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Progent's Ransomware Settlement Negotiation Services in Allen
Progent is experienced in negotiating ransomware settlements with hackers. Negotiating an optimum settlement is a complicated exercise that requires a mix of field experience, technical knowledge and business acumen. It also requires close co-operation with the victim's IT staff and the insurance carrier, if any. Because the number one goal of the ransomware target is operational continuity, it is critical to deploy recovery teams that operate efficiently, in parallel, and with intimate collaboration. Progent has the scope of technical knowledge and the deep bench of personnel to complement your network staff and recover your network quickly and economically.

Services provided by Progent's ransomware settlement negotiation team include:

• Determining the kind of ransomware involved in the attack
• Identifying and communicating with the hacker
• Evaluating the recovery risk
• Verifying the hacker's decryption capabilities
• Budgeting a settlement with the victim and the cyber insurance provider
• Establishing a settlement amount and schedule with the hacker
• Checking accordance with anti-money laundering regulations
• Carrying out the crypto-currency transfer to the TA
• Acquiring, learning, and operating the threat actor's decryption utility
• If needed, contacting the hacker for assistance with the decryptor tool

• Isolating infected endpoints to arrest the spread of the assault
• Making replicas of every compromised device and data store in order to perform forensics in parallel with cleanup
• Installing A/V protection to all clean endpoints
• Recovering data from offline restores or unscathed machines
• Building a pristine environment
• Remapping and reconnecting datastores to match precisely their pre-encryption condition

Paying Exfiltration Ransoms
In addition to demanding money for a decryption tool, modern strains of ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, DopplePaymer, and Nephilim commonly attempt to steal (or "exfiltrate") files. TAs can then demand an extra payment in exchange for not divulging this information on the dark web. Sadly, there exists no way to be certain that stolen data have been completely erased by the TA. Actually, in many instances the threat actor has little control over where the information ends up. Paying an exfiltration ransom does not eliminate the necessity of seeking the advice of privacy lawyers, performing an inventory of data were taken, and carrying out the required alerts to impacted entities. In general, paying an exfiltration ransom is a waste.

Progent's Background
Progent has provided online and onsite network services throughout the United States for more than 20 years and has earned Microsoft's Gold Partner designation in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity competencies. Progent's roster of SMEs includes professionals who have earned advanced certifications in core technology platforms such as Cisco infrastructure, VMware virtualization, and major distributions of Linux. Progent's cybersecurity consultants have earned industry-recognized certifications including CISM, CISSP, and CRISC. (Refer to certifications earned by Progent consultants). Progent also has guidance in financial management and ERP applications. This broad array of expertise allows Progent to salvage and consolidate the surviving pieces of your information system following a ransomware assault and reconstruct them quickly into a viable network. Progent has worked with top cyber insurance carriers like Chubb to help organizations recover from ransomware assaults.

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