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Incident Response Services

Cyber incidents are inevitable, but how quickly and effectively you respond can make all the difference. Our team is here to help you swiftly investigate, understand the full scope of the issue, and develop a comprehensive remediation strategy that not only addresses the current threat but also strengthens your defenses for the future.

Incident Response Engagement Methodology

Our incident response (IR) engagements are built around gaining full visibility into your environment, leveraging both your existing toolsets and additional solutions as needed. By analyzing network, endpoint, and log data, we achieve comprehensive situational awareness, allowing us to track both current and historical threats.

Once we have identified and assessed the full scope of the threats and their activities, we develop a tailored remediation strategy. This includes tactical and strategic recommendations to eliminate the threat actors from your environment and establish a baseline for preventing future incidents, ensuring your organization is better prepared going forward.

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Common Cyber Threats

Businesses across various industries face an increasing wave of sophisticated cyber threats. These threats vary in nature and present unique challenges:

  • Ransomware: Cybercriminals hijack critical data and demand payment for its release, potentially crippling an organization’s operations and leading to significant financial and reputational damage.
  • Phishing Campaigns: Deceptive communications designed to deploy malicious code and compromise sensitive information, granting unauthorized access to organizational systems and networks.
  • DDoS Attacks: Distributed Denial of Service attacks flood servers with excessive traffic, rendering an organization’s services inaccessible, eroding customer trust, and resulting in financial losses.
  • Insider Threats: These threats originate from within the organization, either intentionally or unintentionally, often leading to massive data leaks and being harder to detect due to legitimate access.
  • Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs): Prolonged and targeted cyber campaigns designed to infiltrate systems, extract valuable data, and maintain a long-term presence for espionage or theft.

IR Core Competencies

Our experienced Incident Response (IR) practitioners are skilled in using a range of industry-standard tools and solutions that provide the necessary visibility across your network, endpoints, and other systems, ensuring efficient and comprehensive investigations.

Core knowledge areas and capabilities of our team include:

  • Network Traffic Analysis: Monitoring and analyzing network activity to detect suspicious behaviors and identify potential threats.
  • Log Collection and Review: Gathering and reviewing logs to uncover signs of compromise or malicious activity.
  • Host Analysis and Mass Triage of Forensic Artifacts: Analyzing endpoints and systems for evidence of an attack, including the examination of forensic artifacts.
  • Malware Analysis and Reverse Engineering: Investigating malware to understand its functionality and identify the method of compromise.
  • Forensic Disk Imaging, Memory Acquisition, and Review: Capturing disk images and memory to conduct in-depth analysis of compromised systems.
  • Current and Advanced Threat Expertise: Expertise in detecting and mitigating modern, advanced cyber threats and attack tactics.
  • IR Methodology and Response Techniques: Proven methods and strategies for incident containment, eradication, and recovery.

Cyber Insurance & Legal Counsel

Our team has extensive experience working closely with cyber insurance providers and third-party legal counsel to deliver comprehensive incident response services. We understand the intricacies of the legal process, policy requirements, and other important details, ensuring a smooth and collaborative engagement with both your organization and any external parties involved.

Our Tested Approach

At GuidePoint Security, we have refined our cyber incident response services through years of experience and lessons learned from client engagements. Our approach has evolved into a sophisticated operation that enhances security postures by ensuring comprehensive visibility across networks, allowing for quick threat detection and mitigation. We optimize incident response speed and efficiency by integrating existing tools with our advanced analytics and threat intelligence.

We tailor our strategies based on past experiences, aligning them with industry frameworks and best practices to streamline response procedures and enhance overall security. This continuous evolution strengthens our ability to help organizations prepare for and navigate the ever-changing cybersecurity threat landscape.

 

Certifications & Bios

Our team members come from diverse backgrounds, bringing extensive industry experience and holding numerous industry-standard certifications from reputable organizations such as SANS, ISC2, Offensive Security, cloud service providers, and others. To showcase our expertise, individual bios for all of our resources are available, providing detailed information about their qualifications and experience.