Series

Ransomware Resilience

A practical series on preparing for, surviving, and recovering from a ransomware attack: the plans, backups, and rehearsals a small business needs before an incident happens.

1. The SMBs Ransomware Survival Guide: Don't Pay, Do This Instead: What to do in the first hours after ransomware hits a small business: isolate the network, check your offline backups, call your insurer, and why paying the ransom is almost always the wrong call.
2. Incident Response Plan Template: A Step-by-Step Walkthrough: How to write an incident response plan for a small business: the roles, steps, and notification rules to set before an incident happens, walked through with a template.
3. Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery: The Basics: The difference between business continuity and disaster recovery, what a BCDR plan for a small business should contain, and how to build one without a dedicated IT department.
4. The 3-2-1 Backup Strategy, Explained: What the 3-2-1 backup rule means, how to apply it on a small business budget, and the mistakes that turn a backup strategy into a false sense of security.
5. How to Run a Ransomware Tabletop Exercise: A step-by-step guide to running a ransomware tabletop exercise for a small team: how to set the scenario, who to involve, and what to do with what you learn.