Ransomware Solutions Consulting Services

Progent's Ransomware Settlement Negotiation Services in Denver
Progent has experience negotiating ransomware settlements with hackers. Reaching an acceptable settlement is a complex exercise that calls for a combination of real-word experience, technical skills and business acumen. It also demands close co-operation with the victim's IT team and the cyber insurance carrier, if there is one. Because the top goal of the ransomware target is fast recovery, it is vital to deploy response groups that work effectively, in parallel, and in close communication. Progent has the breadth of technical knowledge and the depth of personnel to supplement your IT support team and recover your network environment rapidly and affordably.

Support offered by Progent's ransomware settlement team include:

• Establishing the kind of ransomware used in the assault
• Identifying and communicating with the hacker persona
• Assessing the recovery risk
• Validating the threat actor's decryption capabilities
• Budgeting a settlement range with the victim and the insurance provider
• Establishing a settlement and timeline with the hacker
• Verifying accordance with anti-money laundering (AML) sanctions
• Overseeing the crypto-currency disbursement to the TA
• Receiving, reviewing, and using the hacker's decryption utility
• If needed, contacting the threat actor for technical assistance with the decryptor tool

• Quarantining affected endpoints to prevent further progress of the assault
• Making digital copies of every breached device and data store in order to perform forensics in parallel with recovery
• Adding anti-virus protection to all clean endpoints
• Salvaging files from offline backups or uncompromised endpoints
• Creating a clean environment
• Remapping and reconnecting drives to reflect precisely their pre-attack condition

Paying Exfiltration Ransoms
In addition to extorting payment for a decryption utility, modern strains of ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, Netwalker, and Egregor often try to steal (or "exfiltrate") information. Hackers can then demand a separate ransom for not publishing this data on the dark web. Sadly, there is no way to be certain that exfiltrated data have been completely deleted by the threat actor. In fact, in many instances the hacker has limited say over who can access the stolen files. Settling an exfiltration ransom does not eliminate the necessity of seeking the advice of privacy lawyers, conducting an inventory of files were taken, and performing the mandated notifications to impacted entities. Generally, paying an exfiltration ransom is not recommended.

Progent's Qualifications
Progent has delivered online and onsite IT services throughout the United States for more than two decades and has earned Microsoft's Gold Partner certification in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity practice areas. Progent's team of subject matter experts includes consultants who have earned high-level certifications in core technologies such as Cisco infrastructure, VMware, and popular distributions of Linux. Progent's cybersecurity experts have earned prestigious certifications including CISM, CISSP, and GIAC. (See certifications earned by Progent consultants). Progent also has guidance in financial and ERP software. This broad array of expertise allows Progent to salvage and integrate the surviving parts of your IT environment following a ransomware intrusion and reconstruct them rapidly into a viable system. Progent has worked with top insurance providers like Chubb to help organizations recover from ransomware attacks.

Contact Progent about Crypto-Ransomware Settlement Guidance in Denver
To contact with Progent about ransomware settlement negotiation services in Denver, phone Progent at 800-462-8800 or go to Contact Progent.