Ransomware Response Consulting Experts in Edmonton

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Forensics Analysis and Reporting Services in Edmonton
Progent's ransomware forensics consultants can save the system state after a ransomware attack and carry out a detailed forensics investigation without disrupting the processes required for operational resumption and data restoration. Your Edmonton organization can utilize Progent's post-attack forensics documentation to counter future ransomware attacks, assist in the cleanup of lost data, and comply with insurance and governmental reporting requirements.

Ransomware forensics involves determining and describing the ransomware assault's progress throughout the targeted network from beginning to end. This history of the way a ransomware assault progressed through the network assists your IT staff to evaluate the damage and brings to light shortcomings in security policies or work habits that need to be rectified to avoid later breaches. Forensic analysis is usually given a top priority by the insurance carrier and is often mandated by state and industry regulations. Since forensic analysis can take time, it is essential that other important activities such as business resumption are executed concurrently. Progent has a large team of IT and cybersecurity experts with the knowledge and experience required to perform activities for containment, operational continuity, and data restoration without interfering with forensics.

Ransomware forensics analysis is complicated and requires close cooperation with the teams assigned to data cleanup and, if necessary, settlement discussions with the ransomware hacker. forensics typically involve the examination of all logs, registry, Group Policy Object, Active Directory (AD), DNS servers, routers, firewalls, schedulers, and core Windows systems to detect changes.

Services involved with forensics include:

• Disconnect but avoid shutting off all potentially affected devices from the network. This may involve closing all Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) ports and Internet facing network-attached storage, modifying admin credentials and user passwords, and setting up 2FA to protect backups.
• Capture forensically valid duplicates of all exposed devices so your file restoration team can proceed
• Preserve firewall, VPN, and other key logs as quickly as feasible
• Determine the version of ransomware used in the attack
• Examine each machine and storage device on the system including cloud storage for signs of encryption
• Inventory all compromised devices
• Determine the kind of ransomware involved in the attack
• Study log activity and user sessions to establish the time frame of the attack and to spot any potential lateral movement from the first compromised system
• Understand the security gaps exploited to perpetrate the ransomware attack
• Search for new executables associated with the first encrypted files or system compromise
• Parse Outlook web archives
• Examine email attachments
• Extract URLs from messages and determine whether they are malware
• Provide extensive incident documentation to satisfy your insurance carrier and compliance mandates
• Suggest recommended improvements to shore up security vulnerabilities and enforce processes that reduce the risk of a future ransomware exploit

Contact Progent about Ransomware Forensics Analysis Expertise in Edmonton
To find out more about how Progent can assist your Edmonton business with ransomware forensics investigation, call 1-800-462-8800 or visit Contact Progent.