Rapid incident response when a security event occurs: containment, investigation, recovery, and lessons learned to prevent recurrence.

When a security incident happens, speed matters. The difference between a contained event and a catastrophic breach often comes down to how quickly and effectively you respond in the first hours. Our incident response service gives you access to experienced security professionals who can take control, contain the threat, and guide your organisation through recovery.
Whether you are dealing with a ransomware attack, a compromised email account, a data breach, or a suspected intrusion, we follow a structured response process that minimises damage and gets your business back to normal as quickly as possible.
Our incident response process follows four phases: containment, investigation, remediation, and review. In the containment phase, we isolate affected systems to prevent the threat from spreading. During investigation, we determine how the attacker gained access, what they accessed, and whether data was exfiltrated. Remediation involves removing the threat, restoring systems from clean backups, and closing the vulnerability that was exploited.
The review phase is just as important as the response itself. We conduct a thorough post-incident review that documents what happened, what went well, what could be improved, and specific actions to prevent similar incidents in the future. This review also helps you meet any regulatory notification requirements under the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme.
We also help businesses prepare before an incident occurs. Our incident response planning service develops a customised playbook for your organisation that defines roles, communication procedures, technical response steps, and escalation paths. Having a tested plan in place dramatically improves your response effectiveness when an incident does occur.
For managed security clients, we begin response within 30 minutes of notification. For ad-hoc incident response, we aim to have an engineer engaged within two hours. Critical incidents receive immediate attention regardless of time of day.
Yes. We help you assess whether the incident meets the threshold for notification under the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme, prepare the notification to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, and communicate with affected individuals if required.
Absolutely. Having a tested incident response plan reduces your response time, minimises confusion during a stressful event, and demonstrates due diligence to regulators and insurers. We recommend every business have a documented plan that is reviewed and tested at least annually.