Ransomware Defense & Incident Response

What Happens When Your Systems Get Encrypted Tomorrow Morning?

The Problem

Ransomware is the number one cyber threat facing small businesses in 2025. The average attack costs $254,000, and 60% of SMBs that experience a significant ransomware attack close permanently within six months.

When ransomware hits:

  1. Systems encrypted, operations stopped: You cannot access files, email, accounting systems, customer records. Revenue stops immediately.
  2. Ransom demands: Attackers demand $50,000 to $500,000 for decryption keys. Even if you pay, there is no guarantee you get your data back.
  3. Data exfiltration: Modern ransomware steals data before encrypting. Attackers threaten to publish sensitive customer data, financial records, or proprietary information.
  4. Extended downtime: System rebuilding takes weeks. Daily revenue loss ranges from $15,000 to $50,000 while operations are down.
  5. Customer loss: 55% of customers permanently abandon businesses that suffer a breach.

The real problem: Most small businesses have no tested backup recovery process, no incident response plan, and no way to detect ransomware before it encrypts everything.

The Solution

Layered Ransomware Defense & Recovery Readiness

We implement prevention, detection, and response controls to stop ransomware before it spreads—and ensure you can recover quickly if an attack succeeds.

Prevention Layer

Multi-factor authentication, endpoint protection, email filtering, vulnerability patching, user training to block initial access.

Detection Layer

Behavioral monitoring, file integrity checks, network traffic analysis to detect ransomware activity before full encryption.

Backup & Recovery

Immutable backups, air-gapped copies, tested recovery procedures with documented RTO/RPO to restore operations in hours, not weeks.

Incident Response Plan

Documented playbooks for containment, eradication, recovery. Know exactly who does what in the first hour of an attack.

Real Client Example:

Accounting firm in Newburgh. Ransomware encrypted all client files on a Friday afternoon. No tested backup recovery. After implementing our defense strategy: immutable backups with 4-hour recovery point objective, endpoint detection and response, incident response playbook, and quarterly tabletop exercises. When ransomware hit again 18 months later, the firm detected the attack within 30 minutes, isolated infected systems, and restored from backup. Total downtime: 6 hours. Zero ransom paid. Zero client data lost.

What We Implement

Tested Backup Recovery

Automated backups with immutable storage, air-gapped copies, quarterly recovery testing. Document recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO).

Endpoint Protection

Deploy behavioral detection and response tools that stop ransomware execution before encryption spreads across the network.

Network Segmentation

Isolate critical systems so ransomware cannot spread from workstations to servers or between departments.

Incident Response Playbook

Step-by-step procedures for the first hour: containment, communication, forensics, recovery decision-making. Includes contact lists, system diagrams, recovery procedures.

Tabletop Exercises

Simulate ransomware scenarios with your team. Practice decision-making, test communication channels, identify gaps before a real incident.

Why AI-Powered Ransomware Is Different

Traditional ransomware could be stopped by antivirus and basic email filtering. Modern AI-powered ransomware:

  • Uses AI to create convincing phishing emails that bypass spam filters
  • Adapts to evade signature-based antivirus detection
  • Moves laterally through networks to find high-value targets before encrypting
  • Exfiltrates data silently before triggering encryption
  • Automates vulnerability scanning to find unpatched systems

Defense requires behavioral detection, not just signatures. We implement tools that detect unusual file access patterns, abnormal network traffic, and suspicious process behavior—stopping ransomware before encryption starts.

Book a Ransomware Readiness Assessment

We will test your backup recovery, evaluate your detection capabilities, and assess your incident response readiness. You will get a clear report of gaps and a prioritized plan to improve resilience.

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