Ransomware Response Consulting Services in Springfield

Progent's Ransomware Forensics and Reporting in Springfield
Progent's ransomware forensics experts can capture the evidence of a ransomware attack and perform a comprehensive forensics analysis without slowing down the processes related to business continuity and data recovery. Your Springfield organization can use Progent's ransomware forensics report to combat subsequent ransomware assaults, assist in the restoration of lost data, and meet insurance and governmental mandates.

Ransomware forensics analysis is aimed at determining and documenting the ransomware assault's progress throughout the network from beginning to end. This audit trail of how a ransomware assault travelled within the network assists you to evaluate the damage and uncovers weaknesses in security policies or work habits that should be corrected to avoid future break-ins. Forensics is commonly assigned a high priority by the cyber insurance carrier and is typically mandated by state and industry regulations. Since forensic analysis can take time, it is critical that other important activities such as operational resumption are pursued concurrently. Progent maintains an extensive team of information technology and security experts with the knowledge and experience required to perform activities for containment, operational resumption, and data restoration without disrupting forensic analysis.

Ransomware forensics is time consuming and requires intimate cooperation with the groups assigned to file restoration and, if needed, payment discussions with the ransomware Threat Actor. forensics typically require the examination of all logs, registry, Group Policy Object, Active Directory (AD), DNS servers, routers, firewalls, scheduled tasks, and core Windows systems to check for changes.

Services involved with forensics analysis include:

• Disconnect but avoid shutting down all potentially affected devices from the system. This may involve closing all RDP ports and Internet facing NAS storage, changing admin credentials and user PWs, and implementing two-factor authentication to protect your backups.
• Preserve forensically valid images of all suspect devices so your data recovery group can get started
• Save firewall, virtual private network, and additional key logs as soon as possible
• Identify the strain of ransomware involved in the attack
• Examine each computer and storage device on the network as well as cloud storage for indications of compromise
• Inventory all encrypted devices
• Establish the type of ransomware used in the attack
• Review log activity and sessions in order to determine the timeline of the attack and to spot any potential lateral movement from the first infected system
• Identify the security gaps exploited to carry out the ransomware attack
• Search for the creation of executables associated with the first encrypted files or system compromise
• Parse Outlook PST files
• Analyze email attachments
• Extract URLs embedded in messages and determine whether they are malicious
• Produce detailed incident documentation to meet your insurance carrier and compliance requirements
• Document recommended improvements to shore up security vulnerabilities and enforce processes that lower the exposure to a future ransomware exploit

Contact Progent about Ransomware Forensics Investigation Services in Springfield
To find out more information about ways Progent can assist your Springfield business with ransomware forensics investigation, call 1-800-462-8800 or see Contact Progent.