Incident Response
Rapid containment and recovery when an incident is underway.
When a security incident is underway, Quantstamp works alongside your team to contain the compromise, remove the attacker, and restore operations. Our engagements span the full incident lifecycle, from the first indicator through post-incident hardening.
How we respond
- 01
Contain
We isolate the affected systems and revoke the attacker's access to limit the scope of the compromise.
- 02
Eradicate
We remove the attacker's foothold, rotate exposed credentials, and confirm the root cause of the incident.
- 03
Recover
We restore normal operations, preserve the evidence your stakeholders require, and harden the systems involved to prevent recurrence.
Built for high-value web3 targets
Most incident-response providers are built around stolen customer records. The teams Quantstamp works with have more at stake: smart contracts, signing keys, treasuries, and the deployment pipelines that reach them. Our response engagements are designed for these web3-specific incidents, informed by the same adversarial expertise our auditors apply to protocol code.
What recovery means at Quantstamp
Restoring systems to operation is only part of the work. A Quantstamp incident-response engagement also delivers a clear root-cause analysis, the documented evidence your stakeholders and partners need to see, and concrete hardening recommendations, so the same weakness cannot be exploited again.
Quantstamp diagnosed the root cause rapidly and put systems in place to prevent future attacks and reassure our stakeholders.
Capabilities
Live Incident Response
Active, hands-on response while an intrusion is in progress. Our team scopes the incident, contains it, and restores normal operations.
On-Chain Exploit & Fund-Loss Response
When smart contracts are under active exploitation, our team traces the attack on-chain and coordinates the containment and recovery steps that matter most in the critical early hours.
Key & Signer Compromise
A compromised signing key or multisig operator is an existential risk to a protocol. We contain the exposure, rotate the affected keys, and secure the access paths to your treasury.
Source-Code & Asset Leaks
When source code, deployment credentials, or other sensitive assets are exposed, our team traces the leak, contains it, and hardens your systems against re-exposure.
Compromised-Device Forensics
Forensic analysis of the endpoints and accounts involved, so your team understands the root cause, the duration of the compromise, and its full extent.
IR Readiness
Response playbooks, tabletop exercises, and pre-arranged support that prepare your team to act decisively in the first hour of an incident.
Facing an active incident, or preparing your team before one occurs?