Ransomware Response Consultants in Huntington Beach

Progent's Ransomware Forensics Investigation and Reporting Services in Huntington Beach
Progent's ransomware forensics experts can capture the system state after a ransomware assault and perform a detailed forensics analysis without interfering with the processes related to business continuity and data restoration. Your Huntington Beach business can utilize Progent's post-attack forensics report to combat future ransomware attacks, validate the restoration of lost data, and comply with insurance and governmental reporting requirements.

Ransomware forensics involves determining and documenting the ransomware attack's progress throughout the network from start to finish. This audit trail of the way a ransomware assault travelled through the network assists your IT staff to assess the damage and brings to light shortcomings in security policies or processes that should be rectified to prevent later breaches. Forensic analysis is commonly assigned a high priority by the insurance provider and is typically required by state and industry regulations. Since forensic analysis can be time consuming, it is vital that other key activities like business continuity are pursued concurrently. Progent maintains an extensive roster of IT and data security experts with the skills required to carry out activities for containment, business resumption, and data restoration without disrupting forensic analysis.

Ransomware forensics analysis is time consuming and requires intimate interaction with the groups responsible for data recovery and, if needed, settlement talks with the ransomware hacker. Ransomware forensics can require the examination of logs, registry, Group Policy Object, Active Directory, DNS, routers, firewalls, scheduled tasks, and core Windows systems to check for changes.

Activities associated with forensics investigation include:

• Disconnect but avoid shutting off all potentially affected devices from the network. This may require closing all RDP ports and Internet facing network-attached storage, modifying admin credentials and user passwords, and configuring 2FA to secure backups.
• Copy forensically complete digital images of all exposed devices so your file recovery team can get started
• Preserve firewall, virtual private network, and additional critical logs as quickly as feasible
• Establish the version of ransomware used in the assault
• Inspect every machine and storage device on the system including cloud storage for signs of compromise
• Catalog all compromised devices
• Determine the type of ransomware used in the attack
• Review log activity and user sessions in order to determine the time frame of the ransomware assault and to spot any potential lateral migration from the first compromised system
• Understand the security gaps used to perpetrate the ransomware attack
• Look for new executables surrounding the first encrypted files or system breach
• Parse Outlook web archives
• Examine attachments
• Extract any URLs embedded in messages and determine whether they are malicious
• Produce comprehensive attack reporting to satisfy your insurance and compliance regulations
• Suggest recommended improvements to shore up cybersecurity gaps and improve workflows that reduce the exposure to a future ransomware exploit

Contact Progent about Ransomware Forensics Services in Huntington Beach
To learn more about how Progent can help your Huntington Beach organization with ransomware forensics analysis, call 1-800-462-8800 or see Contact Progent.