Incident Response Framework

IR Lifecycle Phases

NIST 800-61

Preparation

Deploy monitoring sensors, establish incident response runbooks, define escalation paths and communication plans, set SLAs, and baseline your environment before an incident occurs.

Detection & Analysis

Real-time alert triage, multi-source log correlation, and threat intelligence enrichment. Determine the scope, impact, affected systems, and severity classification within minutes of detection.

Containment & Eradication

Isolate affected systems from the network, block identified IOCs at the firewall and endpoint level, remove attacker persistence mechanisms, and validate clean state before any restoration.

Recovery & Reporting

Restore systems to normal operations, verify data integrity, and deliver comprehensive post-incident reports with forensic evidence, timeline, root cause analysis, and remediation recommendations.

What Our IR Engagement Includes

DELIVERABLES

⚡ Alert Triage & Severity Classification

Every alert is triaged within our defined SLA windows. We classify severity using a combination of CVSS scoring, asset criticality, threat intelligence context, and business impact analysis. Critical alerts receive immediate hands-on investigation—not automated dismissal.

🔬 Forensic Investigation

Full forensic analysis including disk imaging, memory capture, log correlation across SIEM/EDR/firewall data, and network traffic analysis. All evidence follows chain-of-custody procedures suitable for legal and compliance proceedings.

📋 Post-Incident Reporting

Every incident produces a structured report containing: executive summary for leadership, detailed technical timeline, indicators of compromise (IOCs), MITRE ATT&CK technique mapping, root cause analysis, and prioritized remediation recommendations.

🔄 Lessons Learned & Hardening

Post-incident review sessions identify detection gaps, process improvements, and defensive hardening opportunities. We update detection rules, refine runbooks, and implement configuration changes to prevent recurrence of the specific attack vector.

📞 Escalation & Communication

Defined escalation paths ensure the right people are notified at the right time. We provide incident status updates, coordinate with your internal teams, and handle communication with third parties (ISPs, law enforcement, regulatory bodies) when required.

📑 Compliance Documentation

Incident documentation designed to satisfy regulatory notification requirements under HIPAA, PCI-DSS, state breach notification laws, and cyber insurance policy terms. Audit-ready artifacts delivered with every engagement.

Alert Triage

<5m

Critical alerts

Containment

<30m

From detection

Initial Report

<4h

Preliminary findings

Full Report

24–48h

Post-incident