Ransomware Response Services in Sioux Falls

Progent's Ransomware Forensics and Reporting Services in Sioux Falls
Progent's ransomware forensics consultants can capture the system state after a ransomware attack and perform a comprehensive forensics investigation without disrupting activity related to business continuity and data restoration. Your Sioux Falls business can utilize Progent's ransomware forensics report to combat subsequent ransomware attacks, assist in the cleanup of encrypted data, and meet insurance and governmental reporting requirements.

Ransomware forensics is aimed at tracking and describing the ransomware attack's progress across the network from beginning to end. This audit trail of the way a ransomware assault progressed within the network assists your IT staff to evaluate the damage and brings to light weaknesses in rules or work habits that should be rectified to prevent later break-ins. Forensics is commonly given a high priority by the insurance carrier and is often required by state and industry regulations. Because forensics can take time, it is essential that other key activities like business resumption are executed in parallel. Progent maintains an extensive team of IT and data security experts with the skills required to perform the work of containment, operational continuity, and data restoration without interfering with forensics.

Ransomware forensics analysis is arduous and calls for close interaction with the groups assigned to data recovery and, if necessary, settlement negotiation with the ransomware Threat Actor. forensics typically require the examination of logs, registry, GPO, Active Directory (AD), DNS servers, routers, firewalls, scheduled tasks, and basic Windows systems to check for variations.

Activities involved with forensics include:

• Detach but avoid shutting off all potentially impacted devices from the system. This may involve closing all RDP ports and Internet connected NAS storage, changing admin credentials and user PWs, and configuring 2FA to protect your backups.
• Copy forensically complete digital images of all suspect devices so your data recovery team can proceed
• Preserve firewall, VPN, and additional critical logs as quickly as possible
• Establish the version of ransomware used in the attack
• Examine every machine and storage device on the network including cloud storage for indications of encryption
• Inventory all encrypted devices
• Determine the type of ransomware used in the attack
• Review log activity and user sessions to determine the timeline of the attack and to identify any potential lateral migration from the first compromised system
• Understand the security gaps exploited to carry out the ransomware attack
• Search for the creation of executables associated with the first encrypted files or network breach
• Parse Outlook PST files
• Analyze email attachments
• Separate any URLs from messages and determine whether they are malicious
• Provide extensive attack reporting to meet your insurance carrier and compliance requirements
• List recommended improvements to shore up cybersecurity vulnerabilities and enforce processes that reduce the risk of a future ransomware exploit

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