Ransomware Solutions Consulting Experts

Progent's Ransomware Negotiation Services in Dayton
Progent has experience negotiating ransomware settlements with hackers. Negotiating an optimum settlement is a complicated exercise that calls for a combination of real-word experience, IT skills and business acumen. It also demands working closely with the victim's IT staff and the cyber insurance carrier, if there is one. Since the top priority of the ransomware target is operational continuity, it is critical to establish response teams that work efficiently, concurrently, and with intimate collaboration. Progent has the breadth of IT knowledge and the depth of experts to supplement your IT staff and recover your network environment quickly and affordably.

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

• Determining the kind of ransomware involved in the assault
• Identifying and communicating with the hacker
• Assessing the recovery risk
• Verifying the threat actor's decryption tool
• Determining a settlement range with the ransomware victim and the cyber insurance carrier
• Establishing a settlement amount and schedule with the TA
• Verifying adherence to anti-money laundering (AML) sanctions
• Managing the crypto-currency disbursement to the hacker
• Acquiring, learning, and operating the hacker's decryptor utility
• If necessary, contacting the threat actor for assistance with the decryption utility

• Isolating infected endpoints to arrest the progress of the attack
• Making digital copies of each compromised server and endpoint and data store to allow forensics in parallel with cleanup
• Adding A/V protection to all clean endpoints
• Recovering files from air-gapped restores or unscathed machines
• Building a pristine environment
• Remapping and reconnecting datastores to reflect precisely their pre-attack state

Exfiltration Ransoms
In addition to extorting payment for a decryption utility, modern variants of crypto-ransomware such as Ryuk, Sodinokibi, DopplePaymer, and Egregor commonly attempt to exfiltrate files. Hackers are then able to demand an additional payment in exchange for not posting this data on the dark web. Sadly, there exists no method to be certain that stolen data have been completely deleted by the hacker. In fact, in numerous instances the threat actor has limited control over data custody. Paying an exfiltration ransom does not eliminate the necessity of seeking the guidance of privacy lawyers, conducting an investigation into which files were compromised, and performing the necessary alerts to affected entities. In almost all cases, paying an exfiltration ransom is not recommended.

Progent's Background
Progent has delivered remote and on-premises IT services throughout the U.S. for more than two decades and has earned Microsoft's Partner certification in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity practice areas. Progent's team of subject matter experts includes consultants who have earned high-level certifications in foundation technologies including Cisco infrastructure, VMware virtualization, and major Linux distros. Progent's cybersecurity experts have earned internationally recognized certifications including CISM, CISSP, GIAC, and CMMC 2.0. (Refer to Progent's certifications). Progent also offers top-tier support in financial management and ERP application software. This scope of expertise allows Progent to identify and consolidate the surviving pieces of your network after a ransomware assault and rebuild them quickly into a viable network. Progent has worked with leading cyber insurance providers like Chubb to assist businesses clean up after ransomware attacks.

Contact Progent about Crypto-Ransomware Settlement Services in Dayton
To get in touch with Progent about crypto-ransomware settlement services in Dayton, phone Progent at 800-462-8800 or go to Contact Progent.