Advisory & managed services
Incident Response Retainer
Pre-negotiated incident response with guaranteed response times, so a breach isn’t also a vendor search.
Guidance & support
In plain terms Retainer
What this is
Pre-negotiated incident response with guaranteed response times, so a breach isn’t also a vendor search.
Why it can hurt you
Negotiating an incident response contract during an active breach costs precious hours you don’t have.
Guidance & support
Why it matters to you Retainer
The problem
Negotiating an incident response contract during an active breach costs precious hours you don’t have.
Hours saved at the worst possible time
Response starts immediately instead of after a contract negotiation.
Predictable incident cost
Retainer pricing instead of crisis-rate emergency billing.
Guidance & support
How we do it Retainer
Readiness assessment
IR plan, contacts, and toolsets reviewed and gap-filled before an incident occurs.
Guaranteed response SLA
Contractually defined time-to-first-response the moment you call.
Full incident lifecycle support
Containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident reporting under one engagement.
Guidance & support
What we typically find Retainer
No pre-negotiated IR contract
First incident becomes a vendor-selection exercise mid-crisis.
Untested incident response plan
IR plan exists on paper but has never been exercised.
The team you would have hired.
Senior judgement on tap: strategy, board reporting, and someone to call at 2am.
Guidance & support
What lands on your desk Retainer
IR readiness report
Gaps in current plan, contacts, and tooling identified ahead of time.
Post-incident report
Root cause, timeline, and remediation guidance after any real engagement.
Guidance & support
What you get out of it Retainer
Hours saved at the worst possible time
Response starts immediately instead of after a contract negotiation.
Predictable incident cost
Retainer pricing instead of crisis-rate emergency billing.
Guidance & support
Step by step Retainer
1. Readiness assessment
IR plan, contacts, and toolsets reviewed and gap-filled before an incident occurs.
2. Guaranteed response SLA
Contractually defined time-to-first-response the moment you call.
3. Full incident lifecycle support
Containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident reporting under one engagement.
Find out what we would find.
A scoping call is thirty minutes, costs nothing, and ends with a fixed price and a date. If we are not the right people for the job, we will tell you that too.