Ransomware Preparedness Assessment

Ransomware represents such a persistent threat, that it has caught the attention of executive leadership teams who are asking a basic question: “are we prepared against ransomware?” At Schellman we have prepared an assessment that can be tailored to the needs of your business to help answer the ransomware preparedness question.

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What is a Ransomware Preparedness Assessment?

A ransomware preparedness assessment is a questionnaire-based assessment that addresses best practices for cyber incident planning, identification, management, response, and recovery with a focus on ransomware incidents. The assessment presumes a mindset of assume breach and prepare from there.

What is the level of effort for a Ransomware Preparedness Assessment?

Schellman recognizes that you will have needs that are specific and unique to your organization, and we offer a tiered assessment that can help you understand whether you are in fact prepared for a ransomware incident.

Based on your assessment of business unit risk, your appetite for better data points (i.e., validation of responses), and resource accessibility (i.e., personnel availability), you can choose to mix-and-match the level of effort that you’d like to undertake per business unit.

Ransomware Preparedness Assessment Tiers

Based upon your particular needs, here are the various tiers—and their matching investment needs—for your consideration:

Tier 1

Nature

Questionnaire-based
The report identifies ranked areas for improvement and gaps in your cyber program (focused on ransomware)
Intended for internal use

Your Level of Effort: Low

Questionnaire 1/2 day per business unit (BU)

Tier 2

Nature

Questionnaire-based with interviews of key individuals to confirm responses collected
The report identifies ranked areas for improvement, gaps, and any other specific information you request
Intended for internal use

Your Level of Effort: Moderate

Questionnaire 1/2 day per BU
Interviews 1/2 to 1 day per BU
Report follow-up 1/2 day per BU

Tier 3

Nature

Interviews of key individuals and validation through the collection of artifacts
Report identifies ranked areas for improvement, gaps, and any other specific information you request
Intended for internal use and suitable for use by parent companies, private equity partners, or cyber-insurance companies

Your Level of Effort: Moderate/High

Interviews and evidence follow-up 2 weeks per BU
Evidence collection 2 to 3 weeks per BU*

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Your Ransomware Preparedness Assessment Specialist, Bryan Harper

Bryan Harper is a Senior Manager at Schellman. Bryan currently leads Schellman’s Ransomware Preparedness Assessment service and holds multiple credentials in cybersecurity and cloud computing.

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Fixed-Fee Using an outcome-based, fixed-fee pricing model based on our extensive experience
Scope Creep We see less than 5% of our clients that see amendments and are often the result of a scope expansion
Low Overhead Low overhead means a flexible financial structure

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How much will your assessment cost?

Companies are often challenged by the need to address customer requirements while ensuring a return on compliance investment.

The most important factor in scoping a potential assessment is understanding what deliverable the recipient (i.e. your customer or partner) is expecting.

Once we have scoped your environment and needs, there are several factors that contribute to Schellman’s pricing:

Fixed-Fee Using an outcome-based, fixed-fee pricing model based on our extensive experience
Scope Creep We see less than 5% of our clients that see amendments and are often the result of a scope expansion
Low Overhead Low overhead means a flexible financial structure

Learn more about our pricing process

Ransomware Preparedness Assessment

What is a Ransomware Preparedness Assessment?

What is the level of effort for a Ransomware Preparedness Assessment?

Ransomware Preparedness Assessment Tiers

Tier 1

Nature

Your Level of Effort: Low

Tier 2

Nature

Your Level of Effort: Moderate

Tier 3

Nature

Your Level of Effort: Moderate/High

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Your Ransomware Preparedness Assessment Specialist, Bryan Harper

Bryan Harper is a Senior Manager at Schellman. Bryan currently leads Schellman’s Ransomware Preparedness Assessment service and holds multiple credentials in cybersecurity and cloud computing.

How much will your assessment cost?

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