Incident Response Intelligence Hub
Ransomware containment, BEC response, forensic investigation, and what to do in the first hours of a breach. Resources for IT teams, security leaders, and anyone who needs to respond — fast.
What Good Incident Response Looks Like
The first 24 hours of an incident set the trajectory for everything that follows. Decisions made under pressure — about what to shut down, who to call, whether to pay — have enormous long-term consequences for recovery time, legal exposure, insurance claims, and public disclosure obligations.
Effective incident response isn't improvised. It requires pre-agreed procedures, pre-approved access for your response team, and a forensic investigation that can answer the questions your lawyers, insurance carrier, and regulators will ask later: What was accessed? When did it start? Is the attacker still in the environment?
We publish here because understanding IR — even at a conceptual level — helps organizations make better decisions before, during, and after incidents. If you want a retainer so you're prepared before something happens, read about our IR retainer. If you're in an active incident, contact us now.
Latest IR Articles
Zeabur Breach Post-Mortem: Plaintext Credential Exposure Led to 3.2M Environment Variable Theft — Detection and Remediation Guide
Zeabur is shutting down after attackers used plaintext-leaked internal credentials to steal 3.2M environment variable records and 321,810 accounts. Here's how to defend your secrets.
ConnectWise Cloud Backup Security Incident: Credential Reset Guidance and Detection for MSP Environments
ConnectWise Cloud Backup remains offline after unauthorized access to application identities. MSPs must rotate credentials, audit service principals, and hunt for abuse now.
APT28 (Swallowtail) Breaches NATO Naval Shipbuilder: HOOKEDGE Loader and Reflective Injection — Detection and Remediation Guide
Russia's APT28 breached a NATO naval shipbuilder using a new reflective loader and HOOKEDGE implant. Detection rules, hunt queries, and hardening guidance for defenders.
Pegasus Zero-Click Spyware Confirmed on Serbian Rector's iPhone: iOS Detection, Forensics, and Hardening Guide
Citizen Lab confirmed a zero-click Pegasus infection on a Serbian university rector's iPhone days before a snap election — here's how to detect and defend against mercenary spyware.
Rank Math PRO Supply-Chain Compromise: Backdoored WordPress SEO Plugin — Detection and Remediation Guide
Rank Math PRO downloads from the vendor's own site shipped a hidden backdoor. If you updated last week, assume compromise — here's how to hunt and remediate.
AOMEI Update Server Hijack: Detect and Contain Malicious Promo/Update Delivery in Backup Software
AOMEI users face supply-chain risk after attackers abused update/promo servers to push malware; hunt, block, and verify builds now.
CVE-2026-0257: PAN-OS Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation by Qilin and INC Ransomware — Detection and Remediation Guide
Qilin and INC ransomware operators are actively exploiting PAN-OS CVE-2026-0257. Organizations running Palo Alto Networks firewalls must patch and hunt for compromise now.
Conduent Breach Fallout: $80M Settlement for 62M Records — Detection and Third-Party Risk Lessons for Healthcare Defenders
Conduent's $80M class-action settlement over a breach exposing 62 million people's healthcare data is a warning: your business services vendors are your attack surface.
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