Ransomware Readiness Assessment
Ransomware attacks are on the rise, having increased seven-fold in just the past year. Worse yet, ransomware attacks are becoming more and more dangerous, as attackers encrypt more data and demand larger ransoms to restore it. A single attack can cost your business hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Adding to the severity of ransomware attacks is the fact that they are constantly evolving, making it more difficult to prevent and defend against them. As soon as one popular ransomware variation begins to steal the headlines, another one pops up in its place. Ransomware-as-a-service is also enabling less-skilled hackers to launch ransomware attacks. While these incidents may not be as severe or costly, they are often targeted at small and medium-sized businesses. For organizations of this size, even a smaller ransomware attack can have severe consequences that can stall operations and drastically impact revenue.
The cost of a ransomware attack stems from several areas:
- The ransom itself (if you end up having to pay it)
- Lost data, including historical customer data
- The need to reconstruct data and systems
- Lost revenue
- Penalties and fines
- Reputational damage
- Legal fees
Ransomware attacks won’t wait—Blue Team Alpha will help prepare you with an offensive plan. It is critical for all organizations, regardless of size or industry, to take a proactive approach when it comes to ransomware. You simply cannot afford to ignore this cybersecurity threat.
The Ransomware Readiness Assessment from Blue Team Alpha determines how ready you are to prevent and defend against a ransomware attack. We will help your organization identify your most critical business services and assess your business’s ability to quickly detect an attack, contain the damage to your critical systems, and highlight where to focus resources regarding backup/restore capabilities. With AlphaRisk Ransomware Readiness Assessment, we help mitigate risk by preparing organizations on how to prioritize efforts to reduce risk in the shortest time possible. The goal is to prepare your business for this type of attack in order to minimize damage to business operations and reputation.
Our team includes seasoned security engineers, architects, and Certified Information System Security Professionals with decades of experience and thousands of hours of incident response pertaining specifically to ransomware cases in the SMB market.
When you enlist Blue Team Alpha for a Ransomware Readiness Assessment, our team of experts will:
- Gather a prioritized list of the top 5 to 10 critical business functions and associated services
- Identify the controls in place to address the top 5 business functions during a typical ransomware attack including:
- Incident response policies, playbook and procedure document storage
- Backup system review and assessment
- Ransom payment readiness
- Perform a gap analysis to analyze the controls and business requirements to verify alignment
- Evaluate policies and procedures to conduct business during the event and recover to meet objectives, including logging-level reviews and findings and cadence of risk assessments
- Conduct a dark web search for compromised logins, passwords, hashes & PII
- Recommend controls to bridge the gaps and prepare the business for the ransomware event
- Review existing cybersecurity awareness training program curriculum for ransomware prevention
- Deliver a Ransomware Readiness Assessment Report, including recommendations
Don’t guess if your business is ready to handle a ransomware attack. Take the steps now to find out and have the peace of mind of knowing your company is ready.
