Ransomware Response Consultants in El Paso

Progent's Ransomware Forensics and Reporting Services in El Paso
Progent's ransomware forensics consultants can save the system state after a ransomware attack and carry out a comprehensive forensics analysis without impeding activity required for operational resumption and data restoration. Your El Paso organization can use Progent's post-attack ransomware forensics report to block subsequent ransomware attacks, validate the recovery of lost data, and meet insurance carrier and governmental mandates.

Ransomware forensics investigation is aimed at determining and documenting the ransomware attack's storyline throughout the network from start to finish. This audit trail of the way a ransomware assault travelled within the network assists your IT staff to assess the damage and brings to light shortcomings in rules or work habits that need to be rectified to prevent future break-ins. Forensics is typically given a top priority by the cyber insurance provider and is often required by state and industry regulations. Because forensics can take time, it is essential that other key recovery processes such as business resumption are pursued in parallel. Progent maintains an extensive roster of information technology and cybersecurity professionals with the knowledge and experience required to perform activities for containment, operational continuity, and data restoration without interfering with forensics.

Ransomware forensics is time consuming and requires intimate cooperation with the teams focused on data cleanup and, if needed, settlement negotiation with the ransomware Threat Actor. Ransomware forensics typically involve the examination of all logs, registry, GPO, Active Directory (AD), DNS, routers, firewalls, schedulers, and core Windows systems to check for variations.

Services involved with forensics investigation include:

• Disconnect without shutting down all potentially suspect devices from the network. This can require closing all Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) ports and Internet connected network-attached storage, modifying admin credentials and user PWs, and implementing 2FA to secure your backups.
• Preserve forensically complete digital images of all suspect devices so your data restoration group can get started
• Save firewall, VPN, and other critical logs as soon as possible
• Identify the strain of ransomware involved in the assault
• Survey each computer and data store on the system as well as cloud-hosted storage for signs of compromise
• Inventory all encrypted devices
• Establish the kind of ransomware involved in the attack
• Study log activity and sessions to establish the timeline of the ransomware attack and to identify any potential sideways migration from the originally compromised machine
• Identify the attack vectors exploited to carry out the ransomware attack
• Look for new executables surrounding the first encrypted files or system compromise
• Parse Outlook PST files
• Examine attachments
• Extract any URLs from email messages and check to see whether they are malicious
• Provide detailed incident reporting to satisfy your insurance and compliance mandates
• Document recommended improvements to shore up security gaps and enforce processes that lower the risk of a future ransomware breach

Contact Progent about Ransomware Forensics Investigation Expertise in El Paso
To find out more information about ways Progent can help your El Paso organization with ransomware forensics analysis, call 1-800-462-8800 or see Contact Progent.