Ransomware recovery readiness solution

Recover from ransomware with clean data, clear scope, and coordinated action.

Vembu Shield resilience platform helps businesses and MSPs connect protected backup copies, endpoint investigation, service workflows, and recovery evidence. The Shield Platform helps teams understand what was affected, identify usable recovery points, and coordinate recovery without relying on guesswork.

Ransomware recovery viewClean recovery path
ScopeAffected endpoints, users, workloads, and service impact
CleanLast usable restore points and immutable copy status
ActionResponse tasks, approvals, and customer updates
EvidenceRecovery records, activity trails, and review notes

Incident scopeClean restore pointService ticketRecovery sequence

Solution basics

What is ransomware recovery readiness?

Ransomware recovery readiness is the ability to detect impact, contain disruption, identify clean recovery points, and restore critical systems with documented evidence. It combines cyber investigation, immutable backup, recovery planning, and operational workflow before an attack forces urgent decisions.

The operational gap

Ransomware recovery slows down when security and backup evidence are separated.

Security teams may know what changed, backup teams may know what can be restored, and service teams may own the communication. The Shield Platform approach brings these decisions into one response model.

01

Clean restore points are hard to prove

Teams need confidence that the selected backup copy is usable, uncorrupted, and appropriate for the recovery objective.

02

Incident scope changes the restore plan

A ransomware event can affect identities, endpoints, servers, SaaS data, and dependencies in different ways.

03

Response work needs ownership

Containment, recovery, approvals, customer updates, and evidence must move through accountable service workflows.

Shield operating model

A recovery path from detection to clean restoration.

The Shield Platform connects backup integrity, cyber investigation, and service execution so ransomware response can move from alert to validated recovery.

ProtectApply backup, retention, restore, and copy controls through BDRShield.
SecureUse endpoint visibility, investigation, and response context through XDRShield.
OperateCoordinate tickets, SLAs, service ownership, and reporting through ShieldPSA.
ComplyMaintain product-scope evidence for controls, reviews, and remediation.
RecoverUse clean restore points, recovery sequence, and validation evidence.
AssureReview readiness continuously with internal teams, partners, or Shield Platform specialists.
Recovery readiness

Know what can be restored before the decision becomes urgent.

Ransomware recovery readiness turns backup and security signals into practical recovery guidance for IT teams and MSPs.

Ransomware readiness signals to track

  • Immutable backup copy status and last successful verification
  • Endpoint and workload risk signals from investigation activity
  • Clean recovery point selection with recovery priority and dependency context
  • Incident tasks, approvals, customer communication, and post-event evidence
Recovery confidence82Example model
Clean copy status
Blast radius clarity
Restore sequencing
Workflow evidence
Portfolio roles

The portfolio contributes protection, response, and workflow depth.

Data protection and recovery

BDRShield

Protects endpoints, servers, virtual machines, SaaS applications, databases, cloud workloads, and backup storage with hybrid deployment options, immutability, verification, and restore workflows.

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Cyber resilience and response

XDRShield

Helps teams monitor endpoints, investigate cases, run approval-gated response actions, maintain activity records, and connect security events to recovery decisions.

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Service operations and automation

ShieldPSA

Coordinates service tickets, SLAs, customer context, projects, time, contracts, billing readiness, reports, and workflow automation so operational work remains accountable.

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Operating workflow

Investigate, contain, restore, and evidence the recovery.

01

Confirm the affected scope

Review endpoint, workload, user, and service indicators to understand the likely business impact.

02

Protect the recovery path

Preserve usable backup copies, avoid unsafe restores, and validate immutability and repository health.

03

Select clean recovery points

Choose recovery points based on timing, malware risk, dependency order, and business priority.

04

Coordinate response tasks

Assign owners, approvals, communications, and customer-facing updates through service workflows.

05

Restore critical services

Recover priority systems first and validate application availability after restore.

06

Record lessons and controls

Use the evidence trail to strengthen backup, security, and response procedures.

Where this helps

Built for ransomware scenarios where restore speed and confidence both matter.

Endpoint compromise

Connect endpoint investigation to protected data and recovery actions.

Server encryption

Sequence restore work around dependencies and clean recovery points.

MSP client incident

Standardize customer communication, tasks, and review evidence.

Post-incident review

Show what was affected, what was restored, and what controls need improvement.

Buyer questions

Ransomware recovery readiness FAQs

How is ransomware recovery readiness different from backup?

Backup stores recoverable copies. Ransomware recovery readiness also asks whether those copies are clean, which systems were affected, what should be restored first, and how the response will be coordinated.

Why does endpoint context matter for recovery?

Endpoint and security context helps determine scope, timing, and risk. That context can guide which restore point is safer to use.

Can MSPs use this for client response?

Yes. MSPs can use Shield Platform signals and workflows to coordinate client incident work, recovery decisions, communication, and evidence.

Does this replace incident response services?

No. It supports recovery and operational coordination within the product scope. Specialized forensic or legal incident response may still be needed.

Prepare the recovery path before ransomware tests it.

Use the Shield Platform to connect clean recovery points, response workflows, and evidence for practical ransomware recovery readiness.