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Anti Ransomware Readiness

Anti-Ransomware Readiness · Prepare · Detect · Recover

Don't wait for the ransom note.
Prove you're ready before it lands.

A structured readiness program across the ransomware lifecycle — harden entry points, tune detections against real TTPs, validate immutable backups, pressure-test your IR runbook, and rehearse recovery. When it hits (and statistically, it will), you already know the next hour.

Get Readiness Score → See Methodology
3-Phase
Prepare · Detect · Recover
NIST · CISA
Framework-Aligned
Tabletop Ready
Real-World Drills
insec@ransom · readiness-scorecard · client.com
◈ Readiness Scorecard · Sample
Identity & MFA
85%
Endpoint EDR
72%
Segmentation
54%
Immutable Backups
48%
Detection · ATT&CK
66%
IR Runbook
60%
Recovery Tested
32%
Overall Readiness
59/100
ROADMAP READY
76%
of orgs hit by ransomware in the last 12 months
$4.88M
avg cost of a ransomware incident (IBM 2024)
24d
avg downtime · production & recovery
3%
fully recovered data even after paying
// Three-Phase Readiness

Prepare. Detect. Recover.

Every phase gets measured, rehearsed, and hardened. Aligned with NIST CSF 2.0 functions and CISA's #StopRansomware guidance.

◈ PHASE 1 · PREPARE

Harden & Pre-Position

Shrink the attack surface. Block the common entry vectors before they're tried.

  • Identity: MFA · phishing-resistant auth
  • Patch & exposure management
  • Segmentation & lateral-movement control
  • Admin-tier hardening · PAM · LAPS
  • Email & endpoint anti-phishing
  • RDP · VPN · remote-access audit
  • M365 / Google Workspace hardening
◈ PHASE 2 · DETECT

See It Early. Stop It Fast.

Detection tuned for real ransomware TTPs — not generic alerting theatre.

  • EDR tuning (CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Defender)
  • ATT&CK coverage validation
  • Kerberoasting & AD-abuse hunts
  • Shadow-copy / VSSAdmin detection
  • Mass-file-rename / encryption behaviour
  • Deception (canary files · honeypots)
  • SOC playbook & escalation testing
◈ PHASE 3 · RECOVER

Prove You Can Come Back.

The backup you never tested is the backup you don't have. We make sure yours works.

  • 3-2-1-1-0 backup strategy review
  • Immutability validation (Veeam · Rubrik)
  • Offline / air-gap copy audit
  • Restore-time objective (RTO) drills
  • Clean-room restore rehearsal
  • Priority-app recovery sequencing
  • Post-recovery integrity validation
// Ransomware Kill Chain

Where we block, detect, and recover.

We apply controls across every stage of the modern ransomware playbook — mapped to MITRE ATT&CK tactics real groups (LockBit affiliates, ALPHV successors, Scattered Spider, Play) use.

T1566 · T1078

Initial Access

Phish · valid creds · exposed RDP · vuln n-day

T1059 · T1053

Execution & C2

PowerShell · Cobalt · Sliver beacons

T1558 · T1068

Privilege Escalation

Kerberoast · UAC bypass · LSA secrets

T1021 · T1570

Lateral Movement

PsExec · WMI · SMB · BloodHound paths

T1486 · T1490

Impact & Encryption

Encrypt · delete shadows · wipe backups

// Methodology

A 9-step program. Not a marketing audit.

Each step is measurable. Each deliverable is actionable. Progress is visible on a scorecard your board will read.

01 · SCOPE

Baseline & Crown-Jewel Scoping

Critical data, critical services, tolerable downtime, regulatory drivers.

02 · EXPOSURE

External & Identity Exposure

Internet-facing attack surface, breached creds, MFA gaps, legacy protocols.

03 · AD

Active-Directory Health

BloodHound paths, tier-0 hygiene, GPO abuse vectors, service-account sprawl.

04 · ENDPOINT

Endpoint & EDR Tuning

Coverage, detection rules, ATT&CK heatmap, Purple-team validation.

05 · BACKUP

Backup & Recovery Validation

3-2-1-1-0, immutability, restore drills, RTO/RPO measurement.

06 · SEGMENT

Segmentation & Containment

East-west controls, critical-tier isolation, kill-switch design.

07 · PLAYBOOK

IR Runbook & Comms

Decision trees, legal/regulatory path, communications, third-party contacts.

08 · TABLETOP

Live Tabletop Exercise

Executive + technical drills under realistic ransomware scenarios.

09 · REPORT

Scorecard & Roadmap

Board-ready scorecard · prioritized 90-day roadmap · quarterly re-scoring.

// Backup Standard

If it's not 3-2-1-1-0, it's not ready.

Modern ransomware actively hunts backups. A backup strategy that worked in 2018 is a liability today. We validate against the current gold standard — and prove restore actually works.

Validated Recovery. Not Hopeful Backups.

We don't take vendor marketing at face value. Every immutability claim gets tested. Every restore gets drilled. Every RTO gets measured.

  • Immutability policies verified, not just configured
  • Air-gapped / offline copy physically validated
  • Clean-room restore rehearsal (isolated rebuild)
  • Backup-system identity separated from prod AD
  • Ransomware-resistant storage (Object Lock, WORM)
  • Priority-app recovery sequence documented & drilled
  • Backup-telemetry fed into SIEM for tamper detection
  • Post-restore integrity validation (hash manifest)
3-2-1-1-0
The Modern Backup Rule
3copies of data
2different media
1off-site copy
1air-gap / immutable
0errors after recovery verification
// Frameworks

Readiness your auditors already accept.

NIST CSF 2.0

Identify · Protect · Detect · Respond · Recover mapped.

NIST SP 800-61

Incident-response lifecycle alignment.

CISA #StopRansomware

Joint guide + ransomware-specific advisories.

MITRE ATT&CK

Per-group coverage (LockBit · ALPHV · Play · etc.).

ISO/IEC 27001

A.5.29 · A.5.30 business continuity & ICT readiness.

ISO/IEC 22301

BCMS · tested recovery procedures.

ENISA

Threat-landscape & ransomware mitigation.

PCI-DSS 12.10

IR plan & annual testing requirement.

HIPAA

Breach-notification & contingency-plan rule.

DPDP Act · 2023

Breach notification obligations for data fiduciaries.

RBI Cyber

BFSI BCP/DR testing & reporting expectations.

CERT-In 2022

6-hour incident reporting directive.

// What You Walk Away With

Evidence of readiness. Not the illusion of it.

Readiness Scorecard

Per-domain scoring (0-100) across 7 readiness pillars. Board-presentable, quarter-over-quarter trackable.

Tested IR Playbook

Decision tree, comms templates, legal-path map, vendor/third-party contacts — rehearsed, not shelf-ware.

Restore-Proven Backups

Evidence that restores actually work. RTO / RPO numbers from drill, not from vendor data sheets.

ATT&CK Coverage Heatmap

Which tactics/techniques are actually detected vs. gaps · with specific tuning recommendations.

Exec Tabletop Evidence

Documented exercise, decision log, lessons learned, board-review pack.

Regulator & Insurer Evidence

Control-mapped evidence for DPDP / CERT-In / RBI / SEBI · cyber-insurance readiness questionnaire answered.

// Engagement Timeline

Baseline in 4 weeks. Program in 12.

WEEK 0

Scoping & NDA

Crown jewels, stakeholders, tolerable downtime, regulatory drivers, data-classification baseline.

WEEK 1-2

Exposure & Identity Audit

External attack surface, breached creds, MFA/identity posture, phishing resistance.

WEEK 2-3

AD · Endpoint · Detection

BloodHound, tier-0, EDR tuning, ATT&CK coverage validation, detection-gap map.

WEEK 3-4

Backup & Recovery Drills

Immutability proof, air-gap verification, clean-room restore, RTO/RPO measurement.

WEEK 4

Scorecard & Baseline Report

Readiness score, prioritized roadmap, quick-wins surfaced, exec debrief.

WEEK 5-10

Remediation Uplift

Segmentation, backup hardening, detection engineering, playbook authoring.

WEEK 10-12

Tabletop & Re-Score

Exec + technical tabletop, ATT&CK-driven purple-team exercise, re-scorecard.

QUARTERLY

Re-Readiness Pulse

Focused re-score, threat-intel update, new-technique coverage, continued tabletops.

// FAQ

What boards and CISOs ask first.

We already have EDR, backups, and cyber insurance. What more is needed?
Having each is table stakes — but proving they work together under real ransomware pressure is what readiness means. Your EDR may be tuned for alerts, not ransomware TTPs. Your backups may exist, but never actually restored. Your cyber insurer may require specific controls your team doesn't have. Readiness is evidence, not a product stack.
Is this the same as penetration testing?
No. Pentests find vulnerabilities. Readiness assesses whether your people, processes, and technology would actually survive and recover from a ransomware attack. We combine some offensive testing (exposure, AD, EDR validation) with defensive evaluation (backups, playbooks, tabletops). Different objective, different scope.
Do you test the backups by actually restoring?
Yes — we insist on it. We restore priority workloads to an isolated clean room and measure RTO, data integrity, and sequencing dependencies. Untested backups are a false sense of security — we've seen "working" backups fail at 3 AM of a real incident too many times.
Will you simulate real ransomware?
We simulate TTPs and behaviours using safe adversary-emulation tooling (CALDERA, Atomic Red Team, custom scripts). We never execute real ransomware payloads in production. The objective is validating detection and response — not proving we can encrypt things.
What if an incident happens during the engagement?
We pause readiness work immediately and switch to IR support mode — our forensic and IR teams take over, coordinate with your insurer/legal, and run the incident. The readiness baseline already created accelerates response significantly.
Can this help with cyber insurance renewal?
Strongly yes. Most insurers now require specific controls — MFA coverage, EDR, backup immutability, IR plan. Our scorecard directly answers insurer questionnaires and often qualifies clients for better premiums or reduced exclusions. Letter of attestation provided.
What's the typical cost?
Baseline assessment (4-6 weeks) typically ₹6L–₹18L depending on size. Full 12-week uplift program ₹20L–₹60L. Retainer for quarterly re-readiness + tabletop cadence from ₹25L/year. Fixed quote after scoping call.
What do we do if we're actively being attacked right now?
Call our 24/7 IR line immediately: +91 9433 93 2620. Don't reboot. Don't run AV scans. Don't pay anything yet. Our forensic & IR team activates within the hour, with insurance-panel-recognised response protocols.
// Get Started

Know exactly where you stand — before the attacker decides.

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