Incident Response Plan Development Services

Turn policy into practiced action

Get A Plan People Will Actually Use During an Incident

Great IR plans are brief, specific, and operational. Forgepath builds or refreshes your plan so responders know who decides what, in what order, with which evidence. We define activation criteria, roles and RACI, communication flows (internal/external), and first-hour actions that stabilize without destroying artifacts. We also align playbooks for common scenarios (ransomware, BEC, web/app intrusion, cloud account compromise, insider misuse) and tie each to tooling, logs, and owners.

Our reviews benchmark against recognized practices and your contractual/regulatory expectations—without locking you into boilerplate. Output includes an adoptable IR Plan, concise scenario playbooks, a quick-reference First-Hour Card, and a short roadmap to close any gaps in logging, backups, or access control the plan assumes.

No ambiguity. Just clear steps.

Inside Your IR Plan Development

We write for real-world use: short, role-aware, and linked to the systems you operate—so the plan holds up when things get noisy.

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Know who decides—and when.

Content: incident severities and activation criteria; IR roles (lead, comms, forensics, IT/platform, legal/privacy, exec sponsor); primary/backup owners; decision rights.
Artifacts: call tree, meeting cadence, decision log template, and first-hour checklist.

Stabilize without losing evidence.

Content: safe containment options, evidence preservation steps, logging snapshots, minimal-change principle, and approval points for risky actions.
Mapping: tie steps to your EDR/XDR, SIEM, IDP, cloud consoles, and backup platforms.

Concise runbooks for the incidents you’ll actually face.

Ransomware: isolation, backup protection, encryption/exfil indicators, restore prerequisites.
BEC: mailbox timeline, OAuth app review, payment-diversion controls, customer/vendor comms.
Web/App Intrusion: containment patterns, log sources, credential rotation, downstream impact checks.
Cloud Account Compromise: key/role review, control-plane changes, project/account scope, audit log retention.
Insider Misuse: access suspension, data scope review, HR/legal coordination.

Say the right thing to the right people.

Matrices: internal updates by audience (execs, SOC/IT, product, support) and optional external flows (customers, vendors).
Guidance: status templates, holding statements, regulator/contractual notice considerations (jurisdiction-specific handling left to counsel).
Cadence: timestamped briefings, decisions log, and escalation paths.

Protect facts that prove what happened.

Guidance: chain-of-custody basics, priority artifacts (memory, disk, cloud/SaaS logs), snapshot/backup considerations, time sync.
Readiness: where artifacts live (EDR, SIEM, cloud trail/audit, M365/Google Workspace), retention targets, and who can collect what.

Keep the plan alive.

Checks: lightweight review cadence, ownership attestation, and change tracking.
Exercises: recommended tabletops tied to plan sections, plus spot checks (sample restore, log query sanity tests).
Metrics: cycle time from detection to activation, evidence-preservation adherence, decision timeliness.

Why teams choose Forgepath

Key Benefits You Can Expect

Clarity Under Pressure

Short, role-aware steps that prevent confusion in the first hour.

Evidence-Safe Actions

Containment and collection guidance that preserves artifacts for root cause and obligations.

Scenario Coverage That Fits You

Concise playbooks mapped to your environment, tools, and communication needs.

Leader-Ready Communication

Templates and cadences that keep executives and stakeholders aligned.

Sustainable Readiness

A maintenance rhythm and exercises that keep the plan current and practiced.

Cloud Systems & Security Manager

Zero.health

Working With Forgepath

Forgepath delivered outstanding service on our network and app security tests.
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Cloud Systems & Security Manager
Zero.health

Forgepath delivered outstanding service on both our network penetration test and application security assessment.

When a critical customer need arose, they quickly adjusted their schedule to meet our urgent timeline without compromising quality.

Their technical expertise, clear guidance, and hands-on remediation support helped us meet our EOY goals efficiently.

We were especially impressed by their flexibility, responsiveness, and professionalism throughout the process.

Chief Executive Officer

parsysco.com

Working With Forgepath

Forgepath separates themselves from the rest as they’re a true security partner.
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Chief Executive Officer
parsysco.com

Forgepath separates themselves from the rest as they’re a true security partner to Parsysco. They took the time to understand our requirements and how things were working with our previous provider.

We were impressed by how quickly they formulated a new strategy and approach. They helped us identify our challenges and consistently brought forward solutions that were in Parsysco’s best interest.

Most vendors only care about selling something, Forgepath took the personal relationship and partnership approach that we value greatly.