Ransomware Solutions Consulting Services

Progent's Ransomware Negotiation Services in Broomfield
Progent has experience negotiating ransomware settlements with threat actors. Reaching an optimum settlement is a complicated activity that calls for a mix of field experience, technical skills and business acumen. It also requires working closely with the cyber-extortion target's IT team and the cyber insurance provider, if any. Since the number one priority of the ransomware victim is operational continuity, it is critical to deploy recovery teams that work efficiently, in parallel, and in close communication. Progent has the scope of technical skills and the deep bench of personnel to supplement your network staff and restore your network rapidly and economically.

Services available from Progent's ransomware negotiation experts include:

• Determining the kind of ransomware used in the assault
• Making contact with the hacker persona
• Assessing the likelihood of recovery
• Verifying the TA's decryption tool
• Budgeting a settlement range with the ransomware victim and the insurance carrier
• Negotiating a settlement amount and schedule with the hacker
• Checking accordance with anti-money laundering regulations
• Managing the crypto-currency transfer to the TA
• Receiving, reviewing, and operating the TA's decryption mechanism
• If necessary, contacting the threat actor for technical help with the decryption utility

• Quarantining affected endpoints and data stores to prevent further progress of the attack
• Creating digital copies of each infected server and endpoint and data store to allow forensics in parallel with cleanup
• Adding anti-virus agents to all virus-free endpoints
• Restoring files from offline restores or unscathed endpoints
• Building a pristine environment
• Remapping and reconnecting datastores to match exactly their pre-encryption state

Settling Exfiltration Ransoms
Beyond demanding payment for a decryption tool, modern strains of crypto-ransomware such as Ryuk, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, and Egregor often try to steal (or "exfiltrate") information. TAs are then able to demand an extra payment for not posting this data or selling it. Unfortunately, there exists no method to be certain that exfiltrated data have been totally erased by the hacker. Actually, in numerous cases the threat actor has little control about the disposition of the data. Paying an exfiltration ransom does not eliminate the need for engaging the guidance of privacy attorneys, conducting an audit on which data were taken, and carrying out the necessary alerts to impacted entities. Generally, paying an exfiltration ransom is not recommended.

Progent's Background
Progent has provided online and onsite network services throughout the U.S. for more than two decades and has been awarded Microsoft's Partner designation in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity practice areas. Progent's roster of subject matter experts (SMEs) includes consultants who have been awarded high-level certifications in foundation technology platforms such as Cisco networking, VMware virtualization, and major Linux distros. Progent's cybersecurity consultants have earned prestigious certifications such as CISA, CISSP, GIAC, and CMMC 2.0. (See Progent's certifications). Progent also has guidance in financial management and Enterprise Resource Planning software. This scope of expertise allows Progent to identify and consolidate the undamaged pieces of your information system after a ransomware intrusion and reconstruct them quickly into an operational network. Progent has collaborated with leading cyber insurance providers including Chubb to assist organizations recover from ransomware assaults.

Contact Progent about Ransomware Settlement Negotiation Services in Broomfield
To contact with Progent about ransomware settlement guidance in Broomfield, call Progent at 800-462-8800 or go to Contact Progent.