Ransomware Response Services in Irving

Progent's Ransomware Forensics Analysis and Reporting Services in Irving
Progent's ransomware forensics consultants can capture the system state after a ransomware assault and perform a detailed forensics analysis without interfering with activity required for operational resumption and data recovery. Your Irving organization can use Progent's post-attack ransomware forensics report to combat subsequent ransomware assaults, validate the restoration of lost data, and comply with insurance and governmental mandates.

Ransomware forensics analysis involves discovering and documenting the ransomware assault's storyline across the network from beginning to end. This audit trail of the way a ransomware assault progressed through the network assists your IT staff to assess the damage and uncovers gaps in security policies or work habits that should be rectified to prevent future break-ins. Forensics is commonly assigned a high 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 pursued concurrently. Progent has an extensive team of IT and cybersecurity experts with the skills required to perform activities for containment, operational resumption, and data restoration without interfering with forensic analysis.

Ransomware forensics analysis is time consuming and calls for intimate interaction with the groups assigned to data restoration and, if necessary, payment talks with the ransomware hacker. forensics typically involve the examination of logs, registry, Group Policy Object (GPO), AD, DNS, routers, firewalls, schedulers, and basic Windows systems to check for anomalies.

Services involved with forensics analysis include:

• Isolate without shutting down all possibly suspect devices from the network. This may involve closing all Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) ports and Internet connected network-attached storage, modifying admin credentials and user PWs, and configuring two-factor authentication to secure backups.
• Capture forensically complete images of all exposed devices so the file restoration group can proceed
• Preserve firewall, virtual private network, and additional critical logs as quickly as possible
• Establish the version of ransomware involved in the assault
• Survey every computer and storage device on the system including cloud storage for indications of encryption
• Inventory all encrypted devices
• Determine the type of ransomware involved in the attack
• Study log activity and sessions to establish the timeline of the ransomware attack and to identify any potential lateral movement from the first infected machine
• Identify the security gaps used to carry out the ransomware assault
• Look for new executables associated with the original encrypted files or system compromise
• Parse Outlook PST files
• Analyze email attachments
• Extract any URLs from email messages and determine if they are malware
• Provide extensive attack documentation to meet your insurance and compliance requirements
• List recommendations to close cybersecurity vulnerabilities and improve processes that reduce the risk of a future ransomware exploit

Contact Progent about Ransomware Forensics Services in Irving
To learn more information about how Progent can help your Irving organization with ransomware forensics analysis, call 1-800-462-8800 or see Contact Progent.