Overview of Progent's Ransomware Forensics and Reporting Services in Anaheim
Progent's ransomware forensics consultants can save the system state after a ransomware assault and perform a comprehensive forensics investigation without interfering with the processes related to operational resumption and data recovery. Your Anaheim organization can utilize Progent's forensics documentation to block subsequent ransomware assaults, validate the cleanup of encrypted data, and comply with insurance and regulatory reporting requirements.
Ransomware forensics investigation involves determining and describing the ransomware attack's storyline throughout the network from start to finish. This audit trail of the way a ransomware attack travelled within the network helps you to assess the impact and uncovers shortcomings in security policies or processes that should be corrected to avoid future breaches. Forensic analysis is commonly given a top priority by the cyber insurance provider and is often mandated by state and industry regulations. Since forensics can take time, it is essential that other key activities such as operational resumption are performed concurrently. Progent has a large roster of IT and cybersecurity experts with the knowledge and experience needed to perform the work of containment, business continuity, and data recovery without disrupting forensics.
Ransomware forensics is complicated and requires close cooperation with the teams focused on file cleanup and, if needed, payment negotiation with the ransomware Threat Actor. Ransomware forensics can involve the examination of all logs, registry, GPO, AD, DNS, routers, firewalls, schedulers, and basic Windows systems to look for variations.
Activities involved with forensics analysis include:
- Detach but avoid shutting down all possibly affected devices from the system. This can require closing all RDP ports and Internet facing NAS storage, modifying admin credentials and user PWs, and implementing 2FA to secure backups.
- Capture forensically sound images of all exposed devices so your file recovery team can get started
- Preserve firewall, virtual private network, and other key logs as quickly as possible
- Establish the type of ransomware used in the attack
- Inspect each computer and data store on the system including cloud-hosted storage for indications of encryption
- Inventory all compromised devices
- Determine the type of ransomware involved in the attack
- Review log activity and sessions to establish the timeline of the assault and to identify any possible lateral movement from the originally infected machine
- Understand the attack vectors exploited to perpetrate the ransomware assault
- Look for the creation of executables surrounding the first encrypted files or network compromise
- Parse Outlook PST files
- Examine attachments
- Extract any URLs from email messages and determine if they are malicious
- Produce extensive attack reporting to meet your insurance carrier and compliance mandates
- Suggest recommended improvements to close cybersecurity gaps and enforce processes that reduce the risk of a future ransomware exploit
Progent's Qualifications
Progent has provided online and on-premises IT services throughout the U.S. for more than two decades and has earned Microsoft's Gold Partner certification in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity competencies. Progent's team of subject matter experts (SMEs) includes consultants who have earned advanced certifications in foundation technologies such as Cisco networking, VMware virtualization, and popular Linux distros. Progent's cybersecurity experts have earned internationally recognized certifications including CISA, CISSP-ISSAP, and CRISC. (Refer to certifications earned by Progent consultants). Progent also has guidance in financial management and ERP application software. This scope of expertise gives Progent the ability to identify and consolidate the undamaged parts of your network following a ransomware intrusion and rebuild them quickly into an operational network. Progent has collaborated with top cyber insurance carriers like Chubb to help organizations recover from ransomware attacks.
Contact Progent about Ransomware Forensics Analysis Services in Anaheim
To learn more information about how Progent can assist your Anaheim organization with ransomware forensics, call 1-800-462-8800 or visit Contact Progent.