Ransomware Response Consultants in Augusta-Richmond County

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Forensics and Reporting Services in Augusta-Richmond County
Progent's ransomware forensics consultants can preserve the system state after a ransomware assault and perform a comprehensive forensics investigation without slowing down the processes required for business resumption and data restoration. Your Augusta-Richmond County business can use Progent's ransomware forensics documentation to block subsequent ransomware attacks, validate the recovery of encrypted data, and comply with insurance and regulatory requirements.

Ransomware forensics investigation is aimed at determining and describing the ransomware assault's progress across the network from start to finish. This history of the way a ransomware attack travelled through the network assists you to evaluate the damage and highlights shortcomings in security policies or processes that should be rectified to avoid later break-ins. Forensic analysis is typically given a high priority by the cyber insurance provider and is typically mandated by state and industry regulations. Because forensics can be time consuming, it is critical that other key activities like business continuity are performed concurrently. Progent maintains an extensive roster of information technology and security experts with the knowledge and experience needed to perform activities for containment, operational resumption, and data restoration without interfering with forensics.

Ransomware forensics investigation is time consuming and requires close interaction with the teams focused on file recovery and, if needed, payment negotiation with the ransomware adversary. Ransomware forensics typically require the examination of all logs, registry, Group Policy Object (GPO), Active Directory (AD), DNS servers, routers, firewalls, schedulers, and core Windows systems to check for variations.

Services involved with forensics include:

• Disconnect but avoid shutting down all potentially affected devices from the network. This may involve closing all Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) ports and Internet connected NAS storage, modifying admin credentials and user PWs, and setting up two-factor authentication to guard your backups.
• Capture forensically valid digital images of all suspect devices so the data restoration group can get started
• Save firewall, virtual private network, and additional key logs as quickly as feasible
• Establish the variety of ransomware involved in the assault
• Examine every computer and storage device on the network as well as cloud storage for signs of encryption
• Catalog all encrypted devices
• Establish the type of ransomware involved in the assault
• Review logs and sessions to determine the timeline of the ransomware assault and to spot any potential lateral migration from the originally infected system
• Understand the security gaps exploited to perpetrate the ransomware attack
• Look for new executables associated with the original encrypted files or network breach
• Parse Outlook PST files
• Analyze attachments
• Extract URLs embedded in email messages and check to see whether they are malware
• Provide detailed attack reporting to satisfy your insurance carrier and compliance mandates
• Document recommendations to close cybersecurity vulnerabilities and improve processes that lower the risk of a future ransomware exploit

Contact Progent about Ransomware Forensics Investigation Expertise in Augusta-Richmond County
To find out more information about ways Progent can help your Augusta-Richmond County business with ransomware forensics, call 1-800-462-8800 or visit Contact Progent.