Ransomware Defence Assessment

Let Pentest People assess your businesses Ransomware defences through a

3 part extensive assessment.

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Audit Checks

Making sure the most appropriate policies and procedures are in place along with suitable technical controls to mitigate the risk of a ransomware attack

Infrastructure Testing

The ‘Infrastructure Testing’ aims to provide assurance that your current configurations across your key hosts and services are effective and appropriate.

Attack Simulation

The ‘Simulation Tests’ aim to examine the effectiveness of your defence systems, but also the responsiveness of the IT team.

Audit Checks

Making sure the most appropriate policies and procedures are in place along with suitable technical controls to mitigate the risk of a ransomware attack

Infrastructure Testing

The ‘Infrastructure Testing’ aims to provide assurance that your current configurations across your key hosts and services are effective and appropriate.

What is The Ransomware Defence Assessment?

The Ransomware Defence Assessment is a blended approach of both paper audit checks and hands-on manual testing, aiming to thoroughly assess your administrative and technical controls, as well as your detection processes. We also test your ability to restore business activities quickly and efficiently should a successful attack take place.

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This assessment is split into 3 key areas: Audit Checks, Infrastructure Testing & Attack Simulation.

Simulate a Real Attack

Simulates the most probable internal and external attacks used to deliver ransomware payloads in a safe and controlled manner.

Test Effectiveness

Tests the effectiveness of the SIEM solution in detecting malicious behaviour on the infrastructure typical of an imminent ransomware attack.

Mitigate Risks

Includes an assessment of the configuration of the key technical controls in place to mitigate the risk of ransomware attacks, such as mail filters, anti-virus, and network segmentation.

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Scoping & Intelligence Gathering

Our experts will listen to you and your needs to develop a tailored testing strategy. From here our consultants will use a wide variety of penetration testing tools and resources to gather information on your organisation.

Reporting & Remediation

Now the test is complete our consultants will fill out a detailed report of their findings, broken down by category and type, adding any remediation advice to the exploits and vulnerabilities they discovered. This data will be accessible via SecurePortal and follow up calls will be made to walkthrough the test and the steps required to remove the risks found.

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Audit Checks

Robust and regularly tested procedures, policies, guidelines, and awareness training are critical components in the business-wide approach to ransomware defence. Therefore the ‘Audit Tests’ aim to ensure that the most appropriate policies and procedures are in place along with suitable technical controls to mitigate the risk of a ransomware attack. Typical tests would include confirming backup and recovery activities, automated patch management, malware controls, CIRP and DR plans, and distribution of awareness training.

Infrastructure Testing

The infrastructure includes a wide range of hosts and services, all with unique security configurations, and each providing a key technical control. The ‘Infrastructure Testing’ aims to provide assurance that your current configurations across your key hosts and services are effective and appropriate.

Tests include confirming that mail filters block the most recently used malicious attachments, that data backups are appropriately secured, that compromised user accounts cannot easily access sensitive information, and that remote access solutions are configured with the most secure authentication controls.

Make Your Testing Experience Easier with SecurePortal

SecurePortal provides clients with a new way to monitor and analyse the data you receive in your penetration tests. Rather than a lengthy physical report you gain a range of simple features that highlight your test findings and vulnerabilities.

Easily access remediation advice from our team of consultants on discovered vulnerabilities and assign them to your team for fast and efficient resolution. Receive overview and trend data of all of the current security issues you face in your organisation.

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Key Benefits of Reviewing Your Ransomware Defences

Review your security controls and configurations defences if you were to be targeted by a Ransomware attack

Includes an assessment of the configuration of the key technical controls in place to mitigate the risk of ransomware attacks, such as mail filters, anti-virus, and network segmentation

Includes a Ransomware focused workshop with a senior consultant, discussing how the configuration of the client’s infrastructure compares with industry best-practice recommendations

Tests the effectiveness of the SIEM solution in detecting malicious behaviour on the infrastructure typical of an imminent ransomware attack

Simulates the most probable internal and external attacks used to deliver ransomware payloads in a safe and controlled manner

Be Prepared For New Ransomware Threats

Why Does Your Business Need to Test Your Ransomware Defences?

Test Security Effectiveness

Testing ransomware defences is essential in order to assess the effectiveness of security measures and ensure that all areas are adequately protected.

Valuable Insights

Provides your business with valuable insights into where vulnerabilities may exist, allowing you to adjust your security practices accordingly.

Ransomware on The Rise

Ransomware Gangs are becoming more active and targeting small-medium sized companies more now that gangs are being split up by federal agencies, so being ahead of these threat actors is more crucial than ever.

Attack Simulation

The ‘Audit Checks’ and ‘Infrastructure Testing’ could be considered as part of the ‘Preparation Stage’ of incident response. However, the remaining steps from detection through to recovery should also be examined.

The ‘Simulation Tests’ aim to examine the effectiveness of your defence systems, but also the responsiveness of the IT team. The tests simulate ransomware activity in a controlled and non-disruptive way, allowing all stages of incident response to be played out, identifying any opportunities for improvement.

Concise Reporting

The Ransomware Defence Assessment report structure is divided into three main categories, namely, ’Audit Checks, ‘Infrastructure Testing’, and ‘Attack Simulation’.

Each test is then further divided into sections to explain the issue’s relevance in ransomware defence. It provides a view of the short-term and long-term administrative and/or technical steps that could be taken to mitigate risk.

The report also overlays the severity of each issue based on probability and potential impact on your environment. Finally, the report includes as much evidence as possible to validate our findings. For example, proof of concept images, code output where appropriate, and any recommended external resources.

Experienced Consultant Team

Our Testing Team are CREST Accredited & Includes CHECK Team Leaders

Experienced & Accredited Testing Team For All Our Services

Penetration testing is a key component of any effective cybersecurity strategy, and it requires well-trained professionals to execute. Our consultant team needs are highly trained in order to test your business for vulnerabilities and identify potential threats before they cause harm. Our team have a deep understanding of the systems and protocols involved in protecting against hackers, malware, and data breaches.

CHECK Team Leaders
CREST Accredited consultant teams
Experts in all areas of cybersecurity

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“Pentest People have provided us with a very streamlined testing service, that can be easily reviewed using their Secure Online Portal.

I’m pleased with the quality of the testing report and it has enabled us to feel more confident in our network security”.

Warwickshire College

IT Professional

“Pentest People is one of our trusted partners when it comes to Information Security audits and related security certifications.

Led by a team of industry experts, Pentest People has been part of our journey in achieving ISO27001:2013 and Cyber Essentials certifications and supported us with great insights on operational and strategic improvements required to secure our ICT infrastructure.

Their high level of professionalism combined with their expertise and the strong focus on delivering the right solution for their customer is admirable and greatly appreciated by our organisation and my team.

I will recommend Pentest People to any potential client of theirs without any hesitation at any time.”

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"A requirement for Yesss to work with some of our suppliers and customers was to be Cyber Essentials Plus accredited, we enlisted the help of Pentest People via a recommendation.

We found the whole progress to be very smooth. The management portal was simple to use but effective and guided us through the certification process.

When our certification comes up for renewal, we will have no hesitation in using Pentest People again."

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IT Manager

“Pentest People stand out in the field of penetration testing due to the skillset of people they have working there. We undertook a complex bespoke pentest with them which required a lot of pre-work in order to make sure it was scoped correctly and they took the time to come onsite to make sure all was correct prior to commencing. From my experience with them, they are very intelligent people with a deep understanding of the security landscape and we will continue to use them for future testing requirements”.

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What is Ransomware?

Ransomware is a type of malicious software (malware) that encrypts a victim's files or data, making them inaccessible until a ransom is paid to the attacker. Typically, ransomware infiltrates a system through phishing emails, malicious websites, or exploiting vulnerabilities in software and networks. Once installed, it encrypts the victim's data using complex encryption algorithms and then displays a ransom note demanding payment, usually in the form of cryptocurrency like Bitcoin, to unlock the files.

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