Ransomware Response Consulting Services in Arlington

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Forensics Analysis and Reporting in Arlington
Progent's ransomware forensics experts can preserve the evidence of a ransomware assault and perform a comprehensive forensics analysis without impeding the processes related to operational continuity and data restoration. Your Arlington organization can utilize Progent's forensics report to counter subsequent ransomware attacks, assist in the restoration of encrypted data, and comply with insurance and regulatory reporting requirements.

Ransomware forensics investigation is aimed at determining and documenting the ransomware attack's storyline throughout the targeted network from beginning to end. This history of how a ransomware attack travelled through the network helps you to evaluate the impact and brings to light weaknesses in security policies or processes that should be rectified to avoid future break-ins. Forensic analysis is typically given a high priority by the insurance carrier and is often required by state and industry regulations. Since forensics can be time consuming, it is critical that other key recovery processes like operational resumption are performed in parallel. Progent maintains an extensive roster of information technology and security professionals with the skills required to perform the work of containment, business resumption, and data recovery without interfering with forensics.

Ransomware forensics analysis is complex and calls for close interaction with the teams responsible for data restoration and, if necessary, payment discussions with the ransomware Threat Actor (TA). Ransomware forensics typically require the review of logs, registry, Group Policy Object, Active Directory, DNS, routers, firewalls, schedulers, and core Windows systems to detect anomalies.

Activities associated with forensics investigation include:

• Detach but avoid shutting off all possibly suspect devices from the system. This can involve closing all RDP ports and Internet connected network-attached storage, modifying admin credentials and user passwords, and setting up 2FA to guard your backups.
• Copy forensically complete duplicates of all exposed devices so your file restoration group can proceed
• Preserve firewall, virtual private network, and additional critical logs as quickly as possible
• Identify the type of ransomware used in the attack
• Examine every computer and data store on the network including cloud storage for indications of compromise
• Inventory all encrypted devices
• Establish the kind of ransomware involved in the assault
• Study logs and user sessions to determine the timeline of the ransomware attack and to identify any potential lateral migration from the first compromised system
• Understand the attack vectors used to carry out the ransomware assault
• Look for the creation of executables surrounding the original encrypted files or network breach
• Parse Outlook web archives
• Examine email attachments
• Extract URLs from messages and check to see whether they are malware
• Produce comprehensive attack reporting to meet your insurance carrier and compliance regulations
• Document recommended improvements to close cybersecurity gaps and enforce processes that lower the exposure to a future ransomware breach

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