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Digital Forensics · DFIR · Evidence · Chain of Custody · Cloud & Identity

Digital forensics that stands up to scrutiny: evidence, timeline and actionable outcomes.

We preserve and analyze evidence to reconstruct what happened, confirm scope and support decisions—with chain of custody, defensible methodology and reporting suitable for audits and stakeholders.

Chain of custody + hashing Endpoint + identity + log correlation Cloud forensics (M365/AWS/Azure/GCP) Audit-ready evidence packs

Evidence

Preservation & integrity

Forensic acquisition with minimal impact, hashing, chain of custody and defensible evidence handling.

DFIR

Investigation & timeline

Endpoint, identity and log analysis to reconstruct actions, root cause and scope with traceability.

Enterprise

Legal & regulatory readiness

Structured documentation and reporting aligned with governance, compliance and audit expectations.

Actionable

Containment & hardening inputs

Findings converted into fixes: access control, logging, detection coverage and anti-recurrence measures.

Defensible forensics: integrity, traceability and business outcomes

Digital forensics should do two things: withstand scrutiny (integrity + documentation) and produce outcomes that reduce risk. We balance evidence preservation with operational reality and convert findings into a clear remediation plan.

Chain of custody

Clear record of who handled what, when and how—preserving integrity and admissibility.

Minimal business disruption

Targeted acquisition and staged actions to avoid breaking operations.

Defensible methodology

Repeatable steps, documented assumptions and traceable evidence references.

Security outcomes

Forensics that leads to fixes: posture, identity control and detection improvements.

Output is suitable for security governance, audit trails and internal decision-making, and can support regulatory narratives (e.g., DORA / NIS2) when needed.

Common use cases

Where digital forensics brings clarity: incidents, insider cases, fraud and audit-ready evidence.

Security incidents

Intrusions, ransomware, BEC and cloud compromise—evidence-driven investigation and reporting.

Insider & privilege abuse

Investigation of suspicious activity, SoD issues, data access and misuse of admin rights.

Fraud & business disputes

Email trails, access patterns, file activity and corroboration of events for decision makers.

Data exfiltration

Scope, paths, affected data, evidence and remediation priorities to reduce recurrence risk.

Cloud & identity forensics

M365/Entra ID, AWS/Azure/GCP—tokens, keys, sessions, IAM changes and audit logs.

Compliance & audits

Audit-ready artifacts and traceability supporting ISO 27001 / ENS / NIS2 / DORA controls.

Methodology

From scope to evidence pack: structured steps that remain traceable and repeatable.

Scoping & evidence plan

We define objectives, sources and constraints (systems, identities, logs, cloud tenants) and establish evidence handling rules and roles.

Preservation & acquisition

We collect defensible data: forensic images (when needed), targeted artifacts, logs and telemetry—documented with hashing and custody records.

Analysis & correlation

We correlate endpoint, identity, network and cloud logs to reconstruct the timeline, identify root cause and confirm scope/impact.

Findings → actions

We translate findings into containment guidance and remediation priorities (identity, exposure, logging gaps, detection and hardening).

Reporting & evidence pack

Executive + technical reports, evidence pack, IoCs (if applicable), and a defensible narrative suitable for audits and stakeholders.

Deliverables designed for traceability

You get clarity for decision makers and defensible evidence handling—plus an actionable roadmap to close root causes.

Executive summary

What happened, business impact, key decisions, and risk posture after containment.

Technical forensic report

Timeline, root cause, evidence references, artifacts analyzed and reproducible findings.

Evidence pack

Exports, logs, hashes, custody records and supporting material packaged for traceability.

Remediation roadmap

Prioritized backlog (30/60/90) to close root causes and reduce recurrence.

What we typically analyze

We focus on the sources that can reconstruct reality: identity events, endpoint artifacts, cloud telemetry and log correlation.

Identity provider logs (M365/Entra, SSO, MFA, sessions) IDENTITY
Endpoint artifacts (EDR, event logs, persistence, execution) ENDPOINT
Cloud audit logs (AWS/Azure/GCP: IAM changes, storage, keys) CLOUD
Email traces (BEC, rules, OAuth grants, mailbox access) EMAIL
SIEM correlation (timeline + pivot points + IoCs) CORRELATE

If you need active containment and recovery, see Incident Response (IR/DFIR) 24/7 .

Need clarity—and evidence you can defend?

We’ll scope the case, preserve evidence, reconstruct the timeline and deliver a report and evidence pack suitable for governance and audit needs.

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Frequently asked questions

Is this the same as Incident Response (IR/DFIR)?

Digital forensics focuses on evidence preservation and investigation. IR focuses on containing impact and restoring operations. They work best together—especially for ransomware, intrusions and BEC.

Do you provide chain-of-custody documentation?

Yes. We document acquisition steps, hashes, custody records and evidence references to support audits, legal review and governance requirements.

Can you do cloud and identity forensics (M365/Entra, AWS, Azure, GCP)?

Yes. We analyze audit logs, IAM changes, tokens/keys, session activity, mailbox events and cloud telemetry to reconstruct actions and scope.

What do you need to start?

A short scoping session, a point of contact, and access to relevant sources (read-only where possible): identity provider, endpoints/EDR, SIEM/logs and cloud tenant logs.