Cybersecurity Incident Response

When a cybersecurity incident strikes, time is of the essence. Law & Forensics provides swift, expert support to contain, investigate, and recover from cyber threats while protecting your organization's critical assets and reputation.

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Cybersecurity Incident Response capabilities

Incident Response Planning
We help organizations develop and refine comprehensive, up-to-date, and actionable incident response plans, ensuring that when an attack occurs the response is rapid and effective. A well-crafted plan is essential to minimizing the impact of a cyberattack.
Incident Detection & Analysis
Our experts combine advanced technology with deep domain expertise to detect and analyze incidents, quickly identifying the source, scope, and impact of an attack. This gives your organization the critical information needed to guide an informed response.
Incident Containment & Eradication
Our team works quickly to contain and eradicate threats, minimizing operational and reputational damage. We deploy a range of strategies, from isolating affected systems to removing malicious code, so your organization can recover quickly.
Post-Incident Recovery & Remediation
Once a threat is contained and eradicated, we help your organization recover and learn from the experience. We identify vulnerabilities and implement remediation measures that strengthen your systems and processes against future attacks.
Strengthened Security Posture
We translate the lessons of an incident into lasting improvements, helping clients emerge with a more robust cybersecurity posture. Our work pairs technical depth with an understanding of the legal and regulatory landscape.

Cybersecurity Incident Response — matters we are engaged for

Containment and evidence preservation conflict in the first hour
The instinct is to rebuild and restore service; the obligation is to preserve what happened. Deciding the order in advance, and having someone empowered to arbitrate, is what avoids destroying the record while fixing the problem.
Reporting clocks start before the facts are known
Regulatory windows run from awareness rather than from certainty. Establishing the reportable core quickly, while marking clearly what remains unknown, is what allows the filing to be both timely and accurate.
The intrusion is contained and the scope is not
Stopping the attacker is not the same as knowing what they reached. Determining whether data was actually accessed or exfiltrated is what separates a notifiable breach from a contained attempt.
Response has to run under privilege
Where litigation or enforcement is foreseeable, the engagement structure determines whether the investigative work product is protected. That is decided at retention, not afterwards.

Cybersecurity Incident Response — frequently asked questions

What does Law & Forensics' incident response service cover?

Our suite of services spans the full incident lifecycle: incident response planning, incident detection and analysis, containment and eradication, post-incident recovery and remediation, and translating lessons learned into a strengthened security posture.

How quickly can you respond to an active incident?

Our incident response team mobilizes the same business day, coordinating with breach counsel from the first call to contain, investigate, and recover from the threat while minimizing downtime and damage.

Can you help us prepare before an incident occurs?

Yes. We help organizations develop and refine comprehensive, up-to-date, and actionable incident response plans tailored to their unique needs and risks, so a rapid and effective response is possible when an attack happens.

What happens after a threat has been contained?

After containment and eradication, we guide your organization through recovery, identifying vulnerabilities and implementing remediation measures so your systems and processes are strengthened against future attacks.

Do you tailor your approach to each organization?

Yes. Every incident is different, so we scope the response to your environment, threat profile, and regulatory exposure, then keep counsel and stakeholders aligned with clear status updates at each phase of the engagement.

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Roland Cloutier
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Daniel B. Garrie
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Gary Corn
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