Incident Response
Boutique IR from the team that finds the flaws first.
Rapid incident response and digital forensics: breach investigation, ransomware response, malware analysis, and insider-threat investigation. Retainers available for priority response when minutes matter.
Most incident-response firms come from the defensive side and bolt testing on afterward. We come from the offensive side. Because we spend our days breaking into environments, we form attacker hypotheses faster, find lateral movement quicker, and deliver a more credible picture of what actually happened, and what to fix so it does not happen again.
Alpha Defense has delivered incident response and digital forensics for two decades, across healthcare, government, finance, and aerospace, from ransomware and malware outbreaks to insider-threat and intellectual-property investigations. Engage us reactively when something is on fire, or put us on retainer so we are your first call with a guaranteed response time.
Frequently asked questions
What does your incident response service cover?
Breach investigation, ransomware response, malware and forensic analysis, and insider-threat investigation. We help you understand what happened, contain it, and recover. Because we come from the offensive side, we form attacker hypotheses faster than a defense-only firm.
Do you offer incident response retainers?
Yes. A retainer puts terms, scope, and a relationship in place before anything goes wrong, so we can mobilize quickly when you need us and you are not negotiating during a crisis. It also reserves senior responders rather than whoever happens to be free.
What should we do first if we think we have been breached?
Preserve evidence: avoid wiping or rebuilding affected systems, and do not tip off an intruder. Isolate what you safely can, document what you have seen, and get in touch. The first hours shape the entire investigation, so the sooner we are involved, the better the outcome.
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A penetration test costs a fraction of a breach. Spend a few days finding the flaw, not millions recovering from it.