Ransomware Response Consulting Services in Bristol

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Forensics Investigation and Reporting in Bristol
Progent's ransomware forensics experts can preserve the evidence of a ransomware attack and carry out a detailed forensics analysis without disrupting activity related to operational continuity and data recovery. Your Bristol business can use Progent's post-attack ransomware forensics report to combat subsequent ransomware assaults, validate the recovery of encrypted data, and meet insurance and governmental reporting requirements.

Ransomware forensics investigation involves determining and documenting the ransomware attack's progress across the network from beginning to end. This history of how a ransomware attack progressed within the network helps you to evaluate the damage and highlights weaknesses in policies or work habits that need to be corrected to avoid future breaches. Forensics is commonly assigned a top priority by the cyber insurance carrier and is typically required by state and industry regulations. Because forensic analysis can take time, it is vital that other key activities such as business resumption are pursued concurrently. Progent maintains a large roster of information technology and cybersecurity professionals with the knowledge and experience required to carry out activities for containment, business continuity, and data recovery without interfering with forensics.

Ransomware forensics is complex and requires close cooperation with the groups responsible for file recovery and, if necessary, settlement negotiation with the ransomware adversary. Ransomware forensics can involve the examination of logs, registry, GPO, Active Directory (AD), DNS servers, routers, firewalls, scheduled tasks, and core Windows systems to check for changes.

Activities involved with forensics include:

• Detach but avoid shutting off all possibly impacted devices from the system. This may require closing all Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) ports and Internet connected network-attached storage, modifying admin credentials and user passwords, and configuring 2FA to secure your backups.
• Copy forensically sound duplicates of all exposed devices so the file restoration group can proceed
• Save firewall, virtual private network, and additional key logs as soon as feasible
• Establish the version of ransomware used in the assault
• Examine each machine and storage device on the system as well as cloud-hosted storage for indications of encryption
• Catalog all encrypted devices
• Determine the type of ransomware used in the attack
• Review logs and sessions in order to determine the timeline of the ransomware assault and to identify any possible sideways migration from the originally infected machine
• Identify the security gaps used to perpetrate the ransomware assault
• Look for new executables surrounding the first encrypted files or system compromise
• Parse Outlook PST files
• Examine attachments
• Separate any URLs from messages and check to see whether they are malicious
• Provide comprehensive incident reporting to meet your insurance carrier and compliance regulations
• List recommendations to shore up security vulnerabilities and improve processes that reduce the risk of a future ransomware breach

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