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Ransomware defense for the enterprise — without the vendor spin.

Everything a security leader needs to prepare for, withstand, and recover from a ransomware attack — playbooks, a free readiness assessment, vetted response providers, and weekly intelligence. Independent, and built for the people who carry the risk.

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72
Your Ransomware Readiness Score
Benchmarked against Financial Services · 68 avg
Backup & recoveryStrong
Network segmentationNeeds work
Detection & responseModerate
Incident response planAt risk

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$5.08M
avg. enterprise incident cost
24 hrs
the window that decides recovery
200+
providers & tools mapped
Weekly
intelligence for leaders
Start where you are

Whatever your situation, there's a path.

Whether you're in the middle of an incident or building your defenses for next year — pick your starting point.

🔴We're under attack

If it's happening right now, start here.

Every minute spent deciding what to do is a minute the attacker doesn't have to work for. Get connected to a vetted incident response team, and work the first-24-hours containment checklist while you wait — no cost to submit, no sales call.

  • Vetted incident response partners, ready to mobilize
  • The First 24 Hours containment checklist, step by step
  • Routed to the right partner for your situation, free
Live Incident Signal
00:04:12
Elapsed since first alert — every minute counts
🛡️Assess our readiness

Most teams overestimate their readiness — until it's tested.

Backups, segmentation, detection, response, and vendor risk — the five things that actually determine how a ransomware incident goes. Ten minutes, no sales call, and you walk away with a number and a plan.

  • A readiness score benchmarked against your industry
  • A prioritized gap list — what to fix first, and why
  • A board-ready report you can hand to leadership
Sample Readiness Score
72 / 100
Benchmarked against Financial Services · 68 avg
📘Build our defenses

Prevention, detection, response, recovery — done properly.

Most ransomware content is either a vendor pitch or a listicle. This is the reference we'd want if we were the ones defending the organization — written to be used, not indexed.

  • The complete Enterprise Ransomware Defense Playbook
  • The First 24 Hours incident checklist
  • A buyer's guide to cyber insurance that actually pays
Defense Coverage
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Layers mapped — prevention through recovery
🤝Find a provider

Find the right people before you need them.

Incident response firms, MSSPs, cyber insurers, backup & recovery tools, and ransomware negotiators — mapped independently, with the details that matter when the clock is running.

  • 200+ providers across five categories, independently reviewed
  • Verified Partner and Featured listings, clearly labeled
  • Request a quote directly — no cold outreach required
Provider Network
200+
Vetted IR, MSSP, insurance & recovery partners
Free Tool

How ready is your organization — really?

Most enterprises overestimate their ransomware readiness until they're tested. Our free assessment walks through the practices that actually determine outcomes and returns:

  • A readiness score benchmarked against your industry
  • A prioritized gap list — what to fix first, and why
  • A board-ready report you can share with leadership

No sales call. Ten minutes. Optional email to receive your full report.

Sample question 4 of 12

If your primary systems were encrypted tonight, how quickly could you restore from clean, offline backups?

Under 24 hours — tested regularly
1–3 days — backups exist, rarely tested
Unsure / more than a week

The essentials, done properly.

The First 24 Hours: A Ransomware Incident Checklist
Incident Checklist

The First 24 Hours: A Ransomware Incident Checklist

A step-by-step checklist for the moment everything is on fire — containment, communication, and who to call, in the order that actually matters.

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The Enterprise Ransomware Defense Playbook
Complete Reference

The Enterprise Ransomware Defense Playbook

The full prevention-to-recovery reference: hardening, detection, response, and resilient recovery — the practices that actually move the needle.

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Cyber Insurance for Ransomware: What's Actually Covered
Buyer's Guide

Cyber Insurance for Ransomware: What's Actually Covered

What's actually covered, what isn't, and how to choose a policy that pays when it matters — not just one that's cheap at renewal.

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Find the right people before you need them.

Our independent directory maps incident response firms, MSSPs, cyber insurers, backup & recovery tools, and ransomware negotiators — with the details that matter when the clock is running.

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The Enterprise Ransomware Brief

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