Ransomware Readiness Check

Stress-test your defenses against a real ransomware kill chain — before the actual attackers run it for you.

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Why this matters: Ransomware follows a known script: phish or VPN entry, credential theft, quiet spread, backup destruction, then the demand. We have broken down ten years of these attacks on this site — Colonial Pipeline, Kaseya, Conti — and the failures are consistent: untested backups, flat networks, no segmentation. This check runs your defenses against that script.

What we cover

  • Kill-chain walkthrough tailored to your environment
  • Tabletop exercise with your IT and leadership team
  • Backup integrity and isolation validation (paper review)
  • Detection and response timing against the kill chain
  • Identity hardening: the accounts attackers actually abuse
  • Prioritized readiness roadmap

How we test

1Baseline

We map your current controls against the standard ransomware kill chain stages.

2Tabletop

A realistic scenario walked through with your team — decisions, timing, and gaps surface honestly.

3Validate

Backups, recovery procedures, and identity controls reviewed against real-world attacker behavior.

4Roadmap

Findings ranked by how much survival odds they buy you, quick wins first.

What you get

  • Readiness score across the full kill chain
  • Tabletop findings: decision and timing gaps
  • Backup and recovery validation results
  • Prioritized survival roadmap

The engagement at a glance

📞 Free scoping call

A short conversation about your environment. You receive a written scope, timeline, and fixed quote — no obligation.

✍️ Signed authorization

Testing begins only with your written permission and agreed rules of engagement. Always.

⏱️ Time-boxed delivery

A calendar agreed before we start, with an agreed communication plan while testing runs.

🔁 Retest included

A verification pass over everything you fix — included in the price, not an add-on.

See the full engagement process → and how pricing is scoped in our public pricing guide.

Related research from Hmmnm

Ransomware evolution 2016–2026: what defenders keep missinghmmnm.com The first 24 hours of a ransomware attack — minute by minutehmmnm.com CISO ransomware response checklisthmmnm.com

Common questions

Is this a technical test or an exercise?

Both: a control review against the real kill chain, plus a tabletop that tests whether your people and procedures hold up under the real thing.

How long does it take?

Typically one to two weeks: baseline review, a half-day tabletop, and the written roadmap.

We have backups — are we not already fine?

Backups are the plan everyone has and almost nobody tests under attack conditions. The Kaseya and Colonial cases both had “backups.” Validation is the difference.

Authorization first, always. Testing happens only with your written permission and agreed rules of engagement — the same ethics that govern responsible disclosure on this site.
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