Ransomware Response Consultants in Akron

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Forensics Investigation and Reporting in Akron
Progent's ransomware forensics consultants can capture the system state after a ransomware assault and perform a detailed forensics analysis without interfering with the processes related to operational resumption and data restoration. Your Akron business can use Progent's post-attack ransomware forensics report to block future ransomware assaults, assist in the cleanup of encrypted data, and comply with insurance and governmental requirements.

Ransomware forensics investigation involves discovering and describing the ransomware attack's storyline across the targeted network from start to finish. This history of the way a ransomware assault travelled within the network helps you to assess the impact and uncovers shortcomings in rules or processes that should be rectified to avoid later break-ins. Forensics is usually assigned a top priority by the cyber insurance provider and is typically mandated by government and industry regulations. Because forensic analysis can be time consuming, it is critical that other important recovery processes such as business resumption are executed concurrently. Progent has a large roster of IT and security experts with the knowledge and experience required to perform activities for containment, business resumption, and data restoration without interfering with forensics.

Ransomware forensics investigation is time consuming and requires close cooperation with the teams assigned to file recovery and, if needed, payment negotiation with the ransomware threat actor. forensics can require the examination of all logs, registry, Group Policy Object (GPO), Active Directory (AD), DNS servers, routers, firewalls, schedulers, and core Windows systems to check for variations.

Activities associated with forensics investigation include:

• Disconnect without shutting off all possibly affected devices from the system. This may require closing all RDP ports and Internet connected network-attached storage, modifying admin credentials and user PWs, and configuring 2FA to guard backups.
• Copy forensically sound duplicates of all exposed devices so your data recovery team can proceed
• Save firewall, VPN, and other key logs as quickly as possible
• Determine the strain of ransomware involved in the assault
• Examine each machine and data store on the network as well as cloud-hosted storage for signs of compromise
• Inventory all compromised devices
• Establish the kind of ransomware involved in the assault
• Study log activity and sessions to establish the timeline of the attack and to spot any possible lateral migration from the originally compromised system
• Identify the attack vectors used to perpetrate the ransomware assault
• Search for new executables associated with the first encrypted files or network compromise
• Parse Outlook PST files
• Examine attachments
• Extract URLs from messages and determine whether they are malicious
• Produce extensive attack documentation to meet your insurance and compliance requirements
• List recommendations to close cybersecurity gaps and enforce workflows that reduce the exposure to a future ransomware breach

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