Ransomware Response Services in Oklahoma CIty

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Forensics Analysis and Reporting Services in Oklahoma CIty
Progent's ransomware forensics consultants can save the evidence of a ransomware attack and perform a detailed forensics analysis without slowing down activity required for business resumption and data restoration. Your Oklahoma CIty business can use Progent's post-attack forensics documentation to block subsequent ransomware assaults, validate the recovery of lost data, and meet insurance and regulatory reporting requirements.

Ransomware forensics investigation is aimed at discovering and describing the ransomware assault's storyline throughout the network from beginning to end. This audit trail of the way a ransomware attack travelled within the network helps you to evaluate the damage and brings to light shortcomings in rules or processes that need to be rectified to avoid future breaches. Forensic analysis is typically given a high priority by the cyber insurance provider and is often mandated by state and industry regulations. Because forensics can take time, it is critical that other key recovery processes like operational continuity are executed in parallel. Progent has an extensive team of information technology and cybersecurity professionals with the skills required to perform the work of containment, business continuity, and data recovery without disrupting forensic analysis.

Ransomware forensics investigation is complex and requires intimate interaction with the groups responsible for file cleanup and, if needed, settlement talks with the ransomware hacker. Ransomware forensics can involve the examination of all logs, registry, Group Policy Object, Active Directory (AD), DNS servers, routers, firewalls, scheduled tasks, and core Windows systems to look for anomalies.

Activities associated with forensics investigation include:

• Isolate but avoid shutting off all possibly suspect devices from the network. This may require closing all Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) ports and Internet facing NAS storage, changing admin credentials and user PWs, and implementing two-factor authentication to secure your backups.
• Create forensically valid digital images of all exposed devices so the file restoration group can proceed
• Save firewall, VPN, and additional critical logs as quickly as possible
• Determine the kind of ransomware involved in the assault
• Inspect each machine and data store on the network as well as cloud-hosted storage for signs of compromise
• Catalog all compromised devices
• Establish the kind of ransomware used in the assault
• Review log activity and sessions in order to determine the timeline of the attack and to identify any potential lateral movement from the first infected system
• Understand the security gaps exploited to carry out the ransomware assault
• Look for new executables associated with the original encrypted files or network compromise
• Parse Outlook PST files
• Analyze attachments
• Extract any URLs embedded in email messages and check to see if they are malware
• Produce extensive attack reporting to meet your insurance carrier and compliance mandates
• Suggest recommendations to close cybersecurity vulnerabilities and enforce processes that reduce the risk of a future ransomware breach

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