Ransomware Response Consulting Experts in Los Angeles

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Forensics Investigation and Reporting in Los Angeles
Progent's ransomware forensics consultants can preserve the evidence of a ransomware assault and perform a comprehensive forensics investigation without impeding the processes related to business continuity and data recovery. Your Los Angeles organization can utilize Progent's forensics report to block subsequent ransomware assaults, assist in the recovery of lost data, and comply with insurance and regulatory requirements.

Ransomware forensics involves tracking and documenting the ransomware assault's progress throughout the targeted network from start to finish. This audit trail of how a ransomware attack progressed within the network helps you to evaluate the damage and highlights gaps in security policies or processes that need to be corrected to avoid later break-ins. Forensic analysis is commonly given a high priority by the cyber insurance carrier and is often mandated by state and industry regulations. Because forensics can take time, it is essential that other important recovery processes such as operational resumption are executed concurrently. Progent has an extensive roster of information technology and data security experts with the knowledge and experience required to carry out activities for containment, operational continuity, and data restoration without disrupting forensics.

Ransomware forensics is complex and requires intimate cooperation with the groups responsible for file restoration and, if necessary, payment talks with the ransomware hacker. Ransomware forensics typically require the review of logs, registry, Group Policy Object (GPO), AD, DNS, routers, firewalls, scheduled tasks, and basic Windows systems to detect changes.

Activities associated with forensics include:

• Disconnect without shutting down all possibly suspect devices from the network. This can require closing all RDP ports and Internet facing network-attached storage, changing admin credentials and user passwords, and configuring two-factor authentication to secure backups.
• Copy forensically sound digital images of all exposed devices so the data restoration team can proceed
• Preserve firewall, VPN, and other key logs as soon as feasible
• Determine the strain of ransomware used in the attack
• Inspect each computer and storage device on the network including cloud-hosted storage for signs of encryption
• Catalog all compromised devices
• Determine the kind of ransomware used in the attack
• Review log activity and user sessions in order to determine the timeline of the attack and to identify any potential lateral movement from the first infected machine
• Understand the attack vectors used to carry out the ransomware assault
• Look for new executables associated with the original encrypted files or system compromise
• Parse Outlook PST files
• Examine attachments
• Separate any URLs from email messages and determine if they are malware
• Produce extensive incident reporting to satisfy your insurance and compliance requirements
• List recommended improvements to close security gaps and enforce processes that lower the risk of a future ransomware breach

Contact Progent about Ransomware Forensics Analysis Services in Los Angeles
To find out more about how Progent can help your Los Angeles business with ransomware forensics analysis, call 1-800-462-8800 or see Contact Progent.