Ransomware Response Consulting Experts in Reno

Progent's Ransomware Forensics and Reporting Services in Reno
Progent's ransomware forensics consultants can save the system state after a ransomware assault and perform a detailed forensics analysis without disrupting the processes related to business continuity and data restoration. Your Reno organization can use Progent's ransomware forensics documentation to counter subsequent ransomware attacks, assist in the cleanup of lost data, and meet insurance carrier and governmental requirements.

Ransomware forensics analysis is aimed at tracking and describing the ransomware attack's storyline throughout the network from beginning to end. This history of how a ransomware attack progressed within the network assists your IT staff to evaluate the impact and uncovers shortcomings in rules or work habits that should be corrected to avoid later breaches. Forensic analysis is typically assigned a high priority by the cyber insurance carrier and is typically required by state and industry regulations. Because forensic analysis can be time consuming, it is critical that other key recovery processes like business resumption are pursued in parallel. Progent maintains an extensive team of information technology and security experts with the knowledge and experience required to perform activities for containment, operational resumption, and data restoration without interfering with forensics.

Ransomware forensics is complex and requires intimate interaction with the groups assigned to data restoration and, if necessary, payment negotiation with the ransomware adversary. Ransomware forensics can require the review of logs, registry, Group Policy Object, AD, DNS servers, routers, firewalls, scheduled tasks, and basic Windows systems to check for changes.

Services involved with forensics analysis include:

• Detach but avoid shutting down all potentially affected devices from the network. This can involve closing all RDP ports and Internet facing NAS storage, changing admin credentials and user PWs, and implementing 2FA to secure backups.
• Preserve forensically valid duplicates of all suspect devices so your data restoration team can get started
• Preserve firewall, VPN, and additional critical logs as soon as feasible
• Identify the variety of ransomware used in the attack
• Examine each machine and data store on the network as well as cloud storage for signs of compromise
• Catalog all encrypted devices
• Establish the type of ransomware used in the assault
• Review log activity and sessions in order to establish the timeline of the ransomware attack and to spot any possible sideways movement from the first infected machine
• Identify the security gaps exploited to carry out the ransomware assault
• Search for the creation of executables associated with the original encrypted files or system compromise
• Parse Outlook PST files
• Examine attachments
• Extract URLs from messages and determine whether they are malware
• Produce extensive attack reporting to meet your insurance carrier and compliance regulations
• List recommended improvements to close security gaps and enforce processes that lower the risk of a future ransomware breach

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