Lockstock implements NIST 800-53 compliance on a vehicle trade and inventory management organization to enhance ransomware resiliancy.

The client, a vehicle trade and inventory management organization in the automotive sector, facilitates vehicle trades between dealerships while providing inventory management and logistics services. As part of their commitment to operational efficiency and security, they sought to enhance their ransomware resiliency and expand control coverage to include cloud services and business continuity planning.

Our End Goals

The client needed a thorough understanding and documentation of their current security controls, particularly in the context of ransomware resiliency. Their existing controls had not been fully assessed against ransomware-specific threats, and they required a framework to ensure both cloud services and business continuity plans were resilient against potential attacks.

Our Approch

We conducted an assessment grounded in the NIST 800-53 family of controls, with a focus on ransomware resiliency. This assessment evaluated the client’s existing security posture, focusing on key control families such as access control, incident response, and contingency planning. Based on this evaluation, a comprehensive strategy was developed to enhance the client’s control coverage across their cloud services and business continuity plans. This included identifying and implementing fundamental controls from each relevant family, ensuring the client’s systems were more robust and aligned with best practices for ransomware defense.

Our Solutions

The assessment and strategy implementation allowed the client to address critical gaps in their security posture, particularly concerning ransomware resiliency and cloud services. This engagement serves as a model for improving security in similar organizations looking to mitigate the risks of ransomware while enhancing cloud and business continuity protections.

By expanding the client’s control coverage to cloud services and business continuity, the organization significantly reduced its risk exposure to ransomware threats. The documentation and understanding of existing controls enabled better preparedness and response capabilities, improving overall operational resilience.