Ransomware Response Consulting Experts in Providence

Progent's Ransomware Forensics and Reporting Services in Providence
Progent's ransomware forensics experts can capture the system state after a ransomware attack and carry out a detailed forensics investigation without interfering with the processes required for operational continuity and data recovery. Your Providence organization can utilize Progent's forensics documentation to block future ransomware assaults, assist in the restoration of lost data, and comply with insurance carrier and governmental requirements.

Ransomware forensics is aimed at determining and documenting the ransomware attack's progress throughout the network from beginning to end. This audit trail of the way a ransomware assault travelled through the network assists you to evaluate the damage and uncovers vulnerabilities in policies or processes that should be rectified to avoid later break-ins. Forensic analysis is commonly given a top priority by the insurance carrier and is often required by state and industry regulations. Since forensics can take time, it is critical that other key activities such as business resumption are performed in parallel. Progent has an extensive roster of information technology and security experts with the knowledge and experience needed to carry out activities for containment, operational continuity, and data recovery without disrupting forensic analysis.

Ransomware forensics investigation is arduous and requires close interaction with the groups responsible for data recovery and, if needed, settlement negotiation with the ransomware hacker. forensics typically involve the review of all logs, registry, Group Policy Object (GPO), AD, DNS servers, routers, firewalls, scheduled tasks, and basic Windows systems to check for anomalies.

Services associated with forensics include:

• Detach without shutting off all potentially suspect devices from the system. This may require closing all Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) ports and Internet facing NAS storage, changing admin credentials and user PWs, and setting up 2FA to secure your backups.
• Preserve forensically sound images of all suspect devices so your file restoration group can proceed
• Save firewall, virtual private network, and additional critical logs as quickly as feasible
• Determine the version of ransomware used in the attack
• Inspect every computer and storage device on the system as well as cloud-hosted storage for signs of compromise
• Inventory all encrypted devices
• Establish the kind of ransomware used in the attack
• Review log activity and sessions in order to determine the time frame of the ransomware assault and to spot any potential sideways migration from the first compromised system
• Understand the attack vectors used to perpetrate the ransomware assault
• Search for the creation of executables surrounding the original encrypted files or system breach
• Parse Outlook PST files
• Examine email attachments
• Extract any URLs embedded in messages and check to see if they are malware
• Provide extensive incident reporting to satisfy your insurance and compliance regulations
• List recommendations to shore up security vulnerabilities and improve processes that reduce the exposure to a future ransomware exploit

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