Ransomware Response Services in San Diego

Progent's Ransomware Forensics Analysis and Reporting in San Diego
Progent's ransomware forensics consultants can capture the system state after a ransomware assault and carry out a comprehensive forensics analysis without slowing down the processes required for operational continuity and data recovery. Your San Diego business can use Progent's forensics report to combat subsequent ransomware attacks, validate the recovery of encrypted data, and comply with insurance and regulatory requirements.

Ransomware forensics investigation involves determining and describing the ransomware assault's storyline across the targeted network from start to finish. This history of how a ransomware attack travelled within the network assists you to assess the impact and brings to light gaps in security policies or processes that should be corrected to prevent future breaches. Forensics is usually given a high priority by the cyber insurance carrier and is often required by state and industry regulations. Because forensics can be time consuming, it is essential that other key recovery processes like business resumption are executed concurrently. Progent has a large team of IT and cybersecurity experts with the skills needed to perform activities for containment, business resumption, and data recovery without disrupting forensic analysis.

Ransomware forensics investigation is complicated and calls for intimate cooperation with the groups assigned to data restoration and, if necessary, payment negotiation with the ransomware hacker. Ransomware forensics can involve the review of logs, registry, GPO, Active Directory (AD), DNS, routers, firewalls, schedulers, and core Windows systems to check for changes.

Services associated with forensics investigation include:

• Disconnect but avoid shutting off all potentially impacted devices from the network. This may require closing all RDP ports and Internet connected network-attached storage, modifying admin credentials and user passwords, and setting up 2FA to secure backups.
• Create forensically sound duplicates of all suspect devices so your data recovery team can get started
• Save firewall, virtual private network, and additional critical logs as soon as possible
• Identify the kind of ransomware involved in the assault
• Survey each computer and storage device on the network including cloud storage for signs of compromise
• Catalog all compromised devices
• Determine the type of ransomware involved in the attack
• Study logs and user sessions to determine the time frame of the ransomware assault and to spot any possible sideways movement from the originally compromised machine
• Identify the security gaps used to perpetrate the ransomware assault
• Look for new executables associated with the first encrypted files or system breach
• Parse Outlook PST files
• Analyze email attachments
• Separate URLs embedded in email messages and determine whether they are malicious
• Produce comprehensive incident reporting to meet your insurance and compliance requirements
• List recommendations to close cybersecurity vulnerabilities and enforce processes that reduce the exposure to a future ransomware exploit

Contact Progent about Ransomware Forensics Expertise in San Diego
To find out more information about how Progent can assist your San Diego organization with ransomware forensics, call 1-800-462-8800 or see Contact Progent.