Backups that are connected to the same environment an attacker can encrypt or delete.
Ransomware recovery planning
Backups are not a recovery plan until you know they restore.
NHM helps businesses build ransomware recovery plans that connect backup design, identity controls, endpoint protection, vendor contacts, and decision-making before a crisis starts.
What usually matters most
Most organizations assume recovery will work because backups exist. The dangerous gaps are restore time, backup isolation, admin access, communication plans, and knowing who makes which decision under pressure.
How NHM helps
Practical IT ownership without extra complexity.
Recovery planning is not fear marketing. It is operational discipline: know what matters, prove what can restore, and make the first hour less chaotic.
Backup and restore validation for critical systems, not just backup job screenshots.
A recovery runbook that names systems, owners, vendors, credentials, and response steps.
Priority hardening for identity, email, endpoints, remote access, and privileged accounts.
A realistic recovery-time conversation so leadership understands what downtime would actually mean.
Risks we reduce
The problems that quietly drain time, money, and trust.
No tested order of operations for restoring email, files, line-of-business apps, and workstations.
Unclear decision authority when legal, insurance, vendors, customers, and staff all need answers.
First engagement
A clear path before larger commitments.
1
Critical system map
We identify the systems, users, files, and vendors required to operate after an incident.
2
Backup validation
We review backup coverage, retention, isolation, restore paths, and recent recovery tests.
3
Runbook buildout
We document decision points, contact paths, triage steps, and recovery sequencing.
4
Tabletop review
We walk through a realistic ransomware scenario and turn gaps into a prioritized plan.