Ransomware Solutions Services

Progent's Ransomware Settlement Negotiation Services in Lynnwood
Progent has experience negotiating ransomware settlements with attackers. Reaching an optimum settlement is a complex exercise that requires a combination of real-word experience, IT skills and business acumen. It also calls for working closely with the cyber-extortion target's IT team and the cyber insurance carrier, if there is one. Since the number one priority of the ransomware target is operational continuity, it is vital to establish response groups that work efficiently, concurrently, and in close communication. Progent has the scope of technical skills and the deep bench of personnel to complement your IT staff and recover your network environment quickly and affordably.

Support offered by Progent's ransomware settlement negotiation experts include:

• Establishing the kind of ransomware involved in the assault
• Identifying and communicating with the hacker persona
• Evaluating the likelihood of recovery
• Verifying the threat actor's decryption tool
• Agreeing on a settlement payment with the victim and the insurance provider
• Negotiating a settlement amount and timeline with the threat actor
• Confirming compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) laws
• Managing the crypto-currency payment to the hacker
• Acquiring, learning, and using the threat actor's decryptor tool
• If needed, contacting the threat actor for technical assistance with the decryptor utility

• Isolating affected endpoints to arrest the spread of the attack
• Creating replicas of every infected server and endpoint and data store to allow forensics without interfering with cleanup
• Adding A/V protection to all virus-free endpoints
• Restoring files from air-gapped restores or uncompromised machines
• Building a clean environment
• Mapping and connecting drives to match exactly their pre-attack state

Exfiltration Ransoms
In addition to extorting money for a decryption utility, current variants of crypto-ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, Netwalker, and Egregor commonly try to steal (or "exfiltrate") files. TAs can then require an additional ransom for not posting this information on the dark web. Sadly, there exists no method to prove that stolen data have been totally erased by the TA. Actually, in many instances the TA has little say about data custody. Paying an exfiltration ransom does not free you from the necessity of getting the advice of privacy attorneys, conducting an inventory of files were compromised, and carrying out the necessary alerts to affected entities. In almost all cases, paying an exfiltration ransom is a waste.

Progent's Qualifications
Progent has delivered online and on-premises network services across the United States for over 20 years and has been awarded Microsoft's Partner designation in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity practice areas. Progent's roster of SMEs includes consultants who have been awarded advanced certifications in core technology platforms including Cisco infrastructure, VMware, and major distributions of Linux. Progent's data security consultants have earned prestigious certifications including CISM, CISSP, GIAC, and CMMC 2.0. (Refer to Progent's certifications). Progent also offers top-tier support in financial management and Enterprise Resource Planning application software. This breadth of expertise gives Progent the ability to identify and integrate the surviving pieces of your IT environment following a ransomware assault and reconstruct them rapidly into a viable network. Progent has worked with leading insurance providers including Chubb to help businesses clean up after ransomware attacks.

Contact Progent about Crypto-Ransomware Settlement Negotiation Expertise in Lynnwood
To contact with Progent about ransomware settlement expertise in Lynnwood, call Progent at 800-462-8800 or go to Contact Progent.