Cyber Discovery Expert Available to Discuss the Difficulty of Bringing Systems Back Online After a Ransomware Attack like Colonial

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May 13, 2021, 15:18 ET

WASHINGTON, May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Getting back online after a ransomware attack is a painstaking process that takes time, warns cyber discovery expert Michael Sarlo, Chief Innovation Officer and President of Global Investigations at HaystackID. This comes as Colonial Pipeline slowly brings its operations back online after suffering the largest pipeline hack in history and the most significant attack on a piece of critical national infrastructure.

"All of Colonial's data and networking equipment must be poured over to determine the scope and depth of what was exfiltrated, encrypted, or corrupted. That means we are talking about potentially terabytes of data– and that takes time," said Sarlo.

"While everyone wants the operations back online as quickly as possible, you have to be able to identify where the safe data is and where the at risk data is with a great deal of confidence before you can bring any systems back, in order to not incur further damage. It involves determining exposure, mitigating risk and ensuring compliance with security and data breach notification requirements, and it is not easy to do that quickly."

Michael Sarlo is available for interviews on the challenges of cyber discovery and the steps companies need to take after suffering a data breach.

About HaystackID™
|HaystackID is a specialized eDiscovery services firm that helps corporations and law firms securely find, understand and learn from data when facing complex, data-intensive investigations and litigation. HaystackID mobilizes industry-leading computer forensics, eDiscovery, and attorney document review experts to serve more than 500 of the world's leading corporations and law firms in North America and Europe. Serving nearly half of the Fortune 100, HaystackID is an alternative legal services provider that combines expertise and technical excellence with a culture of white-glove customer service. The company was recently named a worldwide leader in eDiscovery services by IDC MarketScape and a representative vendor in the 2021 Gartner Market Guide for E-Discovery Solutions. For more information about its suite of services, including programs and solutions for unique legal enterprise needs, go to HaystackID.com.

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