Ransomware Response Consulting Services in Stamford

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Forensics and Reporting Services in Stamford
Progent's ransomware forensics experts can save the evidence of a ransomware attack and carry out a detailed forensics analysis without interfering with activity related to business resumption and data recovery. Your Stamford organization can utilize Progent's post-attack forensics documentation to block future ransomware attacks, validate the cleanup of encrypted data, and comply with insurance carrier and governmental reporting requirements.

Ransomware forensics analysis is aimed at determining and documenting the ransomware assault's progress throughout the network from start to finish. This history of how a ransomware assault progressed within the network helps you to evaluate the damage and uncovers gaps in policies or processes that should be corrected to avoid later breaches. Forensics is commonly assigned a high priority by the cyber insurance carrier and is often required by government and industry regulations. Because forensic analysis can take time, it is vital that other key recovery processes like operational resumption are performed concurrently. Progent maintains an extensive team of IT and cybersecurity experts with the knowledge and experience needed to carry out the work of containment, operational continuity, and data restoration without disrupting forensic analysis.

Ransomware forensics is complex and requires intimate interaction with the groups assigned to data restoration and, if needed, payment negotiation with the ransomware attacker. Ransomware forensics can involve the examination of logs, registry, GPO, Active Directory (AD), DNS, routers, firewalls, schedulers, and basic Windows systems to check for changes.

Activities involved with forensics analysis include:

• Detach but avoid shutting down all potentially suspect devices from the network. This can require closing all Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) ports and Internet facing network-attached storage, changing admin credentials and user passwords, and setting up two-factor authentication to protect backups.
• Copy forensically complete digital images of all exposed devices so your data restoration team can get started
• Preserve firewall, virtual private network, and other critical logs as quickly as feasible
• Identify the type of ransomware used in the assault
• Examine every computer and data store on the system including cloud storage for signs of compromise
• Inventory all encrypted devices
• Determine the type of ransomware involved in the attack
• Study log activity and user sessions to determine the timeline of the ransomware assault and to identify any possible lateral migration from the originally compromised system
• Identify the attack vectors exploited to carry out the ransomware attack
• Search for the creation of executables surrounding the original encrypted files or network breach
• Parse Outlook PST files
• Analyze email attachments
• Extract URLs embedded in messages and determine if they are malicious
• Provide detailed incident documentation to meet your insurance and compliance regulations
• Document recommended improvements to shore up security gaps and enforce processes that lower the risk of a future ransomware exploit

Contact Progent about Ransomware Forensics Investigation Expertise in Stamford
To learn more about how Progent can help your Stamford organization with ransomware forensics investigation, call 1-800-462-8800 or visit Contact Progent.