Ransomware Solutions Consulting Services

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Negotiation Consulting in Colorado Springs
Progent is experienced in negotiating ransomware settlements with adversaries. Negotiating an optimum settlement is a complex activity that calls for a combination of field experience, IT knowledge and business savvy. It also demands close co-operation with the ransomware victim's IT team and the cyber insurance carrier, if there is one. Because the number one goal of the ransomware victim is fast recovery, it is vital to deploy recovery teams that operate efficiently, concurrently, and with intimate collaboration. Progent has the scope of technical knowledge and the deep bench of personnel to complement your IT staff and restore your network environment quickly and economically.

Services provided by Progent's ransomware settlement negotiation experts include:

• Determining the type of ransomware involved in the attack
• Making contact with the hacker
• Evaluating the likelihood of recovery
• Testing the threat actor's decryption tool
• Deciding on an acceptable settlement amount with the ransomware victim and the cyber insurance carrier
• Establishing a settlement and schedule with the TA
• Confirming adherence to anti-money laundering regulations
• Managing the crypto-currency disbursement to the hacker
• Acquiring, reviewing, and using the TA's decryptor mechanism
• If necessary, contacting the TA for assistance with the decryptor utility

• Isolating affected endpoints and data stores to arrest the spread of the assault
• Making digital copies of each infected server and endpoint and data store to allow forensics without interfering with cleanup
• Adding A/V agents to all virus-free endpoints
• Recovering data from air-gapped backups or uncompromised machines
• Creating a pristine recovery environment
• Remapping and connecting drives to match exactly their pre-attack state

Paying Exfiltration Ransoms
Beyond demanding money for a decryption utility, modern variants of ransomware such as Ryuk, Sodinokibi, Netwalker, and Nephilim often try to steal (or "exfiltrate") files. Hackers can then require a separate payment in exchange for not divulging this data or selling it. Unfortunately, there is no method to be certain that stolen files have been completely erased by the hacker. In fact, in many cases the TA has little say over the disposition of the data. Paying an exfiltration ransom does not eliminate the necessity of getting the guidance of privacy lawyers, conducting an investigation into which data were compromised, and sending the necessary alerts to affected entities. In general, paying an exfiltration ransom is not recommended.

Progent's Qualifications
Progent has delivered remote and on-premises IT services across the United States for more than 20 years and has earned Microsoft's Partner certification in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity practice areas. Progent's roster of subject matter experts includes consultants who have been awarded high-level certifications in foundation technology platforms including Cisco networking, VMware virtualization, and major distributions of Linux. Progent's cybersecurity consultants have earned prestigious certifications including CISM, CISSP, GIAC, and CMMC 2.0. (Refer to certifications earned by Progent consultants). Progent also has guidance in financial and Enterprise Resource Planning application software. This broad array of expertise gives Progent the ability to identify and integrate the undamaged pieces of your IT environment following a ransomware assault and reconstruct them rapidly into a functioning network. Progent has worked with top insurance carriers including Chubb to help organizations recover from ransomware assaults.

Contact Progent about Ransomware Settlement Negotiation Guidance in Colorado Springs
To get in touch with Progent about ransomware settlement negotiation services in Colorado Springs, call Progent at 800-462-8800 or go to Contact Progent.