Ransomware Response Consulting Services in Akron

Progent's Ransomware Forensics Investigation and Reporting in Akron
Progent's ransomware forensics consultants can save the evidence of a ransomware attack and carry out a detailed forensics investigation without disrupting the processes required for operational continuity and data recovery. Your Akron business can use Progent's post-attack ransomware forensics documentation to block subsequent ransomware assaults, validate the cleanup of encrypted data, and comply with insurance and regulatory requirements.

Ransomware forensics analysis is aimed at determining and documenting the ransomware attack's storyline throughout the targeted network from start to finish. This audit trail of the way a ransomware assault travelled within the network assists you to evaluate the damage and brings to light gaps in rules or work habits that need to be rectified to prevent future breaches. Forensic analysis is commonly given a high priority by the insurance carrier and is typically mandated by government and industry regulations. Because forensics can be time consuming, it is vital that other important recovery processes like business continuity are executed in parallel. Progent maintains a large roster of IT and data security experts with the knowledge and experience needed to carry out the work of containment, business resumption, and data restoration without disrupting forensic analysis.

Ransomware forensics is time consuming and calls for intimate interaction with the groups assigned to data restoration and, if needed, settlement negotiation with the ransomware attacker. forensics can require the review of all logs, registry, Group Policy Object, Active Directory (AD), DNS, routers, firewalls, scheduled tasks, and core Windows systems to look for variations.

Activities involved with forensics investigation include:

• Detach but avoid shutting off all possibly suspect devices from the network. This can involve closing all Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) ports and Internet facing NAS storage, modifying admin credentials and user passwords, and setting up two-factor authentication to guard backups.
• Create forensically complete images of all suspect devices so the data restoration team can proceed
• Save firewall, virtual private network, and additional key logs as quickly as possible
• Determine the version of ransomware used in the assault
• Examine every machine and data store on the network including cloud storage for signs of encryption
• Catalog all encrypted devices
• Establish the type of ransomware involved in the attack
• Study logs and sessions in order to determine the timeline of the ransomware attack and to spot any possible lateral movement from the originally compromised machine
• Identify the attack vectors used to carry out the ransomware assault
• Search for the creation of executables associated with the first encrypted files or network breach
• Parse Outlook web archives
• Analyze attachments
• Separate URLs embedded in messages and check to see if they are malicious
• Produce extensive incident reporting to meet your insurance and compliance regulations
• Document recommendations to shore up cybersecurity gaps and improve workflows that lower the risk of a future ransomware exploit

Contact Progent about Ransomware Forensics Investigation Services in Akron
To find out more information about ways Progent can help your Akron organization with ransomware forensics, call 1-800-462-8800 or visit Contact Progent.