The Breach Has Happened—Now What?
When an organisation suffers a cyber incident, panic is common—but clarity is essential. The ability to swiftly understand what happened, how it happened, and what data was affected can make the difference between effective recovery and regulatory disaster.
This is where forensic support comes in.
What Is Digital Forensics?
Digital forensics is the practice of collecting, preserving, analysing, and reporting on digital evidence following a cyber event. Whether the cause is a malware infection, insider threat, or external breach, the goal of forensics is to uncover:
Who was behind the incident
What systems were impacted
When the compromise occurred
How the attacker gained access
What data may have been exfiltrated or manipulated
The output of a forensic investigation often informs everything from technical remediation to legal response.
How DOT Supports Incident Forensics
At DOT, forensic support is integrated into our Managed Detection & Response (MDR) and Incident Response (IR) offerings. Here’s how we help organisations navigate post-incident analysis:
1. Evidence Preservation
As soon as a breach is suspected, we initiate containment measures that avoid overwriting valuable log and system data. We create secure forensic images of endpoints, cloud snapshots, and memory dumps to ensure evidence is preserved for analysis—and admissible, if necessary.
2. Timeline Reconstruction
We piece together a detailed attack timeline, correlating system events, user activity, and external signals. Our analysts combine log review, file system analysis, and threat intelligence to determine the attacker’s path.
3. Root Cause Analysis
By identifying the initial entry point—whether it was phishing, weak credentials, or a misconfigured service—we help clients close security gaps and harden against future compromise.
4. Compliance & Legal Support
We provide clear, defensible forensic reports suitable for regulators, legal teams, and insurers. When required, we work alongside law enforcement or your internal counsel to support breach disclosures or litigation.
Real-World Example
A mid-sized financial firm contacted DOT after discovering unusual outbound traffic to an Eastern European IP address. Within 90 minutes, our forensic team had isolated the compromised host, identified the lateral movement technique used, and determined that no customer data had been exfiltrated.
Our report enabled the client to issue a proactive but reassuring regulatory disclosure—and avoid a costly brand crisis.
Why Forensics Shouldn’t Be an Afterthought
In an era of mandatory breach reporting, cyber insurance audits, and increasing litigation, post-incident forensics is not optional—it’s a core part of modern resilience.
DOT’s forensic support is designed to be fast, accurate, and fully integrated with your broader security response. Whether you’re facing a ransomware outbreak or a suspected insider threat, we help you understand what happened—so you can act with confidence.