Progent's Ransomware Forensics and Reporting in Minneapolis
Progent's ransomware forensics experts can save the evidence of a ransomware attack and carry out a detailed forensics investigation without impeding the processes related to operational continuity and data restoration. Your Minneapolis organization can use Progent's post-attack ransomware forensics report to combat future ransomware assaults, assist in the restoration of encrypted data, and meet insurance and governmental requirements.
Ransomware forensics investigation involves tracking and documenting the ransomware attack's progress across the targeted network from start to finish. This history of the way a ransomware assault travelled within the network helps your IT staff to evaluate the impact and brings to light weaknesses in policies or work habits that need to be corrected to avoid future breaches. Forensic analysis is typically given a top priority by the insurance provider and is typically mandated by government and industry regulations. Because forensic analysis can be time consuming, it is essential that other important recovery processes like business continuity are pursued concurrently. Progent maintains an extensive roster of IT and cybersecurity professionals with the knowledge and experience required to perform the work of containment, business resumption, and data recovery without disrupting forensics.
Ransomware forensics investigation is complicated and requires close cooperation with the groups responsible for file recovery and, if needed, payment negotiation with the ransomware hacker. Ransomware forensics typically involve the examination of logs, registry, GPO, AD, DNS servers, routers, firewalls, schedulers, and basic Windows systems to detect variations.
Activities involved with forensics investigation include:
- Disconnect but avoid shutting down all potentially affected devices from the system. This can involve closing all Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) ports and Internet connected network-attached storage, changing admin credentials and user PWs, and implementing 2FA to guard backups.
- Copy forensically sound digital images of all suspect devices so your file restoration group can get started
- Preserve firewall, virtual private network, and additional key logs as soon as possible
- Determine the strain of ransomware involved in the attack
- Inspect every computer and storage device on the system including cloud storage for signs of compromise
- Inventory all compromised devices
- Establish the type of ransomware involved in the assault
- Study logs and user sessions to determine the timeline of the assault and to spot any possible lateral migration from the originally infected system
- Understand the security gaps exploited to perpetrate the ransomware assault
- Search for the creation of executables associated with the first encrypted files or system compromise
- Parse Outlook web archives
- Analyze attachments
- Extract URLs from email messages and determine if they are malware
- Produce comprehensive attack reporting to meet your insurance and compliance regulations
- Document recommended improvements to close cybersecurity vulnerabilities and improve workflows that reduce the risk of a future ransomware exploit
Progent's Background
Progent has delivered remote and on-premises network services throughout the U.S. for more than 20 years and has been awarded Microsoft's Gold Partner certification in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity practice areas. Progent's team of subject matter experts (SMEs) includes consultants who have been awarded advanced certifications in core technology platforms such as Cisco networking, VMware virtualization, and popular Linux distros. Progent's cybersecurity consultants have earned internationally recognized certifications including CISM, CISSP-ISSAP, and CRISC. (Refer to Progent's certifications). Progent also offers top-tier support in financial and ERP application software. This scope of expertise gives Progent the ability to identify and integrate the undamaged parts of your information system after a ransomware intrusion and reconstruct them rapidly into an operational network. Progent has worked with leading insurance carriers like Chubb to help organizations clean up after ransomware assaults.
Contact Progent about Ransomware Forensics Analysis Services in Minneapolis
To find out more about ways Progent can assist your Minneapolis organization with ransomware forensics analysis, call 1-800-462-8800 or see Contact Progent.