Phase 01 · Preparation Visibility is the foundation.
Endpoint sensors deployed, full process and script-block telemetry enabled, baselines established. A custom detection library of more than 1,100 rules mapped to MITRE ATT&CK. Without this layer, everything downstream is guessing.
Phase 02 · Identification Every alert, interrogated.
Alerts fire on suspicious activity across endpoints, cloud, and identity. Every alert is interrogated by a structured AI reasoning pipeline. Hundreds of evidence questions. Counterfactual hypotheses ruled out before any verdict is reached.
Phase 03 · Containment Human-approved isolation.
Verified threats trigger human-approved isolation: endpoint quarantine, account disable, network segmentation. No autopilot. No black box. The reasoning chain that justified the action is preserved with the action — auditable, reviewable, defensible.
Phase 04 · Eradication Removed at forensic depth.
Forensic-depth removal of persistence mechanisms, malicious artifacts, and attacker footholds. Forensic-grade artifact collection ensures the host returns to a known-good state, not a re-infectable one.
Phase 05 · Recovery Back online, evidence chain intact.
Coordinated restoration of business operations. Cleanliness validated before reconnection. Heightened monitoring tuned for re-entry attempts. The business is back online with the evidence chain intact.
Phase 06 · Lessons Learned The artifact your auditor reads.
The full investigation record — every phase from preparation through recovery — is preserved as a forensic artifact. The format your auditor, your lawyer, and your insurance carrier can read. The difference between an alert log and an evidence chain.