Ransomware Protection and Response
Hodeitek's team are Spanish regulatory specialists as well as ransomware responders: the controls below apply everywhere, and where we reference Spain's National Security Framework (ENS, set by Spain's National Cryptologic Center, CCN) or the EU's DORA regulation, that's Spain- or EU-specific context for organizations operating there or in its regulated sectors. Comprehensive strategy for prevention, early detection, and rapid response to ransomware attacks.
- A phishing email tries to harvest credentials or get the victim to run an attachment.
- The attachment runs and the attacker gains a foothold on the endpoint.Containment activeEDR detects the anomalous behavior and segmentation isolates the endpoint before the attack continues.
- Network segmentation and EDR stop the access from spreading to other systems.
- With no lateral movement, the encryption payload never reaches the data or the backups.
This is what a containment architecture looks like — stopping an attack before it ever reaches encryption.
The challenge
Modern ransomware goes beyond encrypting files: groups exfiltrate data before encryption (double extortion), target backups to prevent recovery, and pressure with threats to publish information. Understanding this attack chain — from initial intrusion to encryption — is the first step to cutting it before it reaches the end.
The difference between a contained incident and an operational crisis is preparation: network segmentation that halts lateral movement, isolated and immutable backups, early detection before mass encryption, and a response plan that has been tested in a real drill.
Most organizations discover their gaps during the incident. Our approach finds them beforehand: we measure your real capacity to resist, detect, and recover, and we close the gaps with controls that are exercised regularly.
What makes us different
Four pillars that apply to every service and every solution, not a one-off slogan.
Offensive + defensive + AI
The same team that attacks in the pentest runs the SOC and builds the AI models. Offensive insight informs defense, and AI is applied where we already operate, not bolted on as an extra layer.
Compliance in weeks, not months
HodeiShield, our own platform, automates continuous assessment, control mapping, and evidence generation — so manual work no longer sets the pace of regulatory compliance.
Sovereignty and proximity
Infrastructure on OVHcloud (France/EU). You speak with the people who sign off on the work, not an account manager who forwards your request to another department.
Our own product
HodeiShield isn't a third-party product we resell: we build and operate it ourselves, and that's what lets us offer faster compliance and evidence that's always current.
Our approach
Our anti-ransomware strategy covers three critical phases: prevention, detection, and response. For prevention, we implement system hardening, network segmentation, privilege access management (PAM), advanced email protection, and targeted anti-phishing training for the most common entry vectors.
For early detection, we deploy EDR/XDR sensors across all endpoints and servers with detection rules specific to ransomware behaviors: mass file encryption, shadow copy deletion, C2 communications, and lateral movement. Our SOC monitors these alerts 24/7.
For the response phase, we pre-configure automatic containment playbooks that isolate compromised endpoints in seconds, not minutes. We verify that your backups are isolated and immutable, and we conduct periodic drills to ensure recovery works when it's truly needed.
How we deliver
Structured methodology for measurable outcomes.
Prevention
System hardening, network segmentation, privilege access management (PAM), advanced email protection, and anti-phishing training for the most common entry vectors.
Early Detection
EDR/XDR across all endpoints with ransomware-specific rules: mass encryption, shadow copy deletion, C2 communications, and lateral movement. 24/7 SOC.
Response & Recovery
Automatic containment playbooks that isolate endpoints in seconds. Verified isolated and immutable backups. Periodic drills to guarantee recovery.
Benefits
Tangible outcomes for your organization.
Methodology: how we implement it
Discovery, execution, delivery and follow-up — a clear path to continuous operation.
Prevention
Hardening, segmentation, PAM, email security.
Early detection
EDR/XDR with ransomware-specific rules, 24/7 SOC.
Containment
Automatic playbooks, isolated and immutable backups.
Drills
Periodic exercises that guarantee recovery.
Operational example
A real scenario of how we work, not a marketing figure.
An endpoint starts encrypting files at 3am. The EDR agent detects the mass-encryption pattern before it spreads, the containment playbook automatically isolates the machine from the network, and the SOC receives the alert to confirm and coordinate restoration from the immutable backup — without anyone having to decide which servers to unplug in the dark.
Compared to a generalist integrator
No names — here's how we work differently, with verifiable facts.
| Criteria | Generalist integrator | Hodeitek |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Dozens of business lines; cybersecurity is just one of them | 100% cybersecurity and AI |
| Point of contact | An account manager who forwards your request to another department | Direct contact with the founders |
| Regulatory compliance | One-off reports per regulation, manual evidence management | HodeiShield automates evidence and cross-framework NIS2/ENS/DORA mapping |
| Product | Resells third-party licenses | Builds and operates HodeiShield, its own platform |
Frequently asked questions
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What is a Ransomware Readiness Score?
What is double extortion?
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What are RTO and RPO?
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How is anti-ransomware protection priced?
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Case studies
How we've applied this solution in real projects.
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