Compromise Assessment
Some attackers are quiet. A compromise assessment answers one question: is anyone already inside?
The problem
Sophisticated threats, especially advanced persistent threats, are designed to slip into environments quietly and stay hidden for long periods. Traditional monitoring tools often miss them because they look like normal activity. By the time the intrusion is obvious, data has usually been leaving for months.
Where it appears
After a merger or acquisition, before connecting a new partner to your network, when a supplier reports a breach, when unexplained activity has been seen but not investigated, or simply when leadership wants an honest answer rather than an assumption. It is also a sensible check before a major launch or audit.
How CyBarq approaches it
Our compromise assessment is a deep, targeted review of your environment. We combine threat hunting, endpoint and network forensics, behavioural analysis and indicators linked to known threat groups to uncover hidden activity, persistence mechanisms and traces of data theft. We look for what the tools were not configured to see.
How the engagement works
We agree on the scope: which systems, which time window, which data sources. Collection is done with minimal disruption, using your existing telemetry where it exists and lightweight collectors where it does not. Analysis takes a defined number of days. If we find an active intrusion, the assessment turns into incident response on the spot, with your agreement.
Deliverables
A definite answer and the evidence behind it.
- A statement of whether compromise was found, with supporting evidence
- Details of any persistence, lateral movement or data access identified
- Detection gaps and the monitoring changes that would close them
What it means for your business
You either confirm that your environment is clean, with evidence, or you find an intrusion early and on your own terms. Either way you gain visibility into weaknesses and a clear set of actions to strengthen defences before they are tested for real.
Related services
Digital Forensics & Incident Response
When something has happened: find out what, contain it, and recover with the evidence intact.
Penetration Testing
Realistic attack simulation against your applications, networks, cloud and internal systems.
- Technology & Infrastructure
Observability
Logs, metrics and traces designed so that you can answer questions about your systems, including security questions.
Talk to us about Compromise Assessment
Tell us about the system or the situation. We will come back with questions and a clear proposal, and we will say so if a different service fits better.