DFIR
When an incident is still unfolding.
Digital Forensics and Incident Response for active breaches, ransomware events, insider threats, and network intrusions. Rapid containment paired with forensic discipline so the evidence survives the response.
Overview
Standard IT response destroys evidence. Forensic response does not.
The first hours of an incident are when the attacker's footprint is most visible - and when most of that evidence gets overwritten by the legitimate response. Network logs roll over. Memory is cleared. Compromised systems are wiped and reimaged. Backups are restored without preservation. By the time counsel is involved, the record that proves what happened is often gone.
E-Hounds steps in with a forensic playbook designed to run in parallel with containment, not after it. Evidence is preserved while operations are restored. The same analyst who directs the response produces the timeline, writes the declaration, and testifies to the methodology.
Response Scope
Matters we respond to.
Ransomware and extortion
Encryption events with or without exfiltration. We help determine the scope of what was accessed or taken, reconstruct the initial access and dwell timeline, and preserve the evidence needed for insurance reporting, regulatory notice, and civil or criminal proceedings.
Insider threat and data exfiltration
Departing employees taking proprietary data, contractors exceeding authorized access, internal fraud schemes. Endpoint imaging, cloud-account review, and chain-of-custody-preserved acquisition for civil or criminal matters.
Business Email Compromise and wire fraud
Compromised mailboxes used to intercept or divert payments. Mail-server log preservation, rule-and-forwarder analysis, and authentication-trail reconstruction for law-enforcement referral and civil recovery.
Network intrusion and advanced threats
Unknown adversary activity, lateral movement, persistence artifacts. Memory imaging, log aggregation, indicator-of-compromise analysis, and reporting suitable for both technical response teams and outside counsel.
Operating Principle
The forensic record is not a byproduct.
For attorneys handling the aftermath of an incident, the forensic record is often the most important output of the response. It is what determines notice obligations, supports insurance claims, anchors civil recovery actions, and stands up in any ensuing criminal matter.
When we are engaged, the forensic record is the primary work product. Containment and restoration happen, but the preservation of evidence drives our part of the response. Nothing is sacrificed to speed that cannot be explained and defended.
Incident in progress?
Send us a short note through the contact form describing the situation. A member of our team will follow up directly. For fast-moving matters where time matters, our office line is (727) 726-8985 during business hours.
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