Incident Response

We provide rapid Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR), combining the speed needed to stop the bleeding with the forensic rigour needed to preserve evidence, understand what actually happened, and support recovery and legal recourse.

THE COST OF A SLOW RESPONSE

IBM's research shows that organisations with a tested incident response plan suffer breaches that cost 58% less than those without one, a saving of nearly $2 million per incident on average (IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024). The gap between organisations that have prepared and those that have not is that wide.

Nigeria's NDPA imposes mandatory breach notification timelines. Organisations that cannot document the scope of an incident within the required window face regulatory exposure on top of everything else they are already dealing with.

There is also a less quantifiable cost. Evidence destroyed in the first hours of a poorly handled response is gone. With it goes the possibility of criminal prosecution or civil recovery, regardless of how strong the underlying case might have been.

WHAT WE DO

Immediate Triage and Containment

Our first priority is stopping the damage. We rapidly assess the nature and scope of the incident, implement containment measures to prevent further spread, and isolate compromised systems without destroying evidence in the process.

Forensic Evidence Preservation

Responders without forensic training frequently destroy critical evidence during containment, often without realising it. We apply chain-of-custody discipline from the first moment we engage, because what is lost early cannot be recovered later.

Root Cause Analysis

We establish precisely how the attacker entered, what vulnerabilities or credentials were exploited, what systems and data were accessed or exfiltrated, and what persistence mechanisms were in place before detection.

Threat Eradication

Once we understand the full scope of the attack, we remove every foothold: malware, backdoors, compromised credentials, and exploited vulnerabilities. The objective is not just recovery but making sure the same attacker cannot walk back in.

Recovery and Hardening

We support safe, verified recovery of affected systems and provide specific hardening guidance based on what the investigation found, not generic recommendations that may or may not apply to your environment.

Regulatory Notification Support

For incidents triggering mandatory disclosure under the NDPR, sector-specific regulations, or international frameworks, we provide the documented findings and forensic evidence required to make accurate, timely notifications to the right authorities.

Litigation Support

Where criminal prosecution or civil recovery is the objective, our forensic findings are documented to international evidentiary standards and our examiners are available to provide expert witness testimony.