Ransomware Response Consulting Experts in Alexandria

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Forensics and Reporting Services in Alexandria
Progent's ransomware forensics experts can save the system state after a ransomware assault and carry out a detailed forensics investigation without slowing down the processes related to operational resumption and data recovery. Your Alexandria organization can utilize Progent's post-attack forensics documentation to counter subsequent ransomware assaults, validate the restoration of lost data, and meet insurance and regulatory mandates.

Ransomware forensics analysis involves discovering and documenting the ransomware attack's storyline throughout the targeted network from start to finish. This audit trail of how a ransomware attack progressed through the network helps your IT staff to evaluate the damage and uncovers gaps in rules or work habits that should be rectified to avoid later break-ins. Forensics is usually assigned a top priority by the cyber insurance provider and is typically required by state and industry regulations. Because forensic analysis can be time consuming, it is critical that other key activities like operational continuity are executed concurrently. Progent maintains an extensive team of information technology and cybersecurity experts with the knowledge and experience required to perform activities for containment, operational continuity, and data restoration without disrupting forensic analysis.

Ransomware forensics investigation is complicated and requires close interaction with the teams focused on file cleanup and, if needed, settlement discussions with the ransomware threat actor. forensics typically require the examination of logs, registry, GPO, Active Directory (AD), DNS servers, routers, firewalls, schedulers, and basic Windows systems to look for anomalies.

Services involved with forensics include:

• Detach without shutting off all potentially affected devices from the system. This may involve closing all RDP ports and Internet facing NAS storage, modifying admin credentials and user passwords, and implementing 2FA to secure backups.
• Capture forensically valid duplicates of all suspect devices so the data restoration group can get started
• Preserve firewall, virtual private network, and additional key logs as quickly as feasible
• Establish the version of ransomware involved in the assault
• Inspect each machine and storage device on the network as well as cloud storage for signs of compromise
• Catalog all encrypted devices
• Establish the type of ransomware involved in the attack
• Study logs and sessions to determine the timeline of the ransomware attack and to identify any potential lateral migration from the first infected system
• Identify the security gaps exploited to carry out the ransomware assault
• Look for new executables associated with the first encrypted files or network breach
• Parse Outlook PST files
• Analyze attachments
• Extract any URLs embedded in email messages and check to see whether they are malicious
• Provide detailed attack reporting to meet your insurance carrier and compliance mandates
• List recommended improvements to shore up cybersecurity vulnerabilities and enforce processes that reduce the exposure to a future ransomware exploit

Contact Progent about Ransomware Forensics Expertise in Alexandria
To find out more information about ways Progent can assist your Alexandria organization with ransomware forensics investigation, call 1-800-462-8800 or see Contact Progent.