Cyber Incident Response and Recovery within Cyber Security Services (CSS) focuses on quickly detecting, containing, and recovering from cyber incidents that increase the risk of fraud. This process includes preparation, detection, analysis, containment, eradication, and recovery, supported by forensic investigation and lessons learned sessions. By using standardized playbooks, advanced tools, and multidisciplinary teams, a response chain is created that handles incidents with minimal impact. Continuity plans and disaster recovery strategies ensure that critical systems and data return to operational status quickly, minimizing operational downtime and reputational damage caused by fraudulent activities.
Financial Mismanagement
Incident Response processes for financial mismanagement focus on detecting unauthorized changes in financial systems and databases. After detecting suspicious activities—such as unplanned batch jobs or unexplained balance adjustments—a forensic investigation immediately begins, analyzing log files, transaction parsers, and database snapshots. Containment measures include temporarily isolating affected subsystems and revoking suspicious access rights. Data integrity is then restored using reliable backups or reconstruction via immutable audit trails. Post-incident reviews lead to adjustments in change management processes and criminal forensic reporting.
Fraud
In fraud-related incidents, SIEM alerts, endpoint telemetry, and threat intelligence are combined to determine the scope of the attack. Once a fraudulent campaign is recognized—such as credential stuffing or cross-silo lateral movement—immediate quarantine is applied to compromised accounts and endpoints. Forensic investigation uses memory dumps and packet captures to identify malware payloads and command-and-control channels. The recovery strategy involves resetting credentials, patching vulnerable software, and implementing additional detection rules. Interim recovery of affected data and systems is validated by integrity checks and secure rollback procedures.
Bribery
Incident Response in cases of suspected digital bribery focuses on suspicious changes in procurement and contract management systems. After deviations in approval flows or billing patterns are reported, a forensic dossier is immediately created, gathering version histories, digital signatures, and audit logs. Containment involves blocking unauthorized contract changes and enforcing additional approval rounds. Recovery activities include rolling back unauthorized adjustments, revising authorization layers, and introducing immutable workflows. Lessons learned sessions lead to strengthening compliance controls and training of procurement and legal departments.
Money Laundering
When transactional systems or API gateways are involved in potential money laundering activities, the response begins with real-time monitoring of transaction patterns linked to known IoC databases. Detection algorithms isolate structuring techniques and layering patterns. Containment requires freezing suspicious transactions and temporarily deactivating involved payment settings. Forensic analysis of transaction logs and network flows maps all layer transitions. Recovery is supported by the full reconstruction of legitimate transaction flows and a review of AML monitoring rules. Compliance teams receive detailed SAR reports and recommendations for process improvements.
Corruption
Incident Response in cases of digital corruption focuses on integrity checks of governance tools and document versions. After detecting unauthorized changes in policy documents or minutes, environment-wide snapshots are collected, and hashes are verified. Containment involves revoking suspicious digital signatures and enforcing multi-party consent for any change. Recovery activities include restoring to a trusted document version, revising access rights, and integrating stronger change-approval workflows. Forensic findings lead to strengthening governance frameworks and training of board and compliance functions.
Violations of International Sanctions
In potential sanction violations, Incident Response focuses on tracing all outgoing communication and transaction flows to high-risk entities. After detecting a deviation in API calls or email logs, immediate blocking of the involved channels is followed by initiating an escalation workflow to sanction compliance officers. Forensic investigation includes decryption and inspection of encrypted traffic, combined analysis of identity claims, and geo-IP data. Recovery is supported by reconfiguring policy engines in API gateways and synchronizing sanction lists. Post-incident reporting includes cryptographic evidence and recommendations for stricter sanction screening in the CI/CD pipeline.
