Blueprint for 24-hour Containment Playbooks

Rapid containment is a decisive advantage. This blueprint outlines how our incident response retainers achieve containment inside 24 hours for ransomware events.

Preparation is everything. Prior to activation, we design isolation fabrics, asset tagging strategies, and access emergency authorisations. When alerts fire, we deploy automated segmentation policies, snapshot critical workloads, and revoke exposed credentials.

Containment Phases

1. Stabilise: Freeze attacker movement by isolating impacted network segments and suspending risky services.
2. Validate: Confirm integrity of backups, log sources, and golden images while digital forensics capture volatile evidence.
3. Recover: Rebuild affected systems using hardened images, re-issue credentials, and monitor for residual persistence.

Communications remain transparent throughout—executives receive decision-ready briefings while technical stakeholders receive tactical guidance. Continuous improvement cycles ensure every containment strengthens the next.