Ransomware Readiness: Five Questions Leaders Should Ask

Evaluate ransomware resilience through recovery objectives, identity controls, containment decisions, and tested communication plans.

Can We Recover Critical Services

Validate recovery time, recovery point, dependencies, and clean restoration procedures. A successful backup job does not prove the business can recover.

Can We Contain Compromised Identity

Prepare methods to disable accounts, rotate credentials, and preserve emergency administration. Identity recovery must work even when primary systems are unavailable.

Have Leaders Practiced the Decisions

Executives should rehearse operational tradeoffs, customer communication, legal obligations, and third-party coordination before an incident creates time pressure.

Next Steps

Use this guidance as a starting point, assign clear ownership, and validate the approach against your organization’s systems, risks, and operating constraints.