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Inside the Attack: Gamifying Ransomware Incident Response Readiness

RSAC 2026 · Workshop

San Francisco ยท 26 March 2026

Inside the Attack: Gamifying Ransomware Incident Response Readiness

At RSAC 2026, our founder Abhijith B R ran this hands-on Learning Lab on turning ransomware incident response readiness into something teams can practice, not just plan for. Instead of a static tabletop, the lab makes ransomware response a gamified exercise: participants step through a realistic attack as it unfolds and make the calls a real incident demands, containment, communication, escalation, and recovery, under time pressure.

The session walks through how to design and facilitate these gamified exercises so attendees can take the format home and run their own, turning incident response plans into muscle memory across both technical and leadership teams.

Time & location: Learning Lab at Moscone Center, San Francisco · 26 March 2026. Full session details are on the RSAC 2026 session page, or watch the session on OneRSAC. Abhijith B R is a recurring RSAC speaker; see his RSAC speaker profile.

Session abstract

Step inside a simulated ransomware attack in this gamified tabletop exercise. Working in teams, participants will respond to escalating attack phases from detection to ransom demand making critical technical and business decisions under pressure. Learn to stress-test playbooks, close gaps, and build real-world ransomware response readiness. RSAC 2026 session abstract

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