Ransomware Solutions Consultants

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Settlement Negotiation Consulting in San Francisco
Progent is experienced in negotiating ransomware settlements with adversaries. Reaching an optimum settlement is a complex exercise that calls for a mix of real-word experience, IT skills and business savvy. It also requires working closely with the victim's IT staff and the insurance provider, if any. Since the number one goal of the ransomware victim is operational continuity, it is vital to deploy recovery teams that work efficiently, in parallel, and with intimate collaboration. Progent offers the scope of technical knowledge and the depth of personnel to supplement your IT support team and restore your network environment quickly and economically.

Services available from Progent's ransomware settlement team include:

• Establishing the type of ransomware used in the attack
• Making contact with the hacker
• Evaluating the recovery risk
• Testing the hacker's decryption tool
• Deciding on an acceptable settlement range with the victim and the insurance provider
• Negotiating a settlement amount and schedule with the TA
• Verifying compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) regulations
• Carrying out the crypto-currency disbursement to the TA
• Acquiring, reviewing, and operating the hacker's decryptor tool
• If needed, contacting the TA for technical help with the decryptor utility

• Isolating affected endpoints and data stores to arrest the progress of the assault
• Making digital copies of each breached server and endpoint and data store in order to perform forensics without interfering with restoration
• Installing A/V protection to all virus-free endpoints
• Recovering data from offline restores or uncompromised endpoints
• Creating a clean recovery environment
• Mapping and connecting drives to match precisely their pre-attack condition

Settling Exfiltration Ransoms
Beyond extorting payment for a decryption utility, current variants of ransomware like Ryuk, Maze, Netwalker, and Egregor often try to steal (or "exfiltrate") files. Hackers are then able to require an extra ransom for not posting this data on the dark web. Unfortunately, there exists no way to prove that stolen files have been totally erased by the threat actor. In fact, in numerous cases the threat actor has little say about who can access the stolen files. Paying an exfiltration ransom does not free you from the need for seeking the guidance of privacy attorneys, performing an inventory of files were taken, and performing the mandated alerts to impacted entities. In general, paying an exfiltration ransom is not recommended.

Progent's Background
Progent has provided online and on-premises network services throughout the U.S. for more than 20 years and has earned Microsoft's Partner designation in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity competencies. Progent's team of subject matter experts (SMEs) includes consultants who have been awarded high-level certifications in core technologies such as Cisco networking, VMware virtualization, and major Linux distros. Progent's data security consultants have earned internationally recognized certifications such as CISM, CISSP, GIAC, and CMMC 2.0. (See certifications earned by Progent consultants). Progent also has top-tier support in financial management and ERP application software. This scope of skills allows Progent to salvage and consolidate the undamaged parts of your IT environment following a ransomware assault and rebuild them rapidly into an operational network. Progent has worked with leading insurance carriers like Chubb to help organizations clean up after ransomware attacks.

Contact Progent about Ransomware Settlement Negotiation Services in San Francisco
To get in touch with Progent about crypto-ransomware settlement negotiation guidance in San Francisco, phone Progent at 800-462-8800 or go to Contact Progent.