Free Incident Response Simulator (Ransomware)
Practise responding to a ransomware incident across the NIST lifecycle with this free interactive simulator from Neurobyte. Make decisions, see consequences, learn.
About this training
When ransomware hits, the first hours decide the outcome — and good decisions come from practice, not improvisation. This free incident response simulator drops you into an unfolding ransomware incident and asks you to make calls across the NIST lifecycle: preparation, detection and analysis, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident lessons. Each choice has consequences you can see play out.
It's a safe place to build incident-response muscle memory and to see why steps like isolating systems before wiping them, preserving evidence, and communicating clearly matter so much. Use it to train responders or to spark a tabletop discussion. For a real plan, Neurobyte helps organisations build and test incident-response playbooks.
Frequently asked questions
What is the incident response lifecycle?
A common framework (from NIST) has six phases: preparation; detection and analysis; containment; eradication; recovery; and post-incident activity. Working through them in order helps contain damage while preserving evidence and learning.
What should I do first in a ransomware incident?
Don't panic or immediately wipe systems. Isolate affected machines to stop spread, preserve evidence, identify scope, and follow your response plan. Restoring from clean backups after eradication is usually safer than paying a ransom.
Can Neurobyte help us prepare?
Yes. We help organisations build incident-response plans, run tabletop exercises, and set up the detection and backup capabilities that make a real incident survivable. Get in touch to start.