R7G Services
Incident Response Readiness
Build a practical incident response capability before something happens. IR plan development, tabletop exercises, playbooks, and post-incident review frameworks for small and mid-sized organizations.
Experiencing an active security incident?
What we provide
Four incident response readiness services
Most small businesses discover they have no IR plan at the worst possible moment — during a ransomware attack. These engagements give you a tested plan before that happens.
IR Plan Development
We write a practical, plain-language incident response plan tailored to your organization — covering ransomware, data breach, account compromise, and other likely scenarios.
- Incident classification matrix
- Response roles and responsibilities
- Escalation paths and contact list
- Legal and regulatory notification requirements
- Communication templates (internal + external)
Tabletop Exercise Facilitation
A structured 2–3 hour exercise where your leadership team works through a realistic breach scenario — step by step — to expose gaps in your plan and decision-making process before a real event.
- Custom scenario built for your industry
- Facilitated discussion with an R7G analyst
- Gap identification report after the exercise
- Updated IR plan recommendations
Playbook Creation
Step-by-step response playbooks for your most likely incident types. Each playbook tells the responder exactly what to do, who to call, and what evidence to preserve.
- Ransomware response playbook
- Business email compromise playbook
- Data breach response playbook
- Account takeover playbook
Post-Incident Review Framework
After an incident — whether we were involved or not — we help you run a structured post-mortem to understand what happened, what worked in your response, and what needs to change.
- Timeline reconstruction template
- Root cause analysis framework
- Lessons-learned documentation
- Control improvement recommendations
The IR lifecycle
We focus on the preparation phase — the one most organizations skip
NIST defines six phases of incident response. Most organizations only think about phases 2–5 after an incident has already started. We help you build out phase 1 so you are ready for the rest.
Preparation
Plans, playbooks, training, and tools — everything needed before an incident occurs.
Detection
Identifying and confirming that a security incident is in progress.
Containment
Limiting the spread and impact of the incident while preserving forensic evidence.
Eradication
Removing the threat — malware, compromised accounts, attacker access — from the environment.
Recovery
Restoring systems and operations to a verified clean state.
Lessons Learned
Post-incident review to improve detection, response, and prevention for the future.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
We have never had an incident. Why do we need a plan?
Most organizations that suffer a ransomware attack had no plan in place when it happened. Without a plan, decisions get made under panic — and those decisions are often costly. Creating a response plan before an incident dramatically reduces downtime, data loss, and recovery costs.
Do you provide 24/7 emergency response?
Not currently. Our service focuses on readiness, planning, tabletop exercises, and playbook development. If you experience an active incident and need immediate hands-on emergency response, we can refer you to specialist incident response firms.
What is a tabletop exercise?
A tabletop is a structured discussion where your team walks through a simulated attack scenario — step by step — to identify gaps in your response process. No actual systems are attacked. It is one of the most cost-effective ways to stress-test your preparedness.
How long does it take to develop an incident response plan?
Most organizations complete their initial plan in 2–4 weeks. The timeline depends on the number of stakeholders, complexity of your environment, and how much documentation already exists.
Do we need to buy new tools to implement the plan?
No. We design plans around your existing tools and resources wherever possible. If we identify meaningful gaps that require new tooling, we will make recommendations — but you are never required to purchase anything as part of the engagement.
Build your incident response capability today
An IR plan takes 2–4 weeks to develop and can save hundreds of thousands of dollars when something goes wrong.