Incident Response Services
Delve Deeper Into An Incident
Q6’s specialized threat intelligence team and expansive Dark Web access provide incident response and forensic services with a unique outside-in view — what was taken, who has it, and where it’s circulating.
Three Investigative options
We regularly work with public and private sector institutions to provide an additional investigation into how an incident took place. These specialized projects are available ad-hoc and at the discretion of our team’s capacity and expertise.
Dark Web Scan
One-time or ongoing comprehensive scan of the Dark & Deep Web, including hacking forums, underground marketplaces, ransomware ‘shame sites’, and encrypted messaging apps, to identify threats or data leakage pertaining to a particular organization.
Client Use Case Example
A consumer goods company fell victim to a ransomware attack and retained an IR firm to assist with the remediation. Once the incident was resolved, the victim and IR provider engaged Q6 Cyber to answer the following questions: 1) Was company data stolen during the attack? Is it being sold or shared on the Dark Web? 2) Is there any Dark Web chatter suggesting that the hackers still maintain access to the victim’s network? 3) Are there mentions of the breach that harm the victim’s reputation?
Botnet Query
One-time query of our proprietary malware data against specific victim identifiers (e.g., IP range, domain). Our response can inform and complement your forensic investigation, from the outside-in, with valuable intelligence on the type of malware used in the attack, infected host(s) and user(s), infection timestamps, progression of the attack, what data may have been exfiltrated from the victim, and more.
Client Use Case Example
A technology company was compromised by a sophisticated malware attack and retained an IR firm to assist with the investigation and remediation. On day one, the IR provider submitted a query to Q6 Cyber. Our result instantly identified the source of the infection (‘patient zero’), the type of malware deployed, the propagation throughout the network, and confirmed that certain data was not exposed. This critical outside-in intelligence enabled the IR firm to accurately focus its remediation from the get-go and subsequently confirm its independent forensic findings.
Victim Data Feed
A 24×7 data feed containing detailed user and machine-level information of actual malware infections based on our unique collection of billions of malware C2 communications. With this feed, you can provide your insurance partners a way to reduce claims by proactively identifying malware and ransomware victims and containing such breaches before they become more severe.
Client Use Case Example
A cyber insurance carrier identified that several of its clients had been compromised by Trickbot malware through our victim data feed. Within hours, the carrier triggered incident response measures that proactively contained these breaches and prevented more costly ransomware attacks.
Actionable intelligence drives substantial ROI
7x–25x
Documented client ROI, measured against each client’s own loss and disposition data — calculated in the portal on your variables, and reported annually.
| Institution | Return | Multiple |
|---|---|---|
| Regional bank$17B in assets | 25.7x | |
| Global FI$2.5T in assets | 25x | |
| Top 50 US bank$93B in assets | 22.1x | |
| Credit union$4.5B in assets | 18.5x | |
| Top 50 FI$50B in assets | 17.9x | |
| Regional bank$16B in assets | 15.8x | |
| Credit union$4.5B in assets | 7.0x |
Select examples of 2024 client ROI. A $4.5B credit union lands within a few points of a $2.5T global institution — size is not what determines the return, speed of action is.
What that looks like at one institution
Behind every multiple above sits an itemized year of prevented loss. This is one of them.
A $25B institution, first six months
202 checks identified on underground sites across 150 unique accounts — $1.2M in face value and more than $66M in accumulated account value at the time of alert. $1.2M in losses prevented, $66M in exposure mitigated.
Q6 Cyber has transformed our approach to fraud prevention. Their proactive intelligence provides us with the critical early warning we need to stay ahead of fraudsters and cybercriminals.
Diana Romsek — Loss Mitigation Manager, Lake Trust Credit Union
About 30 minutes to start
Setup requires only monitoring identifiers — card BINs, routing numbers, and online banking domains.
Nothing touches your network
No network access, no core integration, and no customer PII, account, or transaction data.
Delivered how you work
IntelliHawQ portal with role-based access and SSO, or structured automation-ready feeds via API.
