{"id":192168,"date":"2021-03-02T16:00:34","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T13:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/need-to-pay-the-ransom-negotiate-first-cloudsavvy-it\/"},"modified":"2021-03-02T16:00:34","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T13:00:34","slug":"need-to-pay-the-ransom-negotiate-first-cloudsavvy-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/need-to-pay-the-ransom-negotiate-first-cloudsavvy-it\/","title":{"rendered":"#Need to Pay the Ransom? Negotiate First \u2013 CloudSavvy IT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c5a92e1d9e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c5a92e1d9e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/need-to-pay-the-ransom-negotiate-first-cloudsavvy-it\/#Whan_Ransomware_Strikes\" >Whan Ransomware Strikes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/need-to-pay-the-ransom-negotiate-first-cloudsavvy-it\/#A_Mix_of_Trust_and_Desperation\" >A Mix of Trust and Desperation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/need-to-pay-the-ransom-negotiate-first-cloudsavvy-it\/#The_Negotiations\" >The Negotiations<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/need-to-pay-the-ransom-negotiate-first-cloudsavvy-it\/#Step_One_Technical_Details\" >Step One: Technical Details<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/need-to-pay-the-ransom-negotiate-first-cloudsavvy-it\/#Step_Two_Research_and_Reconnaissance\" >Step Two: Research and Reconnaissance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/need-to-pay-the-ransom-negotiate-first-cloudsavvy-it\/#Step_Three_Negotiate\" >Step Three: Negotiate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/need-to-pay-the-ransom-negotiate-first-cloudsavvy-it\/#Step_Four_Payment\" >Step Four: Payment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/need-to-pay-the-ransom-negotiate-first-cloudsavvy-it\/#Step_Five_Post-Mortem\" >Step Five: Post-Mortem<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/need-to-pay-the-ransom-negotiate-first-cloudsavvy-it\/#Now_Plan_for_Next_Time\" >Now Plan for Next Time<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#Need to Pay the Ransom? Negotiate First \u2013 CloudSavvy IT&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content-area\">\n<figure style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9946 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cloudsavvyit.com\/thumbcache\/0\/0\/b52e57e320ae02ba0ccd0e8dde772059\/p\/uploads\/2021\/03\/c677a4f9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"391\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/computer-security-extortion-concept-ransomware-virus-641443576\" data-credittext=\"Shutterstock\/vchal\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/computer-security-extortion-concept-ransomware-virus-641443576\">Shutterstock\/vchal<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Did you know that ransomware gangs are open to negotiation? If circumstances dictate you have to pay the ransom don\u2019t just roll over\u2014negotiate a better deal. Here\u2019s how to go about it.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whan_Ransomware_Strikes\"><\/span>Whan Ransomware Strikes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A ransomware attack installs malware on your network. It encrypts your data and demands a cryptocurrency ransom to decrypt it. The most common attack vectors are still a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsc.gov.uk\/guidance\/phishing\">phishing attack<\/a>\u00a0or exploiting a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Remote_Desktop_Protocol\">Remote Desktop Protocol<\/a>\u00a0connection, often by taking advantage of poor password management.<\/p>\n<p>From the threat actors\u2019 point of view, ransomware is massively profitable and a relatively easy cyberattack to accomplish. According to\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.enisa.europa.eu\/publications\/ransomware\">a report<\/a>\u00a0by the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.enisa.europa.eu\/\">European Union Agency for Cybersecurity<\/a>\u00a0(ENISA), 45 percent of victim organizations pay the ransom. It\u2019s no surprise then, that ransomware attacks are on the rise. The Bitdefender\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bitdefender.com%2Ffiles%2FNews%2FCaseStudies%2Fstudy%2F366%2FBitdefender-Mid-Year-Threat-Landscape-Report-2020.pdf&amp;key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482\">2020 mid-year report<\/a>\u00a0states that global ransomware attacks increased year on year by 715 percent.<\/p>\n<p>The advice given by the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/\">Federal Bureau of Investigation<\/a>\u00a0(FBI) is to\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ic3.gov\/Media\/Y2019\/PSA191002\">not pay the ransom<\/a>. Paying the ransom only encourages more ransomware attacks. If you have a robust disaster recovery system, a rehearsed incident plan, and your backups haven\u2019t been compromised you can restore your systems to their pre-attack state. Once, that is, you\u2019ve determined how they gained access to your network and closed that vulnerability. But doing so may take days and possibly weeks.<\/p>\n<p>When hospitals and other critical services and infrastructure are hit by ransomware they need to recover as fast as they can. The COVID-19 pandemic has raised the likelihood of hospitals and health care firms being targeted by ransomware. If you simply cannot endure any downtime or the recovery process is going to cost more than the ransom, paying the ransom might seem like the lesser of two evils.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nomoreransom.org\/en\/index.html\">No More Ransom<\/a>\u00a0project was founded by Interpol and many partner organizations to provide decryptors for common ransomware. They may have a tool that will decrypt your encrypted data.<\/p>\n<p>Ransomware attacks are increasingly accompanied by an exfiltration of company confidential or other sensitive information. The cybercriminals\u00a0threaten to expose this information\u00a0if you do not pay the ransom. Bear in mind, even if you pay the ransom you might not get your data back. The decryptor used by the threat actors may not work properly. If it does decrypt your data you\u2019re still likely to be infected with malware.<\/p>\n<p>Some organizations are covered by cyberinsurance. That\u2019s fine as far as it goes, but there is evidence to suggest that if cybercriminals know that an organization has cyberinsurance they assume the ransom will be paid whether the organization has sufficient funds or not. It means the ransom limit is not set by the finances of the organization, but rather by the value of the cover provided by the insurance policy. They may inflate their ransom demands and may even preferentially target insured organizations.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the ideal scenario is to not get hit by ransomware. But if you do, and circumstances dictate that you must pay the ransom, you can negotiate with the cybercriminals.<\/p>\n<p>Related: How to Prepare for and Fight a Ransomware Attack<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"a-mix-of-trust-and-desperation\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Mix_of_Trust_and_Desperation\"><\/span>A Mix of Trust and Desperation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Almost certainly you\u2019re not the best person to carry out the negotiations, and neither is anybody else at your organization. You\u2019re going to have enough on your plate identifying the point of ingress and patching the vulnerability and trying to keep the organization operating using whatever means you can. Perhaps staff can work from home. Perhaps you had a segmented network and some of your IT infrastructure and telecommunications equipment avoided infection.<\/p>\n<p>You have to keep the board or C-suite updated, manage client and customer queries, execute actions that are required by your data protection legislation, handling PR, and many other actions that will be part of your incident response playbook. even if you didn\u2019t have all of that on your back, you\u2019ll still be better of engaging with experts to handle the negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>Knowing how to proceed is predicated on understanding who and what you\u2019re dealing with. What ransomware strain was used against you. Can you identify the cybercriminals, and do you know what their track record is?<\/p>\n<p>Some ransomware gangs are more reliable than others. They have decryption routines that work properly, and they actually restore your data. They don\u2019t subsequently return making further blackmail claims regarding exposing the data they exfiltrated. Other gangs are less so. If the decryptor hiccups and doesn\u2019t work, that\u2019s just tough on you.<\/p>\n<p>Firms exist that can perform these negotiations for you, and use their expertise and experience to your advantage. Some organizations can justify keeping such a firm on a retainer, but many cannot. every organization can research cyberattack incident management companies in their vicinity that have a negotiation service. Most of them will offer a complete cyberattack incident response service, with negotiation included within that.<\/p>\n<p>In most jurisdictions, you are required\u2014or at least, strongly encouraged\u2014to notify law enforcement and to report the attack. Your data privacy laws may require you to notify affected data subjects and to set up a means of updating them. You may need to report the incident to a data protection authority. And if you have cyberinsurance you should start talking to them as soon as possible. You need to know if they expect to provide cover for this incident or not. That\u2019s vital knowledge for the negotiations.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-negotiations\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Negotiations\"><\/span>The Negotiations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9948 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cloudsavvyit.com\/thumbcache\/0\/0\/a483239a4a67c8570f8f421e07a263e1\/p\/uploads\/2021\/03\/92367405.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"316\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/interview-dialogue-between-politicians-negotiation-two-371954932\" data-credittext=\"Shutterstock\/vchal\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/interview-dialogue-between-politicians-negotiation-two-371954932\">Shutterstock\/vchal<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"step-one-technicalities\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_One_Technical_Details\"><\/span>Step One: Technical Details<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Make sure you have identified the means of infection, and that you have closed that vulnerability so that it cannot be exploited again. Once you\u2019re confident that the threat actors have been locked out of your system you need to take stock. What exactly has been encrypted, what is the extent of the compromise?<\/p>\n<p>Is it the entire IT estate, one subnetwork, several servers, or all of your servers? If your network hasn\u2019t been encrypted in its entirety you will have an opening gambit. Why should you pay the entire ransom if the entire network wasn\u2019t encrypted? But you must be absolutely positive that the cybercriminals are locked out. If they can still access your network and find out there were areas that did not get encrypted they\u2019ll reconnect and encrypt the devices they missed.<\/p>\n<p>The way to communicate with the perpetrators is usually described in the ransom message. Typically it is a portal that you log into to exchange messages. Verify that you can access this, but don\u2019t open discussions yet. You can ask a question such as are you in the right place, or another innocent query. It shows the cybercriminals you are following their orders thus far without giving anything away.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"step-two-research-and-reconnaisance\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_Two_Research_and_Reconnaissance\"><\/span>Step Two: Research and Reconnaissance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Someone must identify the strain of ransomware. This is why an outside incident response company makes sense. They have the skills and expertise to do this. They\u2019ll use that information together with other clues such as the type of ransom note, the attack vector and method of infection, the type of message portal they use to communicate to you, and details from other ransomware cases to identify the threat actors. This attribution step is very important.<\/p>\n<p>Knowing the identity of the ransomware gang enables the response team to refer to records of other ransomware attacks by these perpetrators. They\u2019ll be able to see whether this ransomware gang typically provides decryptors that work and whether they have historically honored their agreement not to subsequently blackmail the victim for more money by threatening to release the exfiltrated data.<\/p>\n<p>Importantly, they may be able to find out what ransoms this gang has demanded in previous attacks and what the final negotiated figure was. Ransoms can be picked out of the air and be a standard opening demand, or they may be determined by the threat actors looking at the turnover of the victim organization. These assessments can be wildly skewed. Sometimes they look at the worth of a holding group instead of the actual business that has been encrypted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need our data back, we\u2019re willing to pay, but your valuation is wrong and we simply don\u2019t have those funds,\u201d is a reasonable first step in the negotiations.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"step-three-negotiate\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_Three_Negotiate\"><\/span>Step Three: Negotiate<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>To the ransomware gang, this is just a business transaction. It isn\u2019t personal. An external negotiator will be able to remain more neutral than internal representatives of the organization. Getting emotional won\u2019t be productive.<\/p>\n<p>As with all high-figure business transactions, negotiation is expected. Naturally, the cybercriminals want to have everything wr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed up as fast as possible. Protracted negotiations put their detection by law enforcement more likely. But you can\u2019t just stall. If they decide it is too risky to continue they\u2019ll walk away and you\u2019ll be left with an encrypted network. But if the victim simply cannot meet the ransom demands the ransomware gang will have to lower their expectations. Some ransom is better than no ransom, after all.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure you ask for and obtain a demonstration that the decryptor functions correctly. You need to see that it successfully decrypts a selection of files of different types from different servers and subnetworks. This is not unreasonable, and the cybercriminals should be able to do this very easily.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s only fair that you have proof that you\u2019re going to get what you\u2019re paying for. It\u2019s the equivalent of asking for evidence that human hostages are still alive before the ransom is paid.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"step-four\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_Four_Payment\"><\/span>Step Four: Payment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>When a settlement has been agreed upon, the ransom is paid. This will be in a cryptocurrency. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bitcoin\">Bitcoin<\/a> is a favorite because it is easy for the first-time cryptocurrency user to obtain. Be aware that this step may take days. It might be prudent to obtain a small amount of Bitcoin as a precaution against requiring them in the future. It will take the time required to obtain a digital wallet and to establish your credentials as a Bitcoin user off the critical path of the ransomware incident.<\/p>\n<p>A transcript of the communications, the negotiations, the agreement, and acknowledgment of the payment is exported from the portal and made available to the victim organization. This transcript is often required for the insurance company or other legal or contractual reasons.<\/p>\n<p>If data was exfiltrated before the network was encrypted, you\u2019ve got nothing but the word of the cybercriminals that they will delete the data and not use it in the future for blackmail. It\u2019s not much, but there is the hope that the cybercriminals understand that if they do renege on such deals future victims will be less inclined to pay the ransom\u2014or as much ransom\u2014if the ransomware gang has a record of not upholding their side of the agreement.<\/p>\n<p>The loss of data in this way will count as a data breach and will likely need to be reported to your data protection authority. Under certain legislation, such as the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/HTML\/?uri=CELEX:32016R0679&amp;qid=1600605964569&amp;from=EN#d1e6620-1-1\">General Data Protection Regulation<\/a>, the ransomware attack itself counts as a data breach because you have lost control of the data.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"step-five-post-mortem\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_Five_Post-Mortem\"><\/span>Step Five: Post-Mortem<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>You\u2019ve got no time to sit back and lick your wounds.<\/p>\n<p>As a minimum you should:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Conduct penetration testing and vulnerability testing as soon as you can. Make sure you act on the results. Use the test outcomes to guide your re<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>l activities.<\/li>\n<li>If you have cyberinsurance you need to progress the issue with your insurance company.<\/li>\n<li>Handle official communications. Have you informed everyone you need to, including law enforcement and data protection authorities? You need to send an official statement to your trading partners, clients, and affected data subjects. Summarise the events of the attack and how it was concluded. Be certain to include a section describing what you have done to prevent a recurrence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"now-plan-for-next-time\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Now_Plan_for_Next_Time\"><\/span>Now Plan for Next Time<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>What was it that prevented you from switching over to a disaster recovery system, or purging and restoring backups so that you didn\u2019t need to pay the ransom?<\/p>\n<p>Investigate these and other business continuity options. You\u2019ll probably find that they\u2019re cheaper than your ransom was, that they reduce your insurance premium, they and make compliance to data protection legislation easier.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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