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Incident Response & Recovery
Hacked? We help you contain, clean up and recover — then close the door.
Emergency? Hacked website, ransomware, compromised email — contact us for the fastest response.
Merges what used to be listed separately as incident response planning and backup & recovery: containment and clean-up when something has gone wrong, and planning so it doesn’t happen again.
What's included
- Containment
- Malware clean-up
- Root-cause analysis
- Credential resets
- Restore from backup
- Hardening to prevent recurrence
- Planning: incident response plan, backup strategy (3-2-1), recovery testing
Our methodology
- 1Triage and containment: stop the immediate damage first — isolate affected systems, revoke compromised credentials, preserve evidence.
- 2Root-cause investigation: work backward from the incident to find how access was actually gained, not just what was damaged.
- 3Clean-up and restore: remove malware or backdoors, restore from clean backups where needed, reset all potentially exposed credentials.
- 4Hardening and planning: close the specific gap that caused the incident, and build or update an incident response plan and backup strategy so recovery is faster next time.
What you get
- Incident timeline and root-cause report
- Cleaned and hardened systems
- Documented incident response plan
- Tested backup and recovery strategy
What to expect
- Systems contained, cleaned and back online, with the entry point identified and closed.
- A written incident timeline and root-cause report you can share with clients, insurers or regulators if needed.
- A tested backup and recovery plan, so a future incident costs hours, not days.
Limitations
Honest scope, not a sales pitch — here's what this service doesn't cover.
- Response time and outcome depend heavily on how quickly we are engaged after the incident and the quality of available backups and logs.
- We cannot guarantee full data recovery if backups are missing, outdated, or also compromised.
- This service responds to and recovers from incidents; ongoing prevention is covered under Security Monitoring & Awareness Training and Network & Cloud Security.
FAQ
We're being actively hacked right now — what do you do first?
Email us immediately at info@shahidiqbal.com. We'll walk you through immediate containment steps, such as isolating the affected system, before we even start the formal engagement, then move into full triage.
Will you involve law enforcement or regulators?
That's your decision — we'll give you the facts (what happened, what data was affected) so you or your lawyer can decide on any notification obligations.
What if we don't have backups?
We'll still contain and clean up what we can, but we'll tell you honestly, upfront, what's realistically recoverable without a clean backup to restore from.
// PROCESS
How this engagement works
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Free consultation
30 minutes to understand your setup and concerns.
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Scoped proposal
Fixed scope, fixed price, clear timeline. NDA signed before any access.
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Testing & review
We test safely, with written authorisation, inside agreed boundaries.
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Report & fix
Plain-language report, prioritised by risk, and a free re-test after you fix.
Authorisation & safety
Every engagement starts with written authorisation and, where appropriate, a signed NDA — we never test a system without the owner’s explicit permission. Testing is scoped and scheduled with you in advance, avoids destructive techniques by default, and stays inside the boundaries agreed before any work begins.
// FROM THE BLOG
Further reading
AI-Generated Malware: How Attackers Are Using AI to Build and Scale Cyberattacks
Security vendors are now documenting live attacks where AI tools wrote, tested, and deployed malware with minimal human involvement. Heres what changed, what hasnt, and what it means for your defenses.
Cyber Resilience vs Cybersecurity: Why Businesses Need to Prepare for Attacks They Cannot Prevent
With vulnerability exploitation now the leading breach cause and attackers holding the advantage in several threat categories, prevention alone is no longer a complete strategy. Here is what cyber resilience adds.
Ransomware in 2026: Why Attacks Are Faster and Harder to Detect
Modern ransomware groups move from initial access to full compromise in minutes, not days, and increasingly avoid malware altogether. Here is what changed and what actually helps.
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