Ransomware Response Consulting Experts in Washington

Overview of Progent's Ransomware Forensics Analysis and Reporting Services in Washington
Progent's ransomware forensics experts can capture the system state after a ransomware assault and perform a comprehensive forensics analysis without slowing down the processes related to operational continuity and data recovery. Your Washington business can utilize Progent's post-attack ransomware forensics report to counter future ransomware attacks, validate the recovery of lost data, and comply with insurance and regulatory reporting requirements.

Ransomware forensics analysis is aimed at determining and documenting the ransomware assault's progress across the targeted network from beginning to end. This audit trail of the way a ransomware attack travelled within the network assists you to assess the damage and brings to light weaknesses in rules or work habits that should be rectified to prevent later break-ins. Forensic analysis is usually assigned a top priority by the insurance carrier and is often required by state and industry regulations. Because forensic analysis can take time, it is critical that other important recovery processes like operational continuity are performed concurrently. Progent has an extensive team of information technology and data security experts with the skills needed to carry out activities for containment, operational resumption, and data restoration without interfering with forensics.

Ransomware forensics is time consuming and requires close interaction with the groups responsible for file recovery and, if needed, payment discussions with the ransomware threat actor. forensics typically require the examination of all logs, registry, Group Policy Object, AD, DNS servers, routers, firewalls, schedulers, and basic Windows systems to detect anomalies.

Activities associated with forensics investigation include:

• Disconnect but avoid shutting down all potentially suspect devices from the system. This can require closing all Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) ports and Internet connected NAS storage, modifying admin credentials and user passwords, and setting up two-factor authentication to protect backups.
• Create forensically valid duplicates of all exposed devices so the data recovery group can proceed
• Preserve firewall, virtual private network, and other critical logs as quickly as feasible
• Establish the strain of ransomware used in the assault
• Examine each machine and data store on the system including cloud storage for indications of encryption
• Inventory all encrypted devices
• Determine the kind of ransomware used in the attack
• Review log activity and user sessions in order to determine the time frame of the attack and to identify any potential sideways migration from the originally infected machine
• Understand the security gaps used to perpetrate the ransomware attack
• Look for the creation of executables associated with the first encrypted files or network compromise
• Parse Outlook PST files
• Examine attachments
• Extract URLs embedded in email messages and check to see whether they are malicious
• Produce comprehensive attack reporting to meet your insurance carrier and compliance regulations
• List recommendations to close cybersecurity gaps and improve workflows that lower the exposure to a future ransomware breach

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