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Ransomware Readiness and Backup Recovery Planning

Ransomware attacks have crippled South African municipalities, ports and private firms, often because backups were untested or connected to the same network the attackers reached. This course helps IT and operations teams prepare for an attack before it happens, harden backup architecture, and rehearse a recovery that gets the business trading again quickly. Delegates build a practical readiness plan they can take straight back to the workplace.

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What you will be able to do

  • Map the typical ransomware attack path from initial access to encryption and extortion.
  • Design a backup architecture that isolates copies from live networks and attacker reach.
  • Test backup restoration under realistic time pressure to expose recovery gaps.
  • Build a ransomware response playbook covering isolation, decision making and communication.
  • Assess whether to pay, negotiate or refuse based on legal and operational realities.
  • Establish recovery time and recovery point targets agreed with business owners.

Course outline

  1. 01The Ransomware Attack Lifecycle
  2. 02Backup Architecture and Immutable Copies
  3. 03Isolation and Air Gap Strategies
  4. 04Restoration Testing Under Pressure
  5. 05Building a Response Playbook
  6. 06Pay, Negotiate or Refuse Decisions
  7. 07Recovery Time and Recovery Point Targets
  8. 08Post Incident Review and Hardening

Who should attend

IT managers, systems administrators, backup engineers and continuity officers responsible for protecting and restoring critical systems.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Online3US$900Closed
21 to 23 Oct 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
26 to 28 Oct 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
27 to 29 Oct 2026Durban3R13,000Register
28 to 30 Oct 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
4 to 6 Nov 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Nov 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
18 to 20 Nov 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
23 to 25 Nov 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
24 to 26 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
25 to 27 Nov 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
1 to 3 Dec 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Dec 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Dec 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
8 to 10 Dec 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Dec 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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