Ransomware Response Consulting Services in Manhattan Beach

Progent's Ransomware Forensics Analysis and Reporting Services in Manhattan Beach
Progent's ransomware forensics experts can preserve the evidence of a ransomware attack and carry out a comprehensive forensics investigation without disrupting the processes related to business continuity and data restoration. Your Manhattan Beach organization can use Progent's forensics documentation to combat subsequent ransomware attacks, validate the restoration of encrypted data, and meet insurance and regulatory reporting requirements.

Ransomware forensics investigation involves determining and documenting the ransomware attack's storyline across the targeted network from start to finish. This history of the way a ransomware assault travelled through the network assists your IT staff to assess the impact and brings to light gaps in security policies or work habits that need to be rectified to avoid future breaches. Forensic analysis is usually assigned a top priority by the cyber insurance provider and is typically mandated by government and industry regulations. Since forensic analysis can be time consuming, it is vital that other key activities like operational resumption are performed concurrently. Progent has a large team of information technology and data security professionals with the skills needed to perform activities for containment, business continuity, and data restoration without interfering with forensics.

Ransomware forensics is complicated and requires close cooperation with the teams focused on file restoration and, if necessary, settlement talks with the ransomware adversary. forensics typically require the review of all logs, registry, GPO, Active Directory (AD), DNS servers, routers, firewalls, schedulers, and basic Windows systems to check for variations.

Services involved with forensics analysis include:

• Detach but avoid shutting down all potentially affected devices from the system. This may involve closing all RDP ports and Internet connected network-attached storage, modifying admin credentials and user PWs, and configuring two-factor authentication to protect your backups.
• Preserve forensically complete digital images of all exposed devices so your data restoration team can proceed
• Save firewall, VPN, and additional key logs as soon as feasible
• Determine the version of ransomware used in the attack
• Survey each computer and data store on the network as well as cloud storage for signs of encryption
• Inventory all compromised devices
• Establish the type of ransomware involved in the attack
• Study logs and user sessions to determine the time frame of the assault and to spot any possible sideways movement from the first infected system
• Understand the attack vectors exploited to carry out the ransomware attack
• Look for new executables surrounding the first encrypted files or network breach
• Parse Outlook PST files
• Analyze attachments
• Separate any URLs embedded in email messages and determine if they are malware
• Provide comprehensive attack documentation to meet your insurance carrier and compliance mandates
• Suggest recommendations to close cybersecurity gaps and improve processes that lower the exposure to a future ransomware breach

Contact Progent about Ransomware Forensics Analysis Expertise in Manhattan Beach
To learn more about how Progent can help your Manhattan Beach organization with ransomware forensics, call 1-800-462-8800 or visit Contact Progent.