Incident Response Retainer: Be Ready Before an Attack Strikes
Being prepared is just as important as being protected. Our Incident Response Retainer provides on-demand expert support, helping your organization proactively manage security incidents with minimal disruption.
Incident Response RETAINER OVERVIEW
Why an Incident Response Retainer is a Smart Investment

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Why an Incident Response Retainer is a Smart Investment
Cyber threats are unpredictable, but your response doesn’t have to be. With an Incident Response Retainer, you gain peace of mind knowing that expert support is just a call away—whether you need immediate breach response or proactive security guidance.
Key Services:
- Faster Response, Less Downtime: Minimize business disruption with priority access to cybersecurity specialists.
- Flexible Use of Credits: Apply retainer hours toward readiness, response, or compliance—whatever suits your needs best.
- Confidence in Compliance: Stay ahead of regulatory and cyber insurance requirements with expert guidance.
- No Surprise Costs: Transparent pricing and rollover options help you maximize your investment.
A cyber incident can be overwhelming, but with the proper support in place, your organization will be ready to respond, recover, and strengthen security for the future.
When a cyber incident strikes, speed and precision are critical. THEOS’ Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) team delivers expert support to contain threats, investigate root causes, and recover with confidence.
Go beyond emergency response.
Our DFIR retainer services ensure you’re always prepared, giving you priority access to forensic experts, proactive threat intelligence, and customized response plans.
HOW IT WORKS
How It Works: A Smarter, Faster Cyber Response
Our flexible retainer adapts to your security posture and risk level, ensuring rapid response and proactive protection.

Incident Readiness: Plan and Protect
- Develop tailored incident response playbooks
- Conduct risk assessments & tabletop exercises to strengthen defenses

24/7 Rapid Response: Contain & Recover
- Investigate and mitigate business email compromise
- Contain ransomware & provide forensic insights
- Perform forensic analysis to identify root causes

Post-Incident Support: Report and Comply
- Ensure regulatory compliance (GDPR, HIPAA, CMMC)
- Provide forensic reporting for legal and insurance needs
Beyond incident response
Beyond Incident Response—Achieve Total Cyber Resilience

Why an Incident Response Retainer is a Smart Investment
Most retainers only react to cyber threats. Ours goes further, providing expert-led digital forensics, rapid incident response, and proactive cybersecurity to minimize impact and prevent future attacks.
Key Services:
Penetration Testing & Threat Simulations:
Identify and close security gaps before attackers strike
Advanced Forensics & Insider Threat Investigations
Investigate breaches, uncover malicious activity, and strengthen defences
Incident Response Planning & Tabletop Exercises:
Build cyber resilience with expert-led simulations and strategic response plans.
Minimize disruption. Strengthen defenses. Stay ahead of cyber threats.
WHY THEOS
Choose a Retainer That Fits Your Business Needs
Our flexible retainer adapts to your security posture and risk level, ensuring rapid response and proactive protection.

Guaranteed Rapid Response
- Remote support within 4 hours
- Onsite deployment within 24 hours

Rollover Credits for Unused Time
- Up to 25% of unused credits roll over
- Ensures continuous protection without wasted budget

Flexible Service Credits
- Fully usable across all cyber risk services (excluding Managed Threat Detection & Response [MTDR])
- Covers forensics, tabletop exercises, security assessments, incident response planning, and more

Regulatory & Compliance Support
- Align with GDPR, HIPAA, CMMC, and other standards
RESOURCES
DFIR Resources at Your Fingertips

Content
Digital Forensics & Incident Response Services Brochure
An overview of our expert-led DFIR solutions to help you investigate, contain, and recover from cyber incidents.

Get Your THEOS DFIR Brochure
Download the THEOS Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) Brochure to see how our experts help you rapidly uncover threats, mitigate damage, and strengthen your cyber resilience. Enter your email to receive the brochure.

PODCAST
Jonathan Crompton: Crisis Leadership When Cyber Attack Strikes
What happens when a ransomware hits, and every decision counts?

PODCAST
Rory Young: What Every Business Needs to Know About Cyber Insurance
When a cyber incident occurs, can your cyber insurance policy come to the rescue?
Stay Secure—Before a Crisis Hits
Cyber threats don't wait. Neither should you. Strengthen your defences now and gain priority access to expert incident response—before you need it.
