Ransomware Response Services in Bristol

Progent's Ransomware Forensics Investigation and Reporting Services in Bristol
Progent's ransomware forensics experts can preserve the evidence of a ransomware attack and perform a detailed forensics investigation without slowing down activity related to business continuity and data recovery. Your Bristol organization can use Progent's forensics report to counter future ransomware attacks, validate the cleanup of lost data, and comply with insurance and governmental reporting requirements.

Ransomware forensics analysis involves determining and documenting the ransomware assault's storyline throughout the targeted network from beginning to end. This audit trail of the way a ransomware attack travelled within the network assists your IT staff to assess the damage and uncovers gaps in policies or work habits that should be corrected to prevent later breaches. Forensics is commonly assigned a high priority by the cyber insurance carrier and is often required by state and industry regulations. Since forensic analysis can take time, it is critical that other important activities such as business continuity are executed concurrently. Progent maintains a large roster of information technology and data security experts with the skills needed to perform activities for containment, operational resumption, and data restoration without disrupting forensic analysis.

Ransomware forensics analysis is arduous and calls for intimate cooperation with the teams assigned to data cleanup and, if necessary, settlement negotiation with the ransomware threat actor. Ransomware forensics can involve the examination of all logs, registry, Group Policy Object (GPO), Active Directory (AD), DNS servers, routers, firewalls, schedulers, and core Windows systems to detect changes.

Services involved with forensics analysis include:

• Isolate but avoid shutting off all possibly affected devices from the system. This may involve closing all RDP ports and Internet connected network-attached storage, changing admin credentials and user PWs, and setting up two-factor authentication to secure backups.
• Copy forensically valid duplicates of all exposed devices so your file restoration group can proceed
• Preserve firewall, virtual private network, and other key logs as quickly as possible
• Establish the version of ransomware used in the assault
• Survey each machine and storage device on the system as well as cloud storage for signs of encryption
• Catalog all compromised devices
• Determine the type of ransomware involved in the attack
• Review log activity and sessions to establish the timeline of the ransomware attack and to spot any possible sideways movement from the first infected system
• Understand the security gaps used to perpetrate the ransomware assault
• Look for new executables associated with the first encrypted files or network breach
• Parse Outlook PST files
• Analyze email attachments
• Separate URLs from messages and check to see if they are malicious
• Produce comprehensive attack reporting to satisfy your insurance carrier and compliance regulations
• List recommendations to close cybersecurity gaps and enforce processes that reduce the risk of a future ransomware breach

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