Ransomware Response Consulting Experts in Montreal

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Forensics and Reporting Services in Montreal
Progent's ransomware forensics experts can save the system state after a ransomware assault and carry out a comprehensive forensics investigation without impeding the processes related to operational resumption and data recovery. Your Montreal business can use Progent's ransomware forensics report to counter subsequent ransomware attacks, assist in the restoration of encrypted data, and meet insurance carrier and regulatory requirements.

Ransomware forensics involves determining and describing the ransomware attack's progress across the targeted network from beginning to end. This audit trail of the way a ransomware attack progressed through the network helps you to evaluate the damage and uncovers gaps in policies or processes that need to be rectified to prevent later break-ins. Forensics is usually given a high priority by the insurance provider and is typically required by government and industry regulations. Since forensic analysis can be time consuming, it is essential that other key recovery processes such as operational resumption are pursued in parallel. Progent has an extensive roster of IT and data security professionals with the skills required to carry out activities for containment, business continuity, and data restoration without disrupting forensics.

Ransomware forensics analysis is time consuming and calls for close cooperation with the groups focused on file cleanup and, if necessary, settlement discussions with the ransomware Threat Actor (TA). Ransomware forensics typically require the examination of logs, registry, Group Policy Object (GPO), Active Directory (AD), DNS servers, routers, firewalls, scheduled tasks, and core Windows systems to look for anomalies.

Services associated with forensics include:

• Disconnect without shutting off all potentially affected devices from the system. This can involve closing all RDP ports and Internet facing network-attached storage, modifying admin credentials and user passwords, and implementing 2FA to secure your backups.
• Preserve forensically complete digital images of all suspect devices so your data recovery group can proceed
• Preserve firewall, virtual private network, and other critical logs as soon as feasible
• Establish the strain of ransomware involved in the attack
• Inspect each computer and storage device on the system including cloud-hosted storage for signs of encryption
• Inventory all encrypted devices
• Determine the kind of ransomware used in the assault
• Review log activity and user sessions to establish the timeline of the assault and to identify any potential lateral movement from the first compromised system
• Identify the security gaps used to carry out the ransomware assault
• Look for the creation of executables associated with the original encrypted files or network breach
• Parse Outlook web archives
• Examine email attachments
• Extract URLs embedded in email messages and check to see if they are malware
• Provide comprehensive incident documentation to meet your insurance and compliance regulations
• Document recommendations to close cybersecurity vulnerabilities and enforce workflows that reduce the risk of a future ransomware breach

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