Ransomware Response Services in Washington

Progent's Ransomware Forensics and Reporting in Washington
Progent's ransomware forensics experts can save the evidence of a ransomware attack and perform a comprehensive forensics analysis without slowing down the processes related to operational resumption and data recovery. Your Washington organization can use Progent's post-attack forensics report to combat subsequent ransomware attacks, validate the recovery of encrypted data, and meet insurance carrier and governmental mandates.

Ransomware forensics investigation involves discovering and describing the ransomware attack's storyline across the network from start to finish. This history of the way a ransomware assault progressed within the network assists your IT staff to evaluate the damage and highlights shortcomings in rules or processes that should be corrected to prevent future break-ins. Forensics is commonly given a top priority by the cyber insurance provider and is typically mandated by government and industry regulations. Because forensics can be time consuming, it is vital that other important recovery processes like business resumption are executed in parallel. Progent maintains an extensive roster of information technology and data security experts with the knowledge and experience required to carry out activities for containment, operational resumption, and data recovery without interfering with forensics.

Ransomware forensics is complicated and requires intimate interaction with the teams focused on data restoration and, if needed, settlement discussions with the ransomware attacker. Ransomware forensics typically involve the review of all logs, registry, GPO, Active Directory (AD), DNS servers, routers, firewalls, scheduled tasks, and basic Windows systems to look for anomalies.

Activities involved with forensics investigation include:

• Disconnect without shutting down all possibly impacted devices from the network. This may require closing all Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) ports and Internet connected network-attached storage, modifying admin credentials and user PWs, and configuring 2FA to secure your backups.
• Capture forensically valid digital images of all exposed devices so the data recovery group can get started
• Save firewall, virtual private network, and additional key logs as soon as possible
• Establish the variety of ransomware used in the assault
• Inspect every computer and storage device on the system including cloud-hosted storage for indications of encryption
• Inventory all compromised devices
• Establish the type of ransomware involved in the assault
• Study log activity and sessions to establish the timeline of the attack and to identify any possible lateral movement from the first infected system
• Identify the security gaps used to perpetrate the ransomware attack
• Search for new executables surrounding the original encrypted files or network compromise
• Parse Outlook web archives
• Analyze email attachments
• Extract URLs from messages and determine if they are malware
• Provide detailed attack documentation to satisfy your insurance carrier and compliance regulations
• List recommended improvements to shore up cybersecurity gaps and enforce workflows that lower the exposure to a future ransomware breach

Contact Progent about Ransomware Forensics Analysis Services in Washington
To find out more about ways Progent can assist your Washington business with ransomware forensics analysis, call 1-800-462-8800 or visit Contact Progent.