São José dos Campos Ransomware Protection and Cleanup Solutions

Ransomware Hot Line: 800-462-8800

24x7 Remote Help from a Senior Ransomware Engineer
Ransomware requires time to steal its way through a network. Because of this, ransomware attacks are typically launched on weekends and at night, when IT staff are likely to be slower to become aware of a breach and are less able to mount a rapid and forceful response. The more lateral progress ransomware is able to achieve within a victim's network, the longer it will require to restore basic operations and scrambled files and the more data can be exfiltrated to the dark web.

Progent's Ransomware Hot Line is designed to guide organizations to complete the urgent first phase in mitigating a ransomware attack by putting out the fire. Progent's remote ransomware engineers can assist businesses in the São José dos Campos metro area to identify and quarantine infected servers and endpoints and protect undamaged resources from being compromised.

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

Progent's Ransomware Recovery Expertise Available in São José dos Campos
Modern strains of crypto-ransomware like Ryuk, Sodinokibi, DopplePaymer, and Egregor encrypt online data and attack any available system restores and backups. Files synchronized to the cloud can also be impacted. For a poorly defended environment, this can make system recovery almost impossible and effectively sets the IT system back to square one. So-called Threat Actors, the cybercriminals behind a ransomware assault, demand a settlement payment in exchange for the decryption tools needed to recover encrypted files. Ransomware assaults also attempt to steal (or "exfiltrate") information and hackers demand an extra settlement for not publishing this information or selling it. Even if you can restore your system to an acceptable date in time, exfiltration can be a major issue depending on the sensitivity of the stolen information.

The recovery work subsequent to ransomware attack has several crucial stages, most of which can proceed concurrently if the response team has enough members with the required experience.

• Containment: This time-critical initial step involves blocking the lateral progress of ransomware within your IT system. The more time a ransomware assault is allowed to go unrestricted, the longer and more expensive the restoration process. Because of this, Progent maintains a 24x7 Ransomware Hotline staffed by veteran ransomware response experts. Quarantine processes include isolating affected endpoints from the rest of network to block the contagion, documenting the IT system, and protecting entry points.
• System continuity: This involves bringing back the IT system to a basic useful level of capability with the least delay. This process is usually the highest priority for the targets of the ransomware assault, who often see it as a life-or-death issue for their company. This project also requires the widest range of technical skills that span domain controllers, DHCP servers, physical and virtual servers, desktops, notebooks and smart phones, databases, productivity and line-of-business apps, network architecture, and protected remote access management. Progent's recovery experts use advanced workgroup tools to coordinate the complex recovery effort. Progent understands the importance of working rapidly, tirelessly, and in unison with a client's management and IT group to prioritize activity and to get essential resources on line again as quickly as feasible.
• Data restoration: The effort required to recover data impacted by a ransomware attack varies according to the condition of the systems, the number of files that are affected, and what recovery techniques are required. Ransomware assaults can destroy pivotal databases which, if not gracefully closed, may have to be reconstructed from the beginning. This can include DNS and AD databases. Exchange and SQL Server depend on AD, and many manufacturing and other business-critical platforms depend on SQL Server. Some detective work may be needed to locate clean data. For example, undamaged Outlook Email Offline Folder Files may have survived on employees' desktop computers and laptops that were not connected at the time of the attack.
• Implementing modern antivirus/ransomware protection: Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring incorporates SentinelOne's behavioral analysis technology to give small and mid-sized businesses the benefits of the identical anti-virus tools deployed by some of the world's biggest enterprises including Walmart, Citi, and Salesforce. By delivering in-line malware blocking, detection, mitigation, restoration and forensics in a single integrated platform, Progent's ASM lowers TCO, streamlines administration, and expedites operational continuity. SentinelOne's next-generation endpoint protection (NGEP) built into in Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring was listed by Gartner Group as the industry's "most visionary Endpoint Protection Platform." Progent is a SentinelOne Partner. Find out about Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring next-generation endpoint protection and ransomware defense with SentinelOne technology.
• Negotiation with the threat actor (TA): Progent has experience negotiating ransom settlements with threat actors. This requires close co-operation with the ransomware victim and the cyber insurance provider, if any. Activities consist of determining the kind of ransomware used in the attack; identifying and making contact with the hacker persona; verifying decryption capabilities; deciding on a settlement with the ransomware victim and the insurance carrier; establishing a settlement and schedule with the TA; confirming compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) sanctions; carrying out the crypto-currency disbursement to the TA; receiving, reviewing, and using the decryption utility; troubleshooting decryption problems; building a pristine environment; mapping and reconnecting drives to match precisely their pre-encryption condition; and restoring machines and services.
• Forensics: This activity is aimed at uncovering the ransomware assault's progress throughout the network from beginning to end. This audit trail of how a ransomware attack progressed within the network helps you to assess the damage and uncovers gaps in security policies or work habits that should be rectified to prevent later break-ins. Forensics entails the review of all logs, registry, Group Policy Object (GPO), Active Directory (AD), DNS servers, routers, firewalls, schedulers, and core Windows systems to detect changes. Forensic analysis is commonly assigned a top priority by the cyber insurance carrier. Since forensic analysis can take time, it is vital that other key recovery processes like operational continuity are performed concurrently. Progent has an extensive roster of IT and cybersecurity professionals with the skills required to perform the work of containment, business resumption, and data recovery without disrupting forensic analysis.

Contact Progent for Ransomware Recovery Consulting Services in São José dos Campos
For ransomware recovery consulting services in the São José dos Campos metro area, call Progent at 800-462-8800 or see Contact Progent.