Ransomware Attack Recovery for Houston Businesses
Ransomware is the most disruptive cyber threat facing Houston businesses today. Attackers encrypt your files and demand payment — often $50,000 to $500,000 or more — to restore access. Even businesses that pay often find the decryption key doesn’t work perfectly. xS LLC (SpaceTown IT) helps Houston businesses recover from ransomware attacks without paying the ransom — and implement defenses to prevent the next attack.
Ransomware Hit My Business — What Do I Do Right Now?
Step 1: Disconnect immediately. Unplug network cables and turn off Wi-Fi on all affected machines to stop the ransomware from spreading to additional systems. Do NOT turn off the computers — leave them on but disconnected. Step 2: Call xS LLC immediately. Our incident response team will assess the situation, identify affected systems, and begin the recovery process. Step 3: Do not pay the ransom without consulting with us first — payment does not guarantee recovery and may attract additional attacks.
Ransomware Recovery Without Paying
The best ransomware recovery tool is a clean, recent backup that the ransomware didn’t reach. Our backup and disaster recovery solutions include immutable backups — copies that ransomware cannot encrypt because they’re stored in write-once cloud storage. With clean backups, we restore your systems to the state they were in hours before the attack, often within hours of detection.
If you don’t currently have adequate backups, we work to recover as much as possible through decryption tools (where available for your ransomware variant), shadow copies, and whatever backups do exist — then implement proper protection going forward.
Ransomware Prevention
Ransomware almost always enters through one of three paths: phishing email, exposed Remote Desktop (RDP), or unpatched software. Our cybersecurity services close all three: email security with attachment sandboxing, eliminating or securing RDP access, and automated patch management. We also deploy EDR (endpoint detection and response) that can stop ransomware mid-execution before it encrypts your files.
Get Protected Before an Attack
Don’t wait for ransomware to test your defenses. Contact xS LLC for a free ransomware readiness assessment — we’ll evaluate your backup integrity and security defenses against ransomware attack scenarios.