Ransomware Response Consulting Services in Huntington Beach

Progent's Ransomware Forensics Analysis and Reporting in Huntington Beach
Progent's ransomware forensics consultants can capture the system state after a ransomware attack and perform a detailed forensics analysis without impeding the processes required for operational continuity and data recovery. Your Huntington Beach business can use Progent's post-attack ransomware forensics report to block subsequent ransomware assaults, validate the recovery of lost data, and comply with insurance and regulatory mandates.

Ransomware forensics analysis is aimed at determining and describing the ransomware assault's progress throughout the network from beginning to end. This audit trail of how a ransomware attack travelled through the network assists your IT staff to assess the impact and brings to light vulnerabilities in policies or work habits that should be rectified to prevent later breaches. Forensic analysis is typically given a top 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 important recovery processes like operational resumption are executed in parallel. Progent has a large roster of information technology and cybersecurity experts with the knowledge and experience needed to carry out the work of containment, operational continuity, and data recovery without disrupting forensic analysis.

Ransomware forensics is time consuming and requires intimate interaction with the groups responsible for file cleanup and, if needed, settlement negotiation with the ransomware Threat Actor. forensics can require the examination of all logs, registry, Group Policy Object (GPO), Active Directory (AD), DNS servers, routers, firewalls, scheduled tasks, and basic Windows systems to check for changes.

Services associated with forensics include:

• Disconnect without shutting off all potentially impacted devices from the system. This can require closing all Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) ports and Internet connected NAS storage, modifying admin credentials and user passwords, and configuring two-factor authentication to secure your backups.
• Create forensically sound duplicates of all exposed devices so your file restoration team can proceed
• Preserve firewall, virtual private network, and additional key logs as soon as possible
• Establish the kind of ransomware used in the assault
• Examine every machine and data store on the network including cloud storage for signs of compromise
• Catalog all encrypted devices
• Establish the kind of ransomware involved in the attack
• Review logs and sessions in order to determine the timeline of the assault and to identify any possible sideways movement from the originally compromised system
• Understand the security gaps exploited to carry out the ransomware assault
• Search for the creation of executables associated with the first encrypted files or system compromise
• Parse Outlook PST files
• Analyze attachments
• Separate any URLs embedded in email messages and check to see if they are malware
• Provide extensive incident reporting to meet your insurance carrier and compliance mandates
• List recommendations to close cybersecurity gaps and improve processes that reduce the exposure to a future ransomware exploit

Contact Progent about Ransomware Forensics Analysis Expertise in Huntington Beach
To find out more about how Progent can assist your Huntington Beach organization with ransomware forensics analysis, call 1-800-462-8800 or visit Contact Progent.