Ransomware Response Consultants

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Settlement Negotiation Consulting in Midtown Manhattan
Progent is experienced in negotiating ransomware settlements with hackers. Reaching an optimum settlement is a complicated exercise that requires a mix of real-word experience, technical skills and business acumen. It also demands working closely with the cyber-extortion target's IT staff and the insurance provider, if there is one. Since the number one goal of the ransomware target is fast recovery, it is vital to deploy recovery groups that operate efficiently, concurrently, and in close communication. Progent has the scope of IT knowledge and the depth of personnel to supplement your IT support team and restore your network quickly and affordably.

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

• Determining the kind of ransomware used in the attack
• Identifying and communicating with the hacker
• Assessing the recovery risk
• Testing the hacker's decryption capabilities
• Determining a settlement range with the ransomware victim and the cyber insurance provider
• Establishing a settlement and timeline with the TA
• Verifying adherence to anti-money laundering (AML) regulations
• Managing the crypto-currency payment to the hacker
• Receiving, reviewing, and operating the threat actor's decryption tool
• If necessary, contacting the threat actor for assistance with the decryptor tool

• Isolating affected endpoints and data stores to arrest the spread of the attack
• Creating digital copies of every compromised server and endpoint and data store to allow forensics without interfering with recovery
• Adding anti-virus agents to all virus-free endpoints
• Restoring files from offline backups or uncompromised machines
• Creating a pristine recovery environment
• Mapping and reconnecting drives to reflect precisely their pre-attack condition

Settling Exfiltration Ransoms
Beyond extorting money for a decryption utility, current strains of crypto-ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, Netwalker, and Egregor often attempt to steal (or "exfiltrate") information. Hackers can then demand a separate payment for not divulging this information on the dark web. Sadly, there is no method to prove that stolen data have been totally erased by the TA. Actually, in numerous cases the TA has limited control over the disposition of the data. Settling an exfiltration ransom does not eliminate the need for engaging the guidance of privacy attorneys, conducting an inventory of data were compromised, and sending the mandated alerts to impacted entities. In almost all cases, paying an exfiltration ransom is a waste.

Progent's Qualifications
Progent has provided remote and on-premises IT services throughout the United States for over 20 years and has earned Microsoft's Partner certification in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity practice areas. Progent's roster of SMEs includes consultants who have earned high-level certifications in foundation technologies such as Cisco networking, VMware virtualization, and popular distributions of Linux. Progent's data security consultants have earned prestigious certifications including CISM, CISSP, GIAC, and CMMC 2.0. (See certifications earned by Progent consultants). Progent also has top-tier support in financial and ERP application software. This breadth of skills gives Progent the ability to identify and integrate the undamaged pieces of your information system after a ransomware intrusion and reconstruct them quickly into a functioning system. Progent has collaborated with top insurance providers like Chubb to assist organizations clean up after ransomware assaults.

Contact Progent about Ransomware Settlement Expertise in Midtown Manhattan
To contact with Progent about ransomware settlement expertise in Midtown Manhattan, phone Progent at 800-462-8800 or go to Contact Progent.