Ransomware Response Consulting Services in Tacoma

Progent's Ransomware Forensics and Reporting Services in Tacoma
Progent's ransomware forensics experts can preserve the evidence of a ransomware attack and carry out a detailed forensics investigation without interfering with the processes related to business resumption and data recovery. Your Tacoma business can utilize Progent's forensics report to combat future ransomware attacks, validate the cleanup of encrypted data, and comply with insurance and governmental requirements.

Ransomware forensics analysis is aimed at tracking and describing the ransomware attack's storyline throughout the targeted network from start to finish. This audit trail of the way a ransomware attack progressed within the network assists your IT staff to assess the damage and uncovers weaknesses in rules or work habits that should be corrected to avoid future breaches. Forensic analysis is usually given a top priority by the cyber insurance carrier and is typically required by state and industry regulations. Because forensic analysis can take time, it is essential that other key recovery processes like operational continuity are executed in parallel. Progent has an extensive team of IT and security experts with the skills needed to perform activities for containment, business resumption, and data restoration without disrupting forensic analysis.

Ransomware forensics is arduous and requires close interaction with the groups focused on data cleanup and, if needed, payment discussions with the ransomware attacker. Ransomware forensics typically involve the examination of all logs, registry, Group Policy Object (GPO), Active Directory, DNS, routers, firewalls, scheduled tasks, and basic Windows systems to detect changes.

Activities associated with forensics investigation include:

• Detach without shutting off all potentially affected devices from the network. This can involve closing all RDP ports and Internet facing network-attached storage, modifying admin credentials and user passwords, and implementing two-factor authentication to secure backups.
• Capture forensically valid digital images of all exposed devices so the data recovery group can proceed
• Preserve firewall, virtual private network, and additional key logs as quickly as feasible
• Identify the version of ransomware involved in the assault
• Inspect each computer and storage device on the system including cloud storage for signs of compromise
• Catalog all encrypted devices
• Establish the type of ransomware involved in the assault
• Review log activity and user sessions in order to establish the time frame of the assault and to identify any possible sideways movement from the first infected system
• Understand the attack vectors used to carry out the ransomware assault
• Look for new executables surrounding the first encrypted files or system compromise
• Parse Outlook web archives
• Analyze email attachments
• Extract URLs from messages and check to see whether they are malware
• Produce comprehensive incident documentation to meet your insurance carrier and compliance mandates
• Suggest recommended improvements to shore up cybersecurity vulnerabilities and enforce processes that lower the risk of a future ransomware breach

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