Ransomware Response Consulting Services in Birmingham

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Forensics and Reporting in Birmingham
Progent's ransomware forensics consultants can save the system state after a ransomware assault and perform a detailed forensics investigation without slowing down the processes required for operational resumption and data restoration. Your Birmingham organization can use Progent's forensics documentation to block subsequent ransomware assaults, assist in the restoration of encrypted data, and meet insurance carrier and regulatory mandates.

Ransomware forensics involves determining and describing the ransomware assault's storyline across the network from beginning to end. This history of how a ransomware attack travelled through the network assists your IT staff to evaluate the damage and brings to light gaps in security policies or work habits that need to be rectified to prevent later breaches. Forensics is typically assigned a top priority by the insurance provider and is typically mandated by state and industry regulations. Because forensic analysis can be time consuming, it is vital that other important activities such as business resumption are performed in parallel. Progent has a large roster of information technology and security professionals with the knowledge and experience needed to perform the work of containment, business continuity, and data recovery without interfering with forensics.

Ransomware forensics investigation is complicated and calls for intimate interaction with the teams assigned to file recovery and, if necessary, settlement talks with the ransomware hacker. Ransomware forensics typically involve the examination of all logs, registry, Group Policy Object, AD, DNS servers, routers, firewalls, scheduled tasks, and basic Windows systems to check for variations.

Services associated with forensics analysis include:

• Isolate without shutting down all possibly affected devices from the system. This may require closing all Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) ports and Internet facing network-attached storage, changing admin credentials and user passwords, and implementing 2FA to secure backups.
• Create forensically sound digital images of all suspect devices so your file recovery team can get started
• Preserve firewall, virtual private network, and other critical logs as quickly as possible
• Establish the kind of ransomware used in the assault
• Inspect every computer and data store on the system including cloud storage for indications of encryption
• Inventory all encrypted devices
• Determine the type of ransomware used in the attack
• Review log activity and sessions in order to establish the time frame of the assault and to spot any possible lateral movement from the first infected system
• Identify the security gaps exploited to carry out the ransomware assault
• Search for the creation of executables surrounding the first encrypted files or system compromise
• Parse Outlook PST files
• Examine attachments
• Extract URLs from email messages and determine whether they are malicious
• Provide extensive attack documentation to meet your insurance and compliance mandates
• List recommended improvements to close cybersecurity gaps and improve processes that lower the risk of a future ransomware exploit

Contact Progent about Ransomware Forensics Analysis Expertise in Birmingham
To learn more information about ways Progent can help your Birmingham business with ransomware forensics analysis, call 1-800-462-8800 or visit Contact Progent.