Ransomware Response Services in Wilmington

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Forensics Analysis and Reporting Services in Wilmington
Progent's ransomware forensics experts can preserve the system state after a ransomware assault and carry out a detailed forensics analysis without slowing down the processes required for operational resumption and data recovery. Your Wilmington organization can use Progent's post-attack forensics documentation to counter future ransomware attacks, assist in the cleanup of encrypted data, and comply with insurance carrier and governmental requirements.

Ransomware forensics analysis is aimed at tracking and documenting the ransomware attack's storyline across the targeted network from beginning to end. This history of how a ransomware assault progressed through the network assists you to evaluate the damage and uncovers gaps in policies or processes that should be corrected to avoid later break-ins. Forensic analysis is typically assigned a top priority by the cyber insurance carrier and is typically mandated by state and industry regulations. Since forensic analysis can be time consuming, it is critical that other important activities such as operational resumption are pursued in parallel. Progent maintains a large team of information technology and cybersecurity experts with the knowledge and experience required to carry out activities for containment, business resumption, and data restoration without disrupting forensic analysis.

Ransomware forensics investigation is time consuming and calls for close cooperation with the teams focused on file cleanup and, if needed, payment discussions with the ransomware adversary. Ransomware forensics can require the review of logs, registry, Group Policy Object (GPO), Active Directory (AD), DNS, routers, firewalls, scheduled tasks, and basic Windows systems to look for changes.

Services associated with forensics analysis include:

• Disconnect without shutting down all potentially impacted devices from the network. This can involve closing all RDP ports and Internet connected NAS storage, modifying admin credentials and user passwords, and setting up two-factor authentication to secure backups.
• Capture forensically complete images of all exposed devices so your file restoration group can get started
• Preserve firewall, virtual private network, and additional key logs as quickly as feasible
• Identify the strain of ransomware used in the assault
• Inspect every computer 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 attack
• Study logs and user sessions in order to determine the timeline of the ransomware attack and to identify any possible lateral movement from the originally infected system
• Understand the attack vectors exploited to carry out the ransomware assault
• Look for the creation of executables surrounding the first encrypted files or network breach
• Parse Outlook PST files
• Analyze attachments
• Separate any URLs from messages and determine if they are malware
• Provide detailed attack reporting to meet your insurance carrier and compliance regulations
• List recommended improvements to shore up cybersecurity gaps and improve workflows that lower the exposure to a future ransomware breach

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