Ransomware Solutions Services

Progent's Ransomware Settlement Negotiation Consulting in Charlotte
Progent is experienced in negotiating ransomware settlements with hackers. Reaching an acceptable settlement is a complicated exercise that requires a mix of field experience, technical knowledge and business savvy. It also calls for close co-operation with the cyber-extortion target's IT staff and the insurance carrier, if there is one. Since the number one goal of the ransomware victim is fast recovery, it is vital to establish recovery teams that operate efficiently, concurrently, and in close communication. Progent has the breadth of technical skills and the depth of experts to complement your network staff and restore your network quickly and economically.

Support available from Progent's ransomware negotiation experts include:

• Determining the kind of ransomware involved in the assault
• Identifying and contacting the hacker
• Evaluating the likelihood of recovery
• Verifying the threat actor's decryption tool
• Determining a settlement with the victim and the cyber insurance carrier
• Negotiating a settlement amount and schedule with the hacker
• Confirming compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) laws
• Carrying out the crypto-currency payment to the hacker
• Acquiring, reviewing, and operating the hacker's decryption tool
• If needed, contacting the hacker for technical help with the decryptor tool

• Quarantining infected endpoints to arrest the progress of the attack
• Creating digital copies of each infected device and data store in order to perform forensics without interfering with cleanup
• Adding A/V agents to all virus-free endpoints
• Restoring files from air-gapped restores or unscathed endpoints
• Building a pristine environment
• Remapping and reconnecting datastores to match precisely their pre-attack condition

Exfiltration Ransoms
Beyond demanding payment for a decryption utility, current variants of crypto-ransomware such as Ryuk, Sodinokibi, DopplePaymer, and Egregor often try to steal (or "exfiltrate") files. Hackers are then able to require an extra payment for not posting this information or selling it. Unfortunately, there exists no way to be certain that stolen data have been totally deleted by the threat actor. In fact, in numerous instances the hacker has little control over the disposition of the data. Paying an exfiltration ransom does not free you from the need for getting the guidance of privacy attorneys, conducting an inventory of data were compromised, and performing the mandated alerts to impacted entities. Generally, paying an exfiltration ransom is a waste.

Progent's Background
Progent has provided online and onsite network services across the U.S. for more than 20 years and has been awarded Microsoft's Partner certification in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity practice areas. Progent's team of subject matter experts includes consultants who have earned advanced certifications in foundation technologies such as Cisco infrastructure, VMware, and popular distributions of Linux. Progent's data security experts have earned industry-recognized certifications including CISA, CISSP, GIAC, and CMMC 2.0. (See Progent's certifications). Progent also has top-tier support in financial management and Enterprise Resource Planning application software. This scope of skills gives Progent the ability to identify and integrate the undamaged pieces of your IT environment following a ransomware assault and reconstruct them quickly into an operational network. Progent has collaborated with top cyber insurance carriers including Chubb to help businesses recover from ransomware attacks.

Contact Progent about Crypto-Ransomware Settlement Negotiation Expertise in Charlotte
To get in touch with Progent about ransomware settlement negotiation services in Charlotte, phone Progent at 800-462-8800 or go to Contact Progent.