A message from our founder

The first hours decide how a ransomware attack ends.

I founded BeforeCrypt in Germany in 2019 because companies hit by ransomware had nowhere to turn. Their IT partners knew how to run systems, not how to handle a criminal attack. Insurers, lawyers and authorities each covered one piece of the problem. Nobody took responsibility for the whole crisis.

Since then we have handled more than 1,700 ransomware and cyber extortion cases. The attack itself is rarely what does the most damage. The damage comes from decisions made in the first hours, under pressure and without experience: systems switched off that should have stayed on, backups restored before anyone checked them, messages sent that can’t be taken back.

Our job is to take those decisions off your shoulders, tell you honestly where you stand, and get your business working again.