Ransomware Response Consulting Experts in Anchorage

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Forensics Analysis and Reporting in Anchorage
Progent's ransomware forensics consultants can capture the system state after a ransomware attack and perform a comprehensive forensics analysis without slowing down the processes related to operational continuity and data recovery. Your Anchorage business can use Progent's post-attack ransomware forensics report to combat future ransomware assaults, validate the cleanup of lost data, and meet insurance carrier and governmental reporting requirements.

Ransomware forensics is aimed at tracking and describing the ransomware assault's progress throughout the targeted network from beginning to end. This audit trail of how a ransomware assault travelled through the network helps you to evaluate the damage and brings to light weaknesses in security policies or work habits that need to be corrected to prevent future breaches. Forensics is commonly assigned a top priority by the insurance carrier and is often required by government and industry regulations. Since forensics can take time, it is critical that other key recovery processes like operational resumption are performed concurrently. Progent has an extensive team of information technology and cybersecurity experts with the knowledge and experience required to carry out activities for containment, operational continuity, and data recovery without disrupting forensics.

Ransomware forensics analysis is complex and requires close cooperation with the groups assigned to file restoration and, if necessary, settlement negotiation with the ransomware threat actor. Ransomware forensics can involve the review of logs, registry, GPO, Active Directory, DNS, routers, firewalls, schedulers, and core Windows systems to check for changes.

Activities associated with forensics include:

• Detach without shutting down all possibly suspect devices from the system. This may involve closing all RDP ports and Internet connected NAS storage, modifying admin credentials and user PWs, and setting up 2FA to guard your backups.
• Create forensically complete images of all suspect devices so your file recovery team can get started
• Save firewall, VPN, and other key logs as soon as feasible
• Identify the version of ransomware used in the assault
• Inspect each machine and data store on the system as well as cloud-hosted storage for indications of compromise
• Inventory all compromised devices
• Determine the kind of ransomware used in the assault
• Study log activity and user sessions in order to determine the timeline of the ransomware assault and to spot any potential lateral movement from the originally compromised machine
• Identify the attack vectors used to perpetrate the ransomware assault
• Look for new executables surrounding the original encrypted files or system breach
• Parse Outlook web archives
• Analyze email attachments
• Separate any URLs from email messages and check to see whether they are malware
• Provide detailed attack documentation to meet your insurance carrier and compliance mandates
• Document recommendations to close cybersecurity gaps and improve processes that lower the risk of a future ransomware breach

Contact Progent about Ransomware Forensics Analysis Services in Anchorage
To learn more about ways Progent can help your Anchorage business with ransomware forensics, call 1-800-462-8800 or see Contact Progent.