Edmonton Ransomware Prevention and Removal Consulting

Ransomware Hot Line: 800-462-8800

24x7 Online Help from a Top-tier Ransomware Engineer
Ransomware needs time to steal its way through a network. For this reason, ransomware assaults are commonly unleashed on weekends and at night, when IT staff may be slower to become aware of a breach and are less able to organize a rapid and forceful defense. The more lateral movement ransomware is able to manage within a target's network, the longer it takes to recover core operations and damaged files and the more data can be exfiltrated to the dark web.

Progent's Ransomware Hot Line is intended to help you to carry out the urgent first step in responding to a ransomware assault by stopping the bleeding. Progent's online ransomware engineers can assist organizations in the Edmonton area to locate and isolate infected servers and endpoints and protect clean assets from being penetrated.

If your network has been penetrated by any strain of ransomware, don't panic. Get help quickly by calling Progent's Ransomware Hot Line at 800-462-8800.

Progent's Ransomware Recovery Expertise Offered in Edmonton
Modern strains of ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, DopplePaymer, and Egregor encrypt online files and attack any accessible system restores and backups. Data synched to the cloud can also be impacted. For a vulnerable environment, this can make system restoration almost impossible and basically knocks the IT system back to square one. Threat Actors (TAs), the hackers responsible for ransomware assault, demand a ransom payment in exchange for the decryptors needed to unlock encrypted files. Ransomware attacks also attempt to exfiltrate files and TAs require an extra payment in exchange for not publishing this information or selling it. Even if you can restore your network to an acceptable point in time, exfiltration can pose a big issue according to the nature of the stolen data.

The recovery work after a ransomware attack has a number of distinct phases, the majority of which can proceed in parallel if the response team has a sufficient number of people with the necessary experience.

• Quarantine: This urgent first response requires arresting the sideways progress of ransomware across your IT system. The longer a ransomware assault is allowed to run unrestricted, the longer and more expensive the restoration effort. Because of this, Progent keeps a 24x7 Ransomware Hotline staffed by seasoned ransomware response engineers. Quarantine processes consist of cutting off affected endpoints from the network to block the spread, documenting the IT system, and protecting entry points.
• System continuity: This involves bringing back the network to a basic useful degree of capability with the shortest possible delay. This process is typically the highest priority for the victims of the ransomware attack, who often perceive it to be a life-or-death issue for their business. This project also demands the widest array of technical abilities that span domain controllers, DHCP servers, physical and virtual servers, desktops, laptops and smart phones, databases, office and line-of-business apps, network topology, and safe endpoint access management. Progent's recovery team uses state-of-the-art collaboration tools to organize the complex restoration effort. Progent appreciates the importance of working quickly, tirelessly, and in unison with a customer's management and network support group to prioritize activity and to get vital services back online as quickly as feasible.
• Data recovery: The effort required to recover files impacted by a ransomware assault varies according to the state of the systems, how many files are affected, and which recovery methods are needed. Ransomware assaults can destroy key databases which, if not properly closed, may have to be reconstructed from the beginning. This can include DNS and Active Directory (AD) databases. Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft SQL Server rely on AD, and many ERP and other mission-critical platforms depend on Microsoft SQL Server. Often some detective work could be needed to find undamaged data. For instance, undamaged Outlook Email Offline Folder Files may have survived on employees' desktop computers and notebooks that were not connected during the assault.
• Deploying advanced antivirus/ransomware protection: Progent's ProSight ASM uses SentinelOne's behavioral analysis technology to give small and mid-sized businesses the advantages of the identical anti-virus tools implemented by many of the world's biggest enterprises including Netflix, Visa, and NASDAQ. By delivering in-line malware filtering, detection, containment, recovery and analysis in one integrated platform, Progent's ProSight ASM lowers TCO, streamlines management, and promotes rapid recovery. SentinelOne's next-generation endpoint protection engine built into in Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring was ranked by Gartner Group as the industry's "most visionary Endpoint Protection Platform." Progent is a SentinelOne Partner, reseller, and integrator. Find out about Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring (ASM) endpoint protection and ransomware recovery with SentinelOne technology.
• Negotiation with the hacker Progent is experienced in negotiating settlements with threat actors. This requires working closely with the victim and the insurance carrier, if any. Activities include determining the kind of ransomware involved in the assault; identifying and establishing communications the hacker persona; testing decryption capabilities; budgeting a settlement amount with the ransomware victim and the insurance carrier; establishing a settlement amount and timeline with the hacker; confirming adherence to anti-money laundering regulations; overseeing the crypto-currency disbursement to the TA; acquiring, reviewing, and using the decryption utility; debugging decryption problems; creating a pristine environment; remapping and connecting drives to reflect precisely their pre-attack state; and recovering computers and software services.
• Forensic analysis: This activity involves uncovering the ransomware attack's progress across the network from start to finish. This audit trail of the way a ransomware attack progressed within the network helps your IT staff to evaluate the damage and highlights gaps in security policies or processes that need to be corrected to prevent later break-ins. Forensics involves the examination of all logs, registry, Group Policy Object, Active Directory, DNS servers, routers, firewalls, schedulers, and core Windows systems to check for variations. Forensic analysis is typically given a high priority by the insurance carrier. Because forensic analysis can take time, it is vital that other important recovery processes like operational resumption are performed concurrently. Progent has an extensive team of information technology and data security professionals with the skills required to perform activities for containment, business continuity, and data recovery without disrupting forensic analysis.

Contact Progent for Ransomware Cleanup Consulting in Edmonton
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