Ransomware Response Services in Des Moines

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Forensics Analysis and Reporting Services in Des Moines
Progent's ransomware forensics experts can capture the evidence of a ransomware assault and carry out a comprehensive forensics analysis without interfering with the processes required for business resumption and data restoration. Your Des Moines business can use Progent's post-attack forensics report to counter subsequent ransomware attacks, assist in the cleanup of encrypted data, and comply with insurance and governmental mandates.

Ransomware forensics is aimed at discovering and documenting the ransomware attack's progress across the targeted network from beginning to end. This audit trail of the way a ransomware assault travelled through the network assists you to assess the damage and highlights weaknesses in rules or work habits that need to be rectified to avoid later breaches. Forensics is commonly assigned a top priority by the insurance provider and is typically required by government and industry regulations. Because forensic analysis can take time, it is critical that other key recovery processes such as business resumption are executed concurrently. Progent has an extensive roster of IT and data security experts with the skills needed to perform the work of containment, operational resumption, and data restoration without disrupting forensics.

Ransomware forensics analysis is arduous and calls for intimate cooperation with the teams focused on data recovery and, if needed, settlement negotiation with the ransomware hacker. Ransomware forensics typically require the review of logs, registry, Group Policy Object (GPO), Active Directory, DNS servers, routers, firewalls, schedulers, and basic Windows systems to check for changes.

Activities associated with forensics include:

• Isolate without shutting down all possibly suspect devices from the system. This can involve closing all Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) ports and Internet facing network-attached storage, modifying admin credentials and user PWs, and implementing 2FA to protect your backups.
• Capture forensically complete digital images of all exposed devices so your data recovery team can proceed
• Save firewall, VPN, and other key logs as quickly as feasible
• Establish the type of ransomware used in the attack
• Examine every computer and data store on the network as well as cloud-hosted storage for signs of encryption
• Catalog all encrypted devices
• Determine the kind of ransomware involved in the assault
• Study logs and sessions in order to establish the time frame of the assault and to identify any potential sideways migration from the originally infected machine
• Identify the attack vectors exploited to perpetrate the ransomware attack
• Look for the creation of executables associated with the original encrypted files or system compromise
• Parse Outlook web archives
• Examine attachments
• Separate any URLs embedded in messages and determine if they are malware
• Provide extensive incident documentation to meet your insurance carrier and compliance mandates
• Suggest recommended improvements to close security gaps and improve workflows that reduce the exposure to a future ransomware breach

Contact Progent about Ransomware Forensics Investigation Expertise in Des Moines
To find out more information about how Progent can help your Des Moines organization with ransomware forensics investigation, call 1-800-462-8800 or visit Contact Progent.