Progent's Ransomware Forensics Investigation and Reporting in Ipanema
Progent's ransomware forensics experts can capture the system state after a ransomware attack and carry out a comprehensive forensics analysis without interfering with the processes required for operational resumption and data recovery. Your Ipanema business can use Progent's forensics documentation to combat subsequent ransomware assaults, assist in the cleanup of encrypted data, and meet insurance carrier and governmental reporting requirements.
Ransomware forensics investigation involves tracking and documenting the ransomware assault's progress throughout the network from start to finish. This history of the way a ransomware assault progressed through the network assists you to evaluate the damage and uncovers shortcomings in rules or processes that need to be rectified to prevent future break-ins. Forensics is usually given a high priority by the cyber insurance provider and is typically required by state and industry regulations. Since forensics can be time consuming, it is critical that other important activities like operational continuity are executed concurrently. Progent maintains a large roster of information technology and cybersecurity professionals with the skills required to carry out activities for containment, operational resumption, and data recovery without disrupting forensics.
Ransomware forensics investigation is time consuming and requires intimate cooperation with the teams focused on file cleanup and, if necessary, payment negotiation with the ransomware threat actor. forensics typically involve the examination of all logs, registry, Group Policy Object (GPO), Active Directory, DNS servers, routers, firewalls, schedulers, and core Windows systems to detect anomalies.
Activities associated with forensics investigation include:
- Detach but avoid shutting down all potentially affected devices from the system. This can require closing all RDP ports and Internet facing NAS storage, modifying admin credentials and user PWs, and implementing two-factor authentication to guard backups.
- Capture forensically complete duplicates of all suspect devices so your data recovery team can get started
- Preserve firewall, virtual private network, and other critical logs as quickly as feasible
- Establish the variety of ransomware involved in the attack
- Inspect each computer and storage device on the system including cloud-hosted storage for signs of encryption
- Inventory all compromised devices
- Establish the kind of ransomware used in the attack
- Review logs and user sessions to determine the time frame of the ransomware attack and to identify any potential lateral movement from the first compromised machine
- Understand the security gaps exploited to perpetrate the ransomware assault
- Search for new executables surrounding the first encrypted files or system breach
- Parse Outlook PST files
- Examine email attachments
- Separate URLs embedded in messages and check to see whether they are malware
- Produce extensive incident reporting to satisfy your insurance carrier and compliance regulations
- Document recommended improvements to shore up cybersecurity gaps and enforce processes that lower the risk of a future ransomware exploit
Progent's Qualifications
Progent has delivered online and onsite IT services across the U.S. for over 20 years and has earned Microsoft's Gold Partner certification in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity competencies. Progent's roster of subject matter experts includes consultants who have earned advanced certifications in foundation technologies including Cisco networking, VMware virtualization, and popular Linux distros. Progent's data security experts have earned internationally recognized certifications such as CISA, CISSP-ISSAP, and CRISC. (See Progent's certifications). Progent also offers guidance in financial and ERP applications. This scope of skills allows Progent to identify and integrate the undamaged pieces of your IT environment following a ransomware intrusion and rebuild them quickly into an operational network. Progent has collaborated with leading insurance providers including Chubb to help businesses clean up after ransomware assaults.
Contact Progent about Ransomware Forensics Investigation Services in Ipanema
To find out more about how Progent can help your Ipanema organization with ransomware forensics analysis, call 1-800-462-8800 or visit Contact Progent.