Are you prepared?

A ransomware attack is a digital hostage situation. Files are encrypted or computers are rendered unusable. You will only regain access after paying a ransom in Bitcoin. Your company is paralyzed, you lose income, and in the worst case, customers. You can panic and pay the ransom or keep your cool and engage a response team to increase your chances of success. We negotiate with the hackers, try to stop the spread, restore systems, and most importantly, discover how this happened.

What is ransomware?

Ransomware is hostage-taking software. A hacker infiltrates and blocks your access to your own system. Meanwhile, your business is operationally shut down, and no money is coming in. Some hackers steal confidential files and slowly make them public unless you cough up a large sum of money. Every business leader thinks it will never happen to them. However, it happens more often than you think, as most ransomware cases are kept out of the press.

Why paying the ransom doesn’t work

Everything depends on your reaction. Kidnappers hope you’ll try to solve the problem yourself. They count on panic, shame, and your flight reflex. Often, a countdown clock is even shown to put extra pressure on you. Paying the ransom seems like the best solution to avoid financial ruin and loss of face. But it’s not. You have no guarantee that the cybercriminal will keep their word. For all you know, they could disappear with your files. And if you don’t shut out the perpetrators thoroughly enough, the whole game might start again next year.

A ransomware intervention

Always keep a cool head during a data hostage situation. Reverse roles and immediately enlist the help of experts. Our cyber professionals guide you through this crisis as best as possible. They figure out what happened, try to recover your files, and lock out the perpetrators so that the hostage situation doesn’t happen again. They do everything by the book. So you can also undergo any subsequent controls with peace of mind. There is never a guarantee that you will come out unscathed, but with our guidance, you have the best chance of success.

The benefits:

• Fast and efficient crisis management
• An intervention by the book
• Not obstructed by emotion or panic
• Insight into how the breach occurred
• Perpetrators are thrown out of the network

How it works:

We work according to the PICERL framework:

Preparation

Preparation. If you are already a victim of an attack, there was probably no preparation. In that case, we move directly to the second step.

Identification

Identifying the attack. We determine what type of ransomware you’re dealing with and investigate the extent of the damage. We’re familiar with the biggest ransomware gangs and their methods.

Containment

Containment of the problem. We ensure that the damage does not spread any further.

Eradication

Eradication. We throw the intruders out of your network. We make sure they can’t access the system again.

Recovery

Recovery. We restore the files using backups and bring your system back to the state it was in before the attack.

Lessons Learned

Evaluation. We look at how the incident happened and how to avoid it in the future.

Why us?

In an emotionally impactful event such as a ransomware attack, it feels good to be able to rely on our knowledge and composure. We put your interests first and try not to sell you anything extra. Moreover, discretion is our trademark. BlackLynx’s clients are among the absolute top of the Belgian business world. We never reveal which clients we helped in a breach.