Ransomware Response Consultants in Midland

Progent's Ransomware Forensics Analysis and Reporting in Midland
Progent's ransomware forensics consultants can preserve the system state after a ransomware attack and carry out a detailed forensics analysis without interfering with activity required for business resumption and data restoration. Your Midland business can utilize Progent's post-attack ransomware forensics documentation to block future ransomware attacks, assist in the restoration of encrypted data, and meet insurance carrier and regulatory requirements.

Ransomware forensics involves discovering and describing the ransomware assault's storyline throughout the network from start to finish. This audit trail of how a ransomware attack travelled within the network assists you to evaluate the damage and brings to light shortcomings in security policies or processes that need to be corrected to avoid future break-ins. Forensics is usually given a high priority by the insurance provider and is often required by government and industry regulations. Because forensic analysis can take time, it is critical that other key recovery processes like business resumption are performed in parallel. Progent maintains an extensive roster of information technology and security professionals with the skills needed to carry out the work of containment, operational resumption, and data restoration without interfering with forensics.

Ransomware forensics investigation is complex and requires close cooperation with the groups responsible for data recovery and, if needed, settlement talks with the ransomware threat actor. forensics typically involve the review of logs, registry, GPO, Active Directory (AD), DNS servers, routers, firewalls, schedulers, and basic Windows systems to check for variations.

Activities involved with forensics analysis include:

• Detach but avoid shutting off all potentially suspect devices from the network. This can involve closing all RDP ports and Internet connected NAS storage, changing admin credentials and user PWs, and setting up two-factor authentication to secure your backups.
• Create forensically sound images of all suspect devices so your file restoration group can proceed
• Save firewall, VPN, and additional critical logs as quickly as possible
• Identify the variety 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 encrypted devices
• Determine the kind of ransomware involved in the attack
• Study log activity and sessions in order to determine the time frame of the ransomware assault and to spot any potential lateral movement from the originally infected system
• Understand the attack vectors exploited to perpetrate the ransomware attack
• Search for the creation of executables associated with the first encrypted files or network compromise
• Parse Outlook PST files
• Analyze attachments
• Separate any URLs embedded in email messages and check to see if they are malware
• Provide extensive attack documentation to satisfy your insurance and compliance mandates
• List recommended improvements to close security gaps and enforce workflows that lower the exposure to a future ransomware breach

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