Ransomware Response Consulting Services in Augusta-Richmond County

Progent's Ransomware Forensics Investigation and Reporting Services in Augusta-Richmond County
Progent's ransomware forensics experts can preserve the evidence of a ransomware attack and perform a detailed forensics investigation without interfering with the processes related to operational continuity and data recovery. Your Augusta-Richmond County business can use Progent's ransomware forensics report to block subsequent ransomware attacks, validate the recovery of lost data, and comply with insurance carrier and governmental requirements.

Ransomware forensics involves determining and documenting the ransomware assault's storyline across the targeted network from start to finish. This audit trail of the way a ransomware attack progressed through the network helps you to evaluate the impact and highlights weaknesses in rules or work habits that need to be rectified to avoid future break-ins. Forensics is typically assigned a top priority by the insurance carrier and is typically required by state and industry regulations. Because forensics can be time consuming, it is critical that other key activities like business continuity are performed concurrently. Progent has an extensive roster of information technology and security professionals with the knowledge and experience required to carry out the work of containment, business continuity, and data restoration without disrupting forensics.

Ransomware forensics analysis is complicated and requires intimate cooperation with the teams focused on data recovery and, if necessary, payment discussions with the ransomware hacker. Ransomware forensics can require the examination of logs, registry, Group Policy Object, Active Directory (AD), DNS, routers, firewalls, schedulers, and basic Windows systems to look for variations.

Activities associated with forensics include:

• Detach without shutting off all potentially impacted devices from the system. This can require closing all Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) ports and Internet connected NAS storage, modifying admin credentials and user PWs, and configuring two-factor authentication to guard backups.
• Capture forensically complete duplicates of all exposed devices so your data recovery group can proceed
• Preserve firewall, VPN, and additional key logs as soon as feasible
• Establish the type of ransomware involved in the assault
• Examine every machine and storage device on the system as well as cloud storage for signs of compromise
• Inventory all encrypted devices
• Determine the type of ransomware used in the attack
• Review logs and sessions in order to establish the time frame of the ransomware assault and to identify any possible sideways movement from the originally compromised system
• Identify the attack vectors exploited to carry out the ransomware attack
• Look for new executables surrounding the original encrypted files or network compromise
• Parse Outlook web archives
• Examine attachments
• Separate any URLs embedded in email messages and check to see whether they are malicious
• Produce detailed attack documentation to satisfy your insurance and compliance requirements
• Suggest recommendations to close cybersecurity vulnerabilities and enforce processes that reduce the exposure to a future ransomware breach

Contact Progent about Ransomware Forensics Analysis Services in Augusta-Richmond County
To learn more information about ways Progent can help your Augusta-Richmond County organization with ransomware forensics analysis, call 1-800-462-8800 or see Contact Progent.