Ransomware Response Consultants in Addison

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Forensics Analysis and Reporting in Addison
Progent's ransomware forensics consultants can preserve the system state after a ransomware attack and perform a detailed forensics investigation without impeding activity required for business continuity and data recovery. Your Addison business can utilize Progent's forensics report to block subsequent ransomware attacks, validate the cleanup of encrypted data, and comply with insurance and regulatory reporting requirements.

Ransomware forensics investigation is aimed at discovering and documenting the ransomware attack's storyline throughout the network from start to finish. This history of how a ransomware attack travelled within the network assists your IT staff to evaluate the impact and highlights vulnerabilities in security policies or work habits that need to be corrected to prevent future breaches. Forensic analysis is commonly given a high priority by the cyber insurance carrier and is often mandated by state and industry regulations. Because forensics can be time consuming, it is essential that other important recovery processes like operational continuity are executed concurrently. Progent has an extensive team of information technology and cybersecurity professionals with the knowledge and experience needed to perform activities for containment, business continuity, and data recovery without interfering with forensic analysis.

Ransomware forensics analysis is arduous and calls for close interaction with the groups focused on data restoration and, if needed, payment discussions with the ransomware Threat Actor (TA). forensics can involve the examination of all logs, registry, Group Policy Object (GPO), Active Directory, DNS servers, routers, firewalls, scheduled tasks, and basic Windows systems to detect changes.

Activities involved with forensics analysis include:

• Isolate but avoid shutting down all potentially affected devices from the network. This may require closing all Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) ports and Internet facing NAS storage, modifying admin credentials and user passwords, and implementing 2FA to secure your backups.
• Create forensically sound digital images of all exposed devices so the data restoration group can proceed
• Save firewall, VPN, and additional key logs as quickly as feasible
• Determine the type of ransomware used in the attack
• Inspect every machine and storage device on the system as well as cloud storage for signs of compromise
• Catalog all compromised devices
• Determine the kind of ransomware involved in the assault
• Review log activity and user sessions in order to determine the time frame of the attack and to identify any possible sideways migration from the first compromised machine
• Identify the security gaps used to carry out the ransomware attack
• Look for new executables surrounding the original encrypted files or network compromise
• Parse Outlook PST files
• Examine attachments
• Extract any URLs embedded in messages and determine whether they are malicious
• Provide extensive incident reporting to satisfy your insurance carrier and compliance regulations
• List recommended improvements to shore up cybersecurity vulnerabilities and improve processes that reduce the exposure to a future ransomware exploit

Contact Progent about Ransomware Forensics Investigation Services in Addison
To learn more information about how Progent can assist your Addison organization with ransomware forensics investigation, call 1-800-462-8800 or see Contact Progent.