// Incident Response

Compromise
Assessment.

Many organisations are breached without knowing it. A HackLabs compromise assessment hunts for hidden attacker presence across your environment — finding evidence of past or ongoing intrusions before they escalate.

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// The Dwell Time Problem

Attackers hide. We find them.

The average attacker dwell time in Australian organisations is measured in weeks — sometimes months. During this time, threat actors establish persistence, harvest credentials, map the environment, and exfiltrate data. A compromise assessment is a proactive hunt through your environment using threat intelligence, forensic artefacts, and advanced analysis to uncover this hidden activity.

// What We Cover
  • Endpoint artefact analysis across Windows, Linux, macOS
  • Active Directory and identity threat hunting
  • Log analysis and SIEM artefact review
  • Network traffic anomaly detection
  • Malware and persistence mechanism hunting
  • Lateral movement indicator analysis
  • Dark web monitoring for stolen credentials
  • Cloud environment (AWS/Azure/M365) review
  • IOC cross-correlation against current threat intelligence
  • Timeline reconstruction of attacker activity
// Assessment Areas

Where we look

Endpoint Forensics

Analysis of endpoint artefacts including prefetch files, event logs, registry hives, browser history, and file system metadata to identify attacker activity and persistence.

Active Directory Hunting

Review of AD for signs of privilege escalation, golden ticket attacks, DCSync activity, rogue accounts, and modified security settings commonly abused by threat actors.

Network Analysis

Analysis of network flows, DNS logs, proxy logs, and firewall data to identify C2 communication, data exfiltration channels, and lateral movement paths.

Log Correlation

Deep analysis of security event logs, authentication logs, and application logs across your environment correlated against known threat actor TTPs using MITRE ATT&CK.

Malware Analysis

Static and dynamic analysis of suspected malicious files to identify malware families, C2 infrastructure, capabilities, and indicators for broader hunting.

Cloud & Identity Review

Assessment of cloud service audit logs (AWS CloudTrail, Azure Activity Log, M365 Unified Audit Log) for signs of account compromise, privilege abuse, and data access.

// Methodology

Our engagement process

01

Scoping & Collection

Define assessment scope, identify critical systems, and collect forensic artefacts including endpoint images, log exports, and network captures.

02

Threat Hunting

Hunt for indicators of compromise using threat intelligence, hypothesis-driven analysis, and automated correlation across collected artefacts.

03

Deep Investigation

Investigate positive findings to confirm compromise, reconstruct attack timelines, and identify the full scope of attacker activity.

04

Report & Remediate

Deliver findings with confirmed IOCs, MITRE ATT&CK mapping, and a prioritised remediation plan to eradicate any identified threats.

// Why HackLabs
CREST
Accredited

CREST-certified consultants across all disciplines. Independently audited methodology you can trust.

3,000+
Engagements Delivered

Extensive track record across enterprise, government, and critical infrastructure sectors.

20+
Years Established

Founded by Chris Gatford — over two decades of offensive security experience at your service.

100%
Senior Consultants

No graduates on client engagements. Every assessment is run by experienced, certified professionals.

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// Get Started

Think you might be compromised?

Talk to a HackLabs DFIR specialist today. We can scope a compromise assessment and have investigators deployed within 24 hours.

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