Ransomware Simulation — United Kingdom
Full Ransomware Attack Simulation for UK Businesses
Cyber Sentinel Solutions Ltd — London & Bristol, UK
Why Ransomware Simulation Matters in 2025
Ransomware remains the number one threat for UK businesses.
- Over 50% of UK companies experienced a ransomware attempt in the last 12 months
- Average downtime after an attack: 21–27 days
- Recovery costs: £120,000 – £1.5M
- Cyber insurance claims are at an all-time high
Yet most organisations still do not know:
- how fast ransomware would spread in their environment
- whether backups can actually be restored
- if attackers could use Azure/M365 as entry points
- how well staff respond to intrusion signals
- how quickly an attacker could escalate privileges
- whether EDR/XDR alerts are triggered in time
A Ransomware Simulation answers all of these questions — safely, legally, and without encrypting your data.
What Is a Ransomware Simulation?
A ransomware simulation is a controlled, ethical and non-destructive test that simulates the full attack chain of a modern ransomware campaign.
The simulation replicates:
- initial access (phishing, RDP, VPN, stolen credentials)
- privilege escalation
- lateral movement
- domain compromise
- data discovery and exfiltration behaviour
- ransomware deployment behaviour
No files are encrypted.
No systems are damaged.
No business operations are disrupted.
Why UK SMEs Are at Highest Risk
Most successful ransomware breaches now hit industries such as:
- law firms
- healthcare
- logistics
- accounting
- construction
- technology
- retail
Our Ransomware Simulation Methodology
- MITRE ATT&CK
- Ransomware Kill Chain
- NCSC Ransomware Guidance
- Incident Response standards
- LockBit / BlackCat / Royal / Conti TTPs
1. Initial Access Attempt
- phishing
- malicious documents
- MFA bypass testing
- VPN/RDP analysis
- Azure/M365 login attacks
2. Privilege Escalation
- Kerberoasting
- AS-REP Roasting
- token impersonation
- Azure role escalation
3. Lateral Movement
- SMB traversal
- RDP pivoting
- filesystem crawling
- cloud lateral movement
4. Data Discovery & Exfiltration
- file shares
- document extraction tests
- data classification mapping
5. Ransomware Deployment Simulation
A harmless, safe payload tests:
- EDR/XDR detection
- SOC reaction
- backup readiness
- propagation speed
6. Business Impact Analysis
- critical systems risk
- downtime estimate
- data exposure scenarios
- detection delays
7. Remediation & Protection Roadmap
- executive summary
- full technical report
- backup improvement plan
- Azure/AD hardening
- follow-up validation test
Who Should Run a Ransomware Simulation?
- law firms
- SMEs
- healthcare
- financial services
- manufacturing
- logistics
Benefits for Your Organisation
- find weaknesses before attackers do
- validate backup effectiveness
- test Azure/M365 resilience
- measure detection speed
Pricing
Lite (SMEs)
£3,000 – £5,000
Full Ransomware Simulation
£6,500 – £12,500
Enterprise
£15,000+
Book a Ransomware Simulation
Cyber Sentinel Solutions Ltd
London & Bristol, UK