Ransomware Response Consulting Experts in Monterey

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Forensics Investigation and Reporting Services in Monterey
Progent's ransomware forensics consultants can capture the system state after a ransomware attack and perform a comprehensive forensics analysis without interfering with the processes required for business continuity and data recovery. Your Monterey organization can utilize Progent's post-attack forensics report to counter future ransomware assaults, assist in the restoration of lost data, and comply with insurance and regulatory reporting requirements.

Ransomware forensics involves determining and describing the ransomware assault's progress throughout the network from start to finish. This audit trail of the way a ransomware attack progressed through the network assists your IT staff to assess the damage and highlights weaknesses in policies or processes that should be rectified to avoid later breaches. Forensic analysis is usually given a high priority by the insurance provider and is often required by state and industry regulations. Since forensics can take time, it is vital that other important recovery processes such as business resumption are pursued in parallel. Progent maintains an extensive roster of information technology and cybersecurity experts with the knowledge and experience required to perform the work of containment, operational continuity, and data recovery without disrupting forensic analysis.

Ransomware forensics analysis is time consuming and requires intimate interaction with the groups responsible for data cleanup and, if needed, payment negotiation with the ransomware adversary. forensics can require the review of all logs, registry, Group Policy Object, Active Directory, DNS servers, routers, firewalls, scheduled tasks, and basic Windows systems to detect changes.

Services involved with forensics investigation include:

• Detach but avoid shutting down all potentially suspect devices from the network. This can involve closing all Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) ports and Internet connected NAS storage, changing admin credentials and user PWs, and implementing two-factor authentication to protect your backups.
• Copy forensically valid duplicates of all exposed devices so the data restoration team can proceed
• Preserve firewall, VPN, and additional critical logs as quickly as feasible
• Establish the type of ransomware used in the attack
• Inspect every machine and data store on the system including cloud-hosted storage for signs of encryption
• Inventory all compromised devices
• Determine the type of ransomware used in the attack
• Study log activity and user sessions in order to establish the timeline of the attack and to identify any possible lateral migration from the first infected machine
• Understand the security gaps exploited to perpetrate the ransomware attack
• Look for the creation of executables surrounding the first encrypted files or system compromise
• Parse Outlook PST files
• Examine email attachments
• Separate URLs from email messages and determine whether they are malicious
• Provide extensive incident documentation to meet your insurance carrier and compliance mandates
• Suggest recommendations to shore up cybersecurity gaps and enforce workflows that lower the risk of a future ransomware exploit

Contact Progent about Ransomware Forensics Investigation Expertise in Monterey
To learn more about how Progent can help your Monterey business with ransomware forensics investigation, call 1-800-462-8800 or visit Contact Progent.