Advanced Threat Hunting With Real-Time Response
Stop ransomware before it encrypts your data. Our comprehensive ransomware protection combines AI-powered threat detection, behavioural analytics, and automated response to defend against the most sophisticated ransomware attacks. With zero successful attacks across managed clients, we provide the ultimate defence against cyber extortion.
What is Ransomware Protection & Detection?
Multi-Layered Defence Against Cyber Extortion
Ransomware protection goes far beyond traditional antivirus software. Our comprehensive approach combines advanced threat intelligence, behavioural analysis, and rapid response capabilities to detect, prevent, and respond to ransomware attacks at every stage of the attack lifecycle.
Core Protection Layers:
- Threat intelligence monitoring global ransomware campaigns and indicators
- Behavioural analytics detects suspicious activities before encryption begins
- Real-time monitoring, watching for ransomware signatures and tactics
- Automated response isolating threats within minutes of detection
- Backup protection ensures recovery capabilities remain intact
- Incident response coordinates recovery and remediation efforts
What Makes Our Protection Different:
- AI-powered detection using machine learning to identify unknown threats
- Sub-5-minute response time containing threats before widespread damage
- Zero successful attacks across our managed security clients
- Double encryption protection ensures data remains accessible even during attacks
- Local expertise understanding the local threat landscape
- 24/7 monitoring providing continuous protection and response
Proven Protection Results
Enterprise Protection Success Stories
Our ransomware protection has successfully defended organisations across multiple industries, preventing millions in potential losses and business disruption.
Protection Statistics:
- Zero successful ransomware attacks across all managed clients
- 99.9% threat detection accuracy with minimal false positives
- Sub-5-minute response time to active ransomware threats
- R2.4B+ in prevented losses through successful threat prevention
- 100% backup integrity maintained during attack attempts
Real-World Prevention Examples:
- Banking client – Prevented Ryuk ransomware attack targeting customer databases
- Manufacturing company – Stopped WannaCry variant from encrypting production systems
- Municipal government – Blocked ransomware targeting citizen service systems
- Healthcare provider – Prevented patient data encryption during targeted attack
- Mining operation – Stopped industrial control system ransomware attack
Response Performance:
- Average detection time: 2.3 minutes from initial infection
- Containment time: 4.7 minutes, average isolation of infected systems
- Recovery time: 15 minutes to full operational restoration
- Business continuity: 99.8% uptime maintained during attack responses
- Data protection: 100% data integrity preserved across all incidents
Our Ransomware Protection Components
Advanced Threat Detection Engine
AI-powered detection identifies threats before they can encrypt data.
Our threat detection engine uses advanced machine learning algorithms to identify ransomware behaviour patterns, even for previously unknown variants and zero-day attacks.
Detection Capabilities:
- Behavioural analysis monitoring file system changes and process behaviour
- Machine learning models trained on thousands of ransomware samples
- Signature detection identifies known ransomware families and variants
- Heuristic analysis detects suspicious activities and code execution
- Network traffic analysis identifying command and control communications
- Memory analysis detecting fileless and advanced persistent threats
Threat Intelligence Integration:
- Global threat feeds incorporating the latest ransomware indicators
- Dark web monitoring, tracking ransomware groups and their tactics
- Vulnerability intelligence identifies exploit vectors and attack paths
- Industry-specific threats focusing on sector-targeted ransomware campaigns
- Geographic intelligence understanding regional threat patterns
- Real-time updates ensure protection against emerging threats
Detection Accuracy:
- 99.9% detection rate for known and unknown ransomware variants
- Less than 0.1% false positive rate minimising business disruption
- Zero-day protection detects previously unknown ransomware families
- Polymorphic detection identifies morphing and evasive ransomware
- Lateral movement detection stops ransomware spread across networks
- Privilege escalation detection, preventing administrative compromise
Real-Time Response & Containment
Automated response systems isolate threats within minutes.
When ransomware is detected, our automated response systems immediately contain the threat, isolate affected systems, and prevent lateral movement across your network.
Automated Response Actions:
- Network isolation immediately segments infected systems
- Process termination stops ransomware execution and encryption
- File system protection prevents access to critical data and backups
- User account suspension blocks compromised credentials
- Communication blocking, cutting off command and control channels
- Evidence preservation, maintaining forensic data for investigation
Containment Strategies:
- Micro-segmentation isolates critical systems and data
- Network access control prevents lateral movement
- Endpoint isolation quarantining infected devices
- Service protection maintains business-critical operations
- Backup isolation ensures recovery capabilities remain intact
- Communication coordination, alerting stakeholders and response teams
Response Timing:
- Detection to alert: Average 30 seconds
- Alert to containment: Average 3 minutes
- Full isolation: Complete within 5 minutes
- Damage assessment: Initial assessment within 10 minutes
- Recovery initiation: Begin recovery within 15 minutes
- Business restoration: Return to operations within 30 minutes
Backup & Recovery Protection
Ensuring your recovery capabilities remain intact during attacks.
Ransomware increasingly targets backup systems to prevent recovery. Our backup protection ensures your recovery capabilities remain available even during the most sophisticated attacks.
Backup Security Features:
- Air-gapped backups are physically isolated from network access
- Immutable storage prevents modification or deletion of backup data
- Multi-location replication, storing backups in geographically diverse locations
- Encrypted backup data protects backup contents from unauthorised access
- Version control maintains multiple restore points for flexible recovery
- Integrity monitoring continuously verifies backup data completeness
Recovery Capabilities:
- Rapid restore, returning to operations within minutes
- Granular recovery restoring individual files, folders, or complete systems
- Point-in-time recovery returning to specific moments before infection
- Cross-platform recovery restoring to different hardware or cloud platforms
- Database recovery specialised restoration for critical business databases
- Application recovery restores complete application environments
Business Continuity:
- Failover systems automatically switch to backup infrastructure
- Hot standby maintains duplicate systems ready for immediate use
- Cloud burst scaling to cloud resources during recovery
- Communication systems maintain essential communications during incidents
- Essential services prioritising critical business functions
- Staff coordination ensures teams can respond effectively during incidents
Forensic Analysis & Investigation
Understanding how attacks occurred and preventing future incidents.
When ransomware attacks are detected or attempted, our forensic capabilities help understand the attack vector, assess damage, and strengthen defences against future attempts.
Forensic Capabilities:
- Attack vector analysis identifying how ransomware entered the environment
- Timeline reconstruction mapping the complete attack progression
- Data impact assessment determines what information was accessed or encrypted
- Lateral movement tracking: understanding how the attack spread
- Attribution analysis identifying potential attack sources and methods
- Evidence collection: gathering data for legal and insurance purposes
Investigation Services:
- Digital forensics examines compromised systems and networks
- Malware analysis and reverse engineering of ransomware samples
- Network analysis, reviewing traffic patterns and communications
- Log analysis examining system and security logs for attack indicators
- Memory forensics analysis system memory for attack artefacts
- Mobile forensics investigating smartphone and tablet compromises
Remediation Planning:
- Vulnerability assessment identifies security weaknesses exploited.
- Security gap analysis reviewing existing protections and controls
- Improvement recommendations suggesting enhanced security measures
- Policy updates revising security policies based on lessons learned
- Staff training addressing human factors that enabled the attack
- Technology upgrades are implementing additional security controls
24/7 Security Operations Centre
Continuous monitoring and expert response around the clock.
Our dedicated security operations centre provides 24/7 monitoring, threat hunting, and incident response capabilities specifically focused on ransomware and advanced threats.
SOC Services:
- Continuous monitoring of all endpoints, networks, and cloud environments
- Threat hunting proactively searches for indicators of compromise
- Incident response immediate response to detected threats and alerts
- Vulnerability management: identifying and prioritising security weaknesses
- Security reporting regular updates on threats and security posture
- Compliance monitoring, ensuring adherence to security policies and regulations
Expert Response Team:
- Certified security analysts with advanced ransomware expertise
- Incident commanders coordinating response efforts during major incidents
- Forensic specialists are conducting a detailed attack analysis and investigation
- Recovery specialists managing system restoration and business continuity
- Communication coordinators managing stakeholder updates and media relations
- Legal liaisons coordinating with law enforcement and legal teams
Response Coordination:
- Escalation procedures ensure an appropriate response to different threat levels.
- Communication protocols keep stakeholders informed throughout incidents
- Resource coordination mobilising internal and external response resources
- Recovery management oversees system restoration and business resumption
- Documentation, maintaining detailed records for analysis and compliance
- Post-incident review identifying lessons learned and improvement opportunities
Industry-Specific Protection
Government & Municipal
Protecting citizen services and critical infrastructure.
Unique Municipal Risks:
- Citizen service disruption affecting essential public services
- Critical infrastructure targeting water, power, and transportation systems
- Sensitive citizen data, including personal and financial information
- Election systems protecting democratic processes from disruption
- Emergency services are ensuring public safety communications remain operational
- Financial systems protecting revenue collection and budget management
Specialised Protection:
- SCADA system protection secures industrial control systems
- Network segmentation isolates critical infrastructure from general networks
- Privileged access management controls administrative system access
- Backup verification ensures recovery capabilities for essential services
- Communication redundancy maintains emergency communications during incidents
- Coordination protocols working with law enforcement and emergency services
Financial Services
Banking-grade protection for financial institutions.
Financial Sector Risks:
- Customer financial data, protecting account and transaction information
- Trading systems securing real-time financial trading platforms
- Payment processing ensures continuous transaction capabilities
- Regulatory compliance, maintaining adherence to financial regulations
- Reputation protection prevents brand damage from security incidents
- Business continuity maintains essential financial services
Regulatory Compliance:
- Basel III compliance adheres to international banking regulations
- PCI DSS protection secures payment card industry data
- SWIFT security protects international payment messaging
- Data residency ensures financial data remains within required jurisdictions
- Incident reporting meeting regulatory notification requirements
Utilities & Energy
Protecting critical energy infrastructure.
Energy Sector Threats:
- Grid control systems protect SCADA and industrial control systems
- Smart meter networks are securing customer billing and usage data
- Generation facilities protecting power plants and renewable energy systems
- Distribution networks securing electrical grid infrastructure
- Customer service, maintaining billing and payment systems
- Market operations protecting energy trading and market systems
Infrastructure Protection:
- OT security protecting operational technology and industrial systems
- Network segmentation isolates control systems from corporate networks
- Physical security integrates cyber and physical protection measures
- Redundant systems maintain backup control and monitoring capabilities
- Incident response coordinating with national infrastructure protection agencies
- Recovery planning ensures rapid restoration of essential services
Manufacturing & Mining
Securing industrial operations and production systems.
Industrial Risks:
- Production systems protecting manufacturing execution systems
- Quality control, securing inspection and testing systems
- Supply chain protecting inventory and logistics systems
- Safety systems ensuring worker protection mechanisms remain operational
- Intellectual property protects product designs and manufacturing processes
- Financial systems securing payroll and accounting systems
Operational Continuity:
- Production line protection prevents manufacturing disruption
- Equipment monitoring and securing predictive maintenance systems
- Inventory management protects supply chain and logistics systems
- Safety system integrity ensures worker protection during incidents
- Environmental monitoring, maintaining pollution control, and monitoring systems
- Recovery prioritisation restoring production capabilities efficiently
Technology Stack
Detection & Response Platforms
Advanced threat detection and automated response technologies.
Endpoint Protection:
- CrowdStrike Falcon – AI-powered endpoint detection and response
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint with advanced threat protection
- SentinelOne – autonomous endpoint protection and response
- Carbon Black – behavioural analysis and threat hunting
- Custom detection engines for specific threat patterns
Network Security:
- Cisco Firepower – next-generation firewall with threat intelligence
- Palo Alto Networks – advanced threat prevention and sandboxing
- Fortinet FortiGate – unified threat management and protection
- Network traffic analysis – deep packet inspection and behavioural monitoring
- DNS security – blocking malicious domains and communications
Backup & Recovery Solutions
Comprehensive data protection and rapid recovery capabilities.
Backup Technologies:
- Veeam Backup & Replication with immutable backup capabilities
- Rubrik – cloud data management and recovery platform
- Commvault – enterprise data protection and recovery
- Azure Backup – cloud-native backup and site recovery
- Custom solutions – air-gapped and immutable storage systems
Recovery Capabilities:
- Instant recovery – immediate system restoration from backup
- Granular recovery – file-level and application-level restoration
- Cloud recovery – restoration to cloud environments
- Cross-platform recovery – restoration to different hardware platforms
- Database recovery – specialised database restoration capabilities
Protect Your Organisation Today
Don’t wait for ransomware to strike. Our ransomware protection specialists will assess your current security posture, identify vulnerabilities, and implement comprehensive protection that stops attacks before they can encrypt your data.
Free Ransomware Risk Assessment
- Attack surface analysis identifies potential entry points and vulnerabilities
- Current protection evaluation assessing existing security measures
- Risk quantification calculates the potential impact of ransomware attacks
- Gap analysis identifying protection improvements and requirements
- Protection roadmap with immediate actions and long-term strategy
Ransomware Simulation Exercise
- Safe attack simulation testing your current defences and response
- Detection validation confirming the ability to identify ransomware activity
- Response testing, evaluating containment and recovery procedures
- Staff training improves awareness and response capabilities
- Improvement recommendations based on exercise results and observations
Emergency Response Service
- 24/7 incident response for active ransomware attacks
- Immediate containment stops ransomware spread and encryption
- Forensic analysis, understanding attack vectors and impact
- Recovery coordination, managing system restoration, and business resumption
- Future prevention strengthening defences against repeat attacks
Ransomware Protection & Detection by White Pearl Technology Group – Defending against cyber extortion across 30+ countries. With zero successful attacks across managed clients, we provide the ultimate defence against ransomware with 99.9% detection accuracy and sub-5-minute response times.