The Challenge
Why Ransomware Hits So Hard
Ransomware encrypts systems and often backups too. Without protection and a tested way back, the business can stop for days.
Is This Relevant?
Is This Use Case Relevant to Your Organization?
The people, moments and signals that usually bring this need to the surface.
Relevant Teams
- Security and IT leaders
- Infrastructure and backup teams
- Executive leadership
Common Triggers
- A ransomware incident nearby or in the news
- Cyber insurance requirements
- A board question about ransomware readiness
Warning Signs
- Backups on the same network as production
- Recovery never tested end to end
- No ransomware response plan
Typical Environments
- On-premises, cloud and SaaS data
- Servers, databases, files and business applications
Benefits
What Better Looks Like
Intended benefits. Actual results depend on your environment and starting point.
Our Approach
A Practical Approach
Protection designed around how quickly each system must recover. Each stage is tailored to your environment.
Assess
Review data, backups, recovery arrangements and past failures.
Prioritize
Rank what you find by business impact, effort and risk, and agree where to start.
Design
Agree protection policies, retention and recovery targets for each system.
Implement
Deploy backup, isolation and data protection controls.
Validate and Optimize
Test restores and cyber recovery against the agreed targets.
Solutions
Solutions That Can Help
The solutions that address this use case, starting with the primary one.
Services
How Signisys Can Support You
The services that deliver the approach, from the first assessment to ongoing improvement.
Technology
Technology Options
Where technology fits in the approach. Specific platforms and partner status are confirmed for each engagement.
Before You Start
What to Consider Before Getting Started
A little preparation makes the first assessment faster and its findings more reliable.
- Which systems must recover first
- Backup isolation and immutability
- Recovery time targets
- Insurance and reporting obligations
- Who will own the work and act on recommendations
- Engagement model and ongoing support
Measuring Success
How to Measure Success
Illustrative measures. Agree a baseline first, and keep targets separate from measured results.
Protected Backups
The share of critical systems with isolated backups.
Recovery Test Success
Recovery tests that meet their targets.
Recovery Time
How long a full recovery takes in tests.
MFA Coverage
The share of accounts protected by MFA.
Our Approach
How We Deliver Results
How Signisys works, from the first assessment to handover and beyond.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about this use case.
How do we know if we are ready for ransomware?
Ask whether backups are isolated, whether recovery has been tested end to end and whether there is an agreed response plan. If any answer is no, there is work to do.
Can we fully prevent ransomware?
No organization can rule it out completely, which is why protection is combined with isolated backups and tested recovery.
What information is needed to get started?
Your critical systems, current backup setup, recovery targets, security controls and any insurance requirements.
Which environments does this apply to?
On-premises, cloud and SaaS data, including servers, databases and files.
How is progress measured?
Agree a baseline for measures such as protected backups, recovery test success, recovery time and MFA coverage, then track them over time.
Related Content
Related Outcomes, Use Cases and Guides
Where to go next: the outcome this use case supports, nearby scenarios, technology partners and practical guides.
Business Outcome
Strengthen Cybersecurity and Reduce Business Risk
Technology Partner
SentinelOne Solutions and Services
Technology Partner
Sophos Solutions and Services
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