Ransomware Response Consulting Experts in Addison

Progent's Ransomware Forensics Analysis and Reporting in Addison
Progent's ransomware forensics consultants can preserve the system state after a ransomware attack and carry out a comprehensive forensics investigation without interfering with the processes required for business continuity and data restoration. Your Addison organization can use Progent's post-attack ransomware forensics documentation to block future ransomware assaults, validate the recovery of encrypted data, and comply with insurance carrier and governmental mandates.

Ransomware forensics is aimed at determining and documenting the ransomware assault's progress across the targeted network from start to finish. This audit trail of how a ransomware assault progressed within the network assists you to evaluate the impact and uncovers gaps in security policies or processes that should be corrected to avoid later break-ins. Forensics is usually assigned a top priority by the insurance provider and is typically required by state and industry regulations. Because forensics can be time consuming, it is vital that other key activities like operational continuity are pursued concurrently. Progent has an extensive team of information technology and cybersecurity experts with the knowledge and experience required to carry out activities for containment, business continuity, and data recovery without interfering with forensics.

Ransomware forensics is time consuming and requires close cooperation with the teams focused on file restoration and, if necessary, payment discussions with the ransomware Threat Actor. forensics typically require the review of all logs, registry, Group Policy Object (GPO), AD, DNS, routers, firewalls, scheduled tasks, and basic Windows systems to look for variations.

Services involved with forensics include:

• Isolate without shutting down all possibly affected devices from the network. This may require closing all RDP ports and Internet connected NAS storage, changing admin credentials and user PWs, and implementing two-factor authentication to protect backups.
• Copy forensically valid duplicates of all exposed devices so your file restoration team can get started
• Preserve firewall, virtual private network, and additional critical logs as quickly as possible
• Determine the kind of ransomware involved in the assault
• Examine each computer and data store on the network including cloud-hosted storage for signs of compromise
• Catalog all encrypted devices
• Determine the kind of ransomware involved in the assault
• Study log activity and sessions in order to establish the timeline of the ransomware attack and to identify any possible sideways migration from the first infected system
• Identify the attack vectors used to carry out the ransomware attack
• Search for the creation of executables associated with the original encrypted files or network breach
• Parse Outlook web archives
• Examine attachments
• Extract URLs from email messages and determine whether they are malware
• Provide comprehensive incident reporting to satisfy your insurance carrier and compliance mandates
• Suggest recommended improvements to shore up cybersecurity gaps and improve processes that lower the risk of a future ransomware breach

Contact Progent about Ransomware Forensics Expertise in Addison
To learn more about ways Progent can help your Addison organization with ransomware forensics analysis, call 1-800-462-8800 or see Contact Progent.