Ransomware Recovery & Infrastructure Rebuild
Led end-to-end recovery from a catastrophic ransomware incident, rebuilding core infrastructure from clean foundations and restoring business operations within 48 hours.
Problem
A ransomware incident disrupted critical business systems and required rapid restoration of operations without reintroducing compromised infrastructure. The organization needed clean rebuilds, service restoration, improved controls, and a practical recovery path under severe time pressure.
Solution
Led recovery coordination, infrastructure rebuild, service restoration, and post-incident hardening. Rebuilt core infrastructure from clean foundations, restored critical business operations within 48 hours, and implemented improved monitoring, security controls, backup practices, and recovery procedures.
Role
Recovery lead and infrastructure rebuild owner
Technologies
Impact
- Restored critical business operations for 200+ employees within 48 hours of a total infrastructure compromise
- Rebuilt every server and every workstation from clean foundations after complete data loss including encrypted backups
- Full service restoration completed in under 2 weeks
- Implemented improved backup isolation, monitoring, security controls, and recovery procedures post-incident
- Documented recovery procedures and operational lessons for future resilience