// Incident Response

Digital Forensics &
Incident Response.

When a security incident occurs, you need specialists who have seen it before. HackLabs handles over 250 incident response engagements per year — from ransomware to nation-state intrusions.

Talk to an Expert
// Australia's IR Specialists

Experienced response when it matters most.

Incident response is not the time to learn on the job. HackLabs' DFIR team brings deep forensic expertise, current threat intelligence, and practiced response playbooks to every engagement. We work alongside your team to contain threats quickly, preserve evidence, understand what happened, and help you recover with confidence.

// What We Cover
  • 24/7 emergency incident response hotline
  • Ransomware containment and recovery
  • Compromise assessment and breach investigation
  • Digital forensics and evidence preservation
  • Malware analysis and reverse engineering
  • Threat actor identification and attribution
  • Regulatory breach notification advisory
  • Cloud incident response (AWS, Azure, M365)
  • OT/ICS incident response capability
  • Post-incident hardening and resilience uplift
// DFIR Capabilities

Our incident response services

Ransomware Response

24/7 response to ransomware incidents. Rapid containment, threat actor identification, recovery planning, and post-incident hardening to prevent recurrence.

Compromise Assessment

Proactive hunting for hidden attacker presence across your environment. Identify breaches before they escalate using forensic artefacts and threat intelligence.

Digital Forensics

Court-admissible forensic investigation for confirmed incidents. Evidence collection, preservation, and analysis for legal proceedings or regulatory requirements.

Malware Analysis

Static and dynamic analysis of malicious code to understand capabilities, identify C2 infrastructure, and develop detection signatures for your security tools.

Cloud Incident Response

Specialist investigation of cloud environment incidents across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Microsoft 365 using native audit logs and forensic tooling.

Breach Notification Advisory

Guidance on regulatory obligations under the Privacy Act, Notifiable Data Breaches scheme, and sector-specific requirements following a confirmed data breach.

// Methodology

Our engagement process

01

Emergency Triage

Immediate response to your incident. We assess scope, identify threat actor activity, and establish a clear response plan within hours of engagement.

02

Containment

Isolate affected systems, block attacker access, and preserve forensic evidence — balancing speed of containment with evidence preservation requirements.

03

Investigation

Full forensic investigation of the incident timeline, attack chain, compromised accounts, and data accessed or exfiltrated by threat actors.

04

Recovery & Hardening

Structured recovery of affected systems, validation of restoration integrity, and implementation of priority hardening to prevent recurrence.

// Why HackLabs
250+
IR Engagements / Year

One of Australia's busiest IR teams. We have seen every attack type and know exactly what to do when it counts.

24/7
Emergency Availability

Ransomware doesn't keep business hours. Our emergency response hotline is staffed around the clock, 365 days a year.

20+
Years Established

Over two decades of cyber security experience including digital forensics, IR, and offensive security.

CREST
Accredited

CREST-certified incident responders delivering internationally recognised forensic investigation and response services.

// Related Services

Explore related services

// Get Started

Incident in progress? We respond now.

Emergency hotline: 1300 011 337. Available 24/7 for active incidents. Or submit below for a next-day consultation.

Talk to an Expert