Ransomware Solutions Consulting Services

Progent's Ransomware Settlement Negotiation Services in Fort Lauderdale
Progent is experienced in negotiating ransomware settlements with hackers. Negotiating an optimum settlement is a complex activity that calls for a combination of field experience, technical skills and business savvy. It also requires working closely with the cyber-extortion target's IT team and the cyber insurance carrier, if any. Because the top priority of the ransomware target is operational continuity, it is vital to deploy response groups that work efficiently, in parallel, and in close communication. Progent has the scope of IT knowledge and the deep bench of experts to complement your IT support team and restore your network environment rapidly and affordably.

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

• Determining the type of ransomware involved in the attack
• Identifying and contacting the hacker persona
• Evaluating the recovery risk
• Testing the TA's decryption tool
• Agreeing on a settlement with the victim and the cyber insurance provider
• Negotiating a settlement amount and timeline with the threat actor
• Checking adherence to anti-money laundering (AML) laws
• Carrying out the crypto-currency payment to the hacker
• Acquiring, learning, and operating the hacker's decryption mechanism
• If needed, contacting the hacker for technical assistance with the decryptor tool

• Quarantining infected endpoints to prevent further spread of the attack
• Creating replicas of every breached server and endpoint and data store in order to perform forensics without interfering with cleanup
• Installing A/V agents to all clean endpoints
• Salvaging data from air-gapped restores or uncompromised endpoints
• Creating a clean environment
• Remapping and connecting drives to match exactly their pre-attack condition

Paying Exfiltration Ransoms
Beyond extorting payment for a decryption tool, current strains of crypto-ransomware such as Ryuk, Maze, Netwalker, and Egregor often try to steal (or "exfiltrate") information. Hackers are then able to demand a separate payment in exchange for not posting this data on the dark web. Unfortunately, there exists no method to guarantee that stolen files have been completely deleted by the TA. Actually, in numerous cases the hacker has little say about the disposition of the data. Settling an exfiltration ransom does not free you from the necessity of engaging the guidance of privacy attorneys, performing an investigation into which data were stolen, and performing the required alerts to affected entities. Generally, paying an exfiltration ransom is not recommended.

Progent's Qualifications
Progent has provided online and on-premises IT services throughout the U.S. for over two decades and has been awarded 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 including Cisco infrastructure, VMware, and major distributions of Linux. Progent's data security experts have earned industry-recognized certifications such as CISA, CISSP-ISSAP, CRISC, and CMMC 2.0. (See certifications earned by Progent consultants). Progent also offers guidance in financial and Enterprise Resource Planning software. This scope of skills gives Progent the ability to identify and integrate the surviving pieces of your information system following a ransomware attack and rebuild them rapidly into a functioning network. Progent has worked with top cyber insurance providers like Chubb to assist businesses recover from ransomware assaults.

Contact Progent about Ransomware Settlement Negotiation Expertise in Fort Lauderdale
To get in touch with Progent about crypto-ransomware settlement negotiation expertise in Fort Lauderdale, call Progent at 800-462-8800 or go to Contact Progent.