Madison Ransomware Filtering and Restoration Services

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Ransomware requires time to steal its way through a network. Because of this, ransomware assaults are typically launched on weekends and at night, when IT staff are likely to be slower to recognize a breach and are least able to organize a rapid and forceful defense. The more lateral movement ransomware is able to achieve within a target's system, the longer it will require to restore basic IT services and damaged files and the more data can be exfiltrated to the dark web.

Progent's Ransomware Hot Line is designed to help organizations to take the urgent first step in responding to a ransomware attack by containing the malware. Progent's online ransomware experts can help businesses in the Madison metro area to locate and isolate infected devices and guard clean assets from being penetrated.

If your network has been breached by any strain of ransomware, act fast. Get help quickly by calling Progent's Ransomware Hot Line at 800-462-8800.

Progent's Ransomware Response Services Offered in Madison
Current variants of crypto-ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, DopplePaymer, and Egregor encrypt online files and invade any accessible system restores and backups. Files synchronized to the cloud can also be corrupted. For a poorly defended network, this can make automated restoration almost impossible and effectively throws the IT system back to the beginning. So-called Threat Actors (TAs), the hackers behind a ransomware assault, demand a ransom fee in exchange for the decryption tools required to recover encrypted files. Ransomware attacks also attempt to steal (or "exfiltrate") information and TAs require an additional payment for not posting this information on the dark web. Even if you are able to rollback your network to an acceptable point in time, exfiltration can pose a big issue according to the nature of the stolen information.

The recovery work subsequent to ransomware penetration has a number of distinct phases, the majority of which can proceed in parallel if the recovery workgroup has enough members with the required skill sets.

• Containment: This time-critical first step requires arresting the lateral progress of ransomware across your network. The more time a ransomware assault is permitted to go unchecked, the more complex and more expensive the restoration process. Recognizing this, Progent keeps a round-the-clock Ransomware Hotline monitored by veteran ransomware response experts. Containment activities include cutting off affected endpoints from the network to minimize the contagion, documenting the environment, and securing entry points.
• System continuity: This involves restoring the IT system to a minimal useful degree of functionality with the least delay. This process is typically at the highest level of urgency for the victims of the ransomware assault, who often perceive it to be a life-or-death issue for their business. This activity also demands the broadest range of IT abilities that cover domain controllers, DHCP servers, physical and virtual machines, desktops, notebooks and smart phones, databases, office and mission-critical applications, network topology, and protected remote access management. Progent's ransomware recovery experts use state-of-the-art workgroup platforms to organize the multi-faceted restoration effort. Progent appreciates the importance of working rapidly, tirelessly, and in unison with a customer's managers and IT staff to prioritize tasks and to put essential services back online as fast as feasible.
• Data restoration: The work necessary to recover files damaged by a ransomware assault varies according to the condition of the network, how many files are affected, and which restore techniques are needed. Ransomware assaults can take down pivotal databases which, if not properly closed, might have to be reconstructed from scratch. This can include DNS and Active Directory databases. Exchange and SQL Server rely on AD, and many manufacturing and other business-critical platforms are powered by SQL Server. Some detective work may be required to find clean data. For example, non-encrypted OST files (Outlook Email Offline Folder Files) may have survived on employees' PCs and laptops that were not connected at the time of the assault. Progent's ProSight Data Protection Services utilize Altaro VM Backup tools to defend against ransomware by leveraging Immutable Cloud Storage. This creates tamper-proof data that cannot be erased or modified by any user including administrators.
• Deploying advanced antivirus/ransomware protection: ProSight ASM incorporates SentinelOne's behavioral analysis technology to offer small and medium-sized businesses the benefits of the identical AV technology deployed by some of the world's biggest corporations including Walmart, Visa, and Salesforce. By providing in-line malware filtering, classification, containment, repair and forensics in one integrated platform, Progent's ProSight ASM cuts total cost of ownership, simplifies administration, and promotes rapid operational continuity. SentinelOne's next-generation endpoint protection (NGEP) built into in Progent's ASM was ranked by Gartner Group as the "most visionary Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)." Progent is a SentinelOne Partner, reseller, and integrator. Find out about Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring endpoint protection and ransomware recovery with SentinelOne technology.
• Negotiating a settlement with the threat actor (TA): Progent is experienced in negotiating ransom settlements with threat actors. This requires close co-operation with the ransomware victim and the cyber insurance carrier, if there is one. Activities include establishing the kind of ransomware used in the assault; identifying and establishing communications the hacker; testing decryption tool; budgeting a settlement amount with the victim and the insurance provider; negotiating a settlement amount and timeline with the TA; checking compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) sanctions; overseeing the crypto-currency payment to the hacker; receiving, reviewing, and using the decryption utility; debugging failed files; creating a pristine environment; mapping and connecting drives to match precisely their pre-encryption state; and reprovisioning physical and virtual devices and services.
• Forensics: This process involves uncovering the ransomware attack's storyline across the network from beginning to end. This audit trail of the way a ransomware assault progressed within the network helps you to assess the impact and uncovers shortcomings in rules or work habits that need to be rectified to prevent later breaches. Forensics entails the review of all logs, registry, Group Policy Object, Active Directory, DNS, routers, firewalls, scheduled tasks, and basic Windows systems to check for variations. Forensics is typically assigned a high priority by the cyber insurance provider. Because forensics can be time consuming, it is vital that other key recovery processes such as business resumption are pursued concurrently. Progent maintains a large roster of information technology and data security experts with the knowledge and experience required to perform the work of containment, business continuity, and data recovery without interfering with forensic analysis.

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