Ransomware Response Services in Manchester

Progent's Ransomware Forensics Investigation and Reporting in Manchester
Progent's ransomware forensics consultants can preserve the system state after a ransomware assault and perform a detailed forensics investigation without disrupting activity required for business continuity and data recovery. Your Manchester organization can utilize Progent's forensics documentation to combat subsequent ransomware attacks, validate the cleanup of encrypted data, and meet insurance carrier and governmental reporting requirements.

Ransomware forensics involves tracking and describing the ransomware assault's progress throughout the network from start to finish. This audit trail of the way a ransomware attack progressed within the network helps your IT staff to evaluate the damage and uncovers shortcomings in rules or processes that should be rectified to prevent future break-ins. Forensic analysis is typically assigned a high priority by the cyber insurance provider and is typically required by government and industry regulations. Because forensic analysis can be time consuming, it is essential that other key activities such as operational resumption are pursued concurrently. Progent maintains an extensive roster of information technology and security experts with the skills needed to carry out the work of containment, operational resumption, and data recovery without disrupting forensics.

Ransomware forensics analysis is complex and requires close cooperation with the teams responsible for file cleanup and, if needed, settlement discussions with the ransomware Threat Actor (TA). Ransomware forensics typically require the review of logs, registry, Group Policy Object (GPO), AD, DNS, routers, firewalls, scheduled tasks, and basic Windows systems to check for changes.

Services involved with forensics analysis include:

• Disconnect without shutting down all potentially suspect devices from the network. This may require closing all Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) ports and Internet connected network-attached storage, modifying admin credentials and user PWs, and configuring 2FA to secure your backups.
• Capture forensically valid duplicates of all exposed devices so the file recovery group can get started
• Save firewall, VPN, and other critical logs as soon as feasible
• Establish the type of ransomware used in the attack
• Survey each machine and data store on the system including cloud storage for signs of compromise
• Catalog all encrypted devices
• Establish the type of ransomware used in the attack
• Study log activity and user sessions to establish the time frame of the ransomware attack and to identify any possible sideways migration from the originally infected machine
• Understand the security gaps exploited to carry out the ransomware assault
• Look for the creation of executables surrounding the first encrypted files or network compromise
• Parse Outlook PST files
• Examine email attachments
• Extract any URLs embedded in messages and check to see if they are malware
• Produce comprehensive attack reporting to meet your insurance and compliance requirements
• Document recommendations to shore up security vulnerabilities and improve workflows that lower the exposure to a future ransomware exploit

Contact Progent about Ransomware Forensics Analysis Expertise in Manchester
To learn more about how Progent can help your Manchester organization with ransomware forensics analysis, call 1-800-462-8800 or see Contact Progent.