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What is the Ransomware threat?

Cyber crime is the biggest single threat to small and mid-sized businesses and ransomware is the most common form of attack.

In 2022 there were 500 million ransomware attacks, but affordable cyber-insurance is increasingly hard to find.

WIthout insurance or a warranty, the impact to small and mid-sized businesses can be devastating – business functions frozen, confidential data leaked, clients' confidence lost, the regulator taking action…

Meanwhile cyber crime continues to evolve and attacks are increasingly sophisticated.

The most significant threat facing citizens and small businesses continued to be from cyber crime... Official figures revealed there were 2.7m cyber-related frauds in the 12 months to March 2022.

NCSC Annual Review 2022

What does Counter-Ransomware™ offer?

The C-RW team offers a complete solution to help manage ransomware and other cyber security risks before, during and after an attack. This includes:

  1. Ransomware Warranty: a £500,000 rapid-reimbursement warranty to help you deal with a ransomware attack or business email compromise (BEC) incident.
  2. Cyber Expertise: each member of the C-RW™ team started in National Security, reaching the upper levels of intelligence or military special operations. No other company offers this level of experience and in-depth expertise.
  3. Integrated Solution: everything your company needs, from resilience building to incident response and post-attack remediation, is all in one place and delivered to you seamlessly.
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Ransomware Client Cases

Client: a medium-sized logistics company

Situation: in the lead up to Christmas, a ransomware attack disabled all operations and when we were called in the company was three days into the crisis. Negotiation had been handled poorly to this point

Potential impact: pay a very large (c. £500k) cryptocurrency ransom or lose the business, leaving 800+ staff unemployed

Our solution: we provided crisis management, legal advice and other specialist support including crypto brokerage. The response required access to decision-makers in the Financial Conduct Authority and National Crime Agency, which we facilitated on a Sunday.

Outcome: crypto-currency ransom paid; unlock keys provided; company back in business and bankruptcy avoided

Client: a successful IT managed service provider (MSP) with 70+ clients

Situation: despite being expert in general IT services, the MSP acknowledged its cyber security offering was weak

Potential impact: risk of its clients becoming victims of ransomware or other cyber attacks and suffering extreme losses, and/or clients moving to other MSPs that could offer better security support

Our solution: Counter-Ransomware™ added cyber security capabilities and a ransomware warranty to the suite of services that the MSP offered its clients

Outcome: clients better served and happy to stay with the MSP; additional selling point to new clients

Client: a respected and established London-based accountancy firm

Situation: legacy systems and a patchwork of software left the firm vulnerable. A partial attack rendered elements of its network unusable

Potential impact: closure of the business and potential legal action from clients following loss of business accounts. Thankfully no personal information was compromised, otherwise fines from the regulator and the Information Commissioner’s Office would have followed

Our solution: Counter-Ransomware worked with the client in jargon-free terms to put in place basic but effective systems, starting with cyber hygiene and supporting their move onto the Cloud

Outcome: our client is now secure, more efficient and is not worried about the risks to its business from cyber attack. Moreover, it is able to reassure its clients that their personal and business information is now being well looked after. Our client is now investing in improving their protection year-on-year

Client: a boutique headhunting business

Situation: a ransomware attack denied access to 20+ years of client data

Potential impact: fines from the Information Commissioner’s Office for losing private data; legal action from individuals against the firm; loss of reputation; potential bankruptcy of firm, leaving 40 staff unemployed

Our solution: our immediate response prevented the onward spread of the ransomware so that we could restore the systems from a backup

Outcome: client back up and running within 24-hours; lessons-learned led to improved cyber security and a robust crisis management system

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