Ransomware Response Consulting Services in Montreal

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Forensics Investigation and Reporting in Montreal
Progent's ransomware forensics experts can preserve the system state after a ransomware assault and carry out a comprehensive forensics analysis without interfering with activity required for business continuity and data recovery. Your Montreal business can utilize Progent's post-attack forensics report to block future ransomware assaults, assist in the recovery of lost data, and comply with insurance carrier and governmental requirements.

Ransomware forensics investigation is aimed at determining and describing the ransomware assault's storyline throughout the targeted network from start to finish. This audit trail of the way a ransomware assault travelled through the network helps your IT staff to assess the damage and uncovers shortcomings in rules or processes that should be rectified to prevent later breaches. Forensics is commonly assigned a top priority by the insurance provider and is typically required by state and industry regulations. Since forensic analysis can take time, it is essential that other key activities like business continuity are performed concurrently. Progent has a large team of IT and data security professionals with the knowledge and experience needed to perform activities for containment, operational continuity, and data recovery without interfering with forensics.

Ransomware forensics is complex and requires close interaction with the groups focused on data cleanup and, if necessary, payment talks with the ransomware Threat Actor (TA). forensics can require the review of all logs, registry, GPO, Active Directory (AD), DNS, routers, firewalls, schedulers, and basic Windows systems to check for variations.

Services associated with forensics analysis include:

• Disconnect but avoid shutting off all possibly affected devices from the system. This can require closing all Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) ports and Internet facing network-attached storage, modifying admin credentials and user PWs, and setting up 2FA to protect backups.
• Copy forensically complete digital images of all suspect devices so the file restoration group can proceed
• Save firewall, VPN, and other key logs as quickly as feasible
• Establish the strain of ransomware involved in the assault
• Inspect every machine and storage device on the system including cloud-hosted storage for signs of encryption
• Inventory all compromised devices
• Determine the kind of ransomware involved in the attack
• Review logs and user sessions in order to establish the time frame of the assault and to identify any possible lateral movement from the first infected machine
• Understand the security gaps used to carry out the ransomware assault
• Search for the creation of executables surrounding the first encrypted files or network breach
• Parse Outlook web archives
• Examine attachments
• Extract URLs from messages and check to see if they are malware
• Produce extensive attack documentation to meet your insurance and compliance regulations
• Document recommended improvements to close cybersecurity gaps and enforce processes that lower the risk of a future ransomware exploit

Contact Progent about Ransomware Forensics Expertise in Montreal
To learn more about ways Progent can help your Montreal organization with ransomware forensics investigation, call 1-800-462-8800 or visit Contact Progent.