Ransomware Readiness & Recovery
From strategy to execution — flexible services and expert-led delivery to strengthen your cloud security posture.
Modern ransomware is fast, automated and unforgiving. A single click can lock up your files, stall your business and trigger days of painful recovery.
Peritus helps you prepare before an attack, respond calmly during one and recover safely afterwards, so a ransomware incident becomes a disruption, not a disaster.
Why ransomware is still winning
Ransomware has evolved from crude “screen lockers” into a mature business model. Criminal groups now:
Target backups as well as production data
Steal data before they encrypt it, then threaten to leak it
Use valid accounts and legitimate tools, so they look like normal users
Automate at scale, so you have minutes or hours, not weeks, to react
Technology helps, but it is not enough on its own. Most damaging incidents involve a mix of:
Gaps in backup and recovery
Weak identity and access controls
That is the gap this service is designed to close.
Poor visibility across cloud and SaaS
Unclear incident playbooks and roles
2. Identity, Access & Endpoint Protection
The Peritus approach
We stay vendor agnostic. We work with the tools you already have, and only recommend changes where they really move the needle.
Our ransomware readiness and recovery service focuses on four areas:
1. Assess and prioritise risk
Review of your current controls across identity, endpoint, email, cloud and backup
Mapping of critical business processes and “crown jewel” data
Ransomware-specific attack path review, for example how an attacker could move from a phish to domain admin
Clear heatmap of risk, business impact and likelihood
2. Harden and contain
Hardening recommendations for identity, admin access and privileged accounts
Review of backup strategy, retention and isolation, including restore testing
Email and endpoint policy tuning to reduce the chance of initial compromise
Network and SaaS hygiene recommendations to limit blast radius
3. Detect and respond
Ransomware playbook tailored to your environment and your team
Clear roles and responsibilities, including who decides what during an incident
Guidance on integrating existing monitoring, EDR or XDR tools into a simple response flow
Practical steps for tabletop exercises, so the first time you run the playbook is not during a live incident
4. Recover and learn
Recovery strategy to bring back critical services in the right order
Guidance on safe restore, including how to avoid reintroducing malware
Data exfiltration assessment and support for regulatory and customer communications
Post incident review approach, so each event leads to measurable improvement
IAM
(Identity and Access Management)
Control access across cloud and SaaS platforms.
EDR
(Endpoint Detection & Response)
Detect and contain endpoint threats fast.
XDR
(Extended Detection & Response)
Correlate alerts across multiple tools for a clearer threat picture.
3. Risk Management & Resilience
Reduce exposure and build resilience with integrated risk, backup, and human awareness programs.
TPRM
(Third Party Risk Management)
Know and reduce the risks your vendors introduce.
Protect against ransomware and outages with proven recovery plans.
Build a stronger human firewall with data-driven awareness programs.
4. Microsoft 365 Security
Go beyond native Microsoft controls with layered security aligned to how real attackers operate.
Identity, access, email, and endpoint protection tailored for Microsoft 365.
Threat Detection & Policy Enforcement
Proactive monitoring, alerting, and compliance across your Microsoft environment.
5. Cyber Testing & Certification
Simulate attacks and achieve compliance with expert guidance and hands-on remediation.
Evaluate and improve your security posture with tailored assessments.
Simulate real-world attacks, prioritise fixes, and get free retesting on critical vulnerabilities.
6. Strategic Security & Compliance
Enhance your long-term security maturity and regulatory alignment with expert-led services.
Map your controls to policy requirements and proactively close gaps.
Virtual CISO
(vCISO)
Strategic leadership to help you mature security, even without a full-time CISO.
Ongoing protection, visibility and compliance from cloud security experts.
Run tabletop or technical simulations to strengthen your team’s response and reporting capabilities.
Assistance with regulatory alignment, CE+ prep and ongoing security questions.
Why Work With Us?
We're a UK-based team of senior cloud security specialists with a practical, delivery-first mindset. No jargon, no generic templates — just real results, fast.
Trusted by enterprise IT, loved by security teams.
Ready to get visibility and control across your SaaS and cloud estate?