiation services in Manhattan Beach, phone Progent at 800-462-8800 or go to Contact Progent.