Translate supply chain ransomware risks into clear financial impacts for executives
Corporate executives outside IT face cascading ransomware costs from supply chain disruptions, surging insurance premiums, and recovery expenses that ultimately raise consumer prices.
RansomLens gives C-suite leaders a simple dashboard showing their supply chain's ransomware risk score, projected financial exposure, and recommended actions. It connects to your vendor list and uses industry data to forecast potential disruptions and insurance impacts without requiring IT expertise.
C-suite executives and risk managers at mid-to-large enterprises
Converts technical vulnerability data into executive-level dollar figures and recovery timelines
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Overview of total risk exposure, top vulnerable vendors, and projected costs
Upload or integrate vendors and get automated risk scores based on public data
Estimates potential ransomware costs including downtime, recovery, and premium increases
Email and in-app notifications when vendor risk spikes
One-click PDF reports tailored for C-suite and board presentations
Send compliance questionnaires to vendors
Track how risk scores change over time
Suggest specific actions based on risk profile
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/api/vendorsFetch all vendors for an organization with risk scores
/api/vendorsAdd new vendor and trigger risk assessment
/api/calculate-impactCompute financial exposure based on vendor risks
/api/reports/generateGenerate PDF report
/api/alertsGet pending alerts for user
Limited to 1 user
Up to 5 users
Unlimited users
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 120 | 8% | $240 | $2,880 |
| Month 6 | 650 | 15% | $2,438 | $29,250 |
Get clear financial forecasts and executive reports that help you reduce costs, lower insurance premiums, and protect your margins.
Reach out to 20 LinkedIn connections in risk management at mid-sized manufacturing and logistics companies with a personalized message offering a free 30-min risk review using the beta tool. Attend 2 virtual supply chain security webinars as a sponsor or speaker to demo the product live. Offer the first 3 customers lifetime 50% discount in exchange for a case study and video testimonial.
Comprehensive security ratings
Too technical for non-IT executives, focuses on IT teams
Built specifically for C-suite with financial translations and simple interfaces at 1/10th the cost
Strong data sources
Complex UI, requires cybersecurity knowledge
Focuses on business outcomes and insurance implications rather than just scores
Quantitative risk analysis
Very expensive and complex implementation
Self-serve for mid-market, focused specifically on ransomware supply chain at affordable price
Dataset of ransomware impacts correlated with vendor attributes that improves with each customer (data moat). Executive-focused reporting templates become industry standard.
Ransomware incidents have increased 93% year-over-year with supply chain attacks like MOVEit dominating headlines. Insurance premiums have surged 50-200% making C-suite personally accountable for cost control.
Executives may not adopt new tools without IT buy-in
Position as complementary to IT tools with easy export to share with security teams. Offer joint demos.
Inaccurate risk scoring leading to distrust
Use conservative estimates, disclose methodology, allow manual overrides, and partner with established threat intel feeds.
Slow initial customer acquisition
Start with free tier and content marketing (risk reports, guides) to build email list and trust.
Success: At least 8 confirm they would pay $25/mo for the solution
Success: 3 out of 5 renew or upgrade to paid
Success: Acquire 50 signups in first week
Success: Achieve 15% of new users from referrals within 2 months
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