CYBER INCIDENT RESPONSE · LOS ANGELES & NATIONWIDE
Incident response services — for the breach you’re in, or the one you’re preparing for
Independent ransomware and data breach response, led by senior practitioners. Choose your path. For businesses only, no home or personal computer support.
The first hour decides the next thirty days
$11.5M
average U.S. data breach cost
247 days
average time to identify and contain a breach
$5.65M
average cost when a breach runs past 200 days, vs. $4.32M
Source: IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2026.
TRACK 1 · ACTIVE INCIDENT · HOW WE RESPOND
Ransomware and data breach response, stage by stage
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FIRST 30–120 MIN
Emergency incident triage
We confirm what is happening, which systems are affected, and exactly what to do in the next 30–120 minutes.
CONTAIN
Containment & threat suppression
Isolate endpoints and network segments, block attacker access, stop lateral movement, and coordinate your IT team, MSP and vendors.
RANSOMWARE
Ransomware response
Scope confirmation, containment strategy, negotiation readiness, recovery options, and coordinated communications and cyber insurance touchpoints.
INVESTIGATE
Root cause investigation
Collect evidence, trace the intrusion path, identify patient zero, and determine what data or systems were accessed — documentation that supports insurance claims and legal and regulatory reporting.
ERADICATE
Eradication & remediation
Remove persistence, close exploited entry points, reset compromised credentials, and harden the environment so you are safe again.
RECOVER
Recovery & secure restoration
Reimaging, rebuilding, integrity checks, and a staged return to service — so systems come back clean, not reinfected.
TRACK 2 · READINESS
Incident response readiness
Organizations rarely fail during an incident for lack of tools. They fail for lack of a tested plan, defined roles and leadership-level direction.
IR readiness assessment
Roles, access, logging, tools, contacts and decision paths — then an upgraded IR plan and playbooks, not a binder on a shelf.
Tabletop exercises & training
Ransomware, business email compromise, data breach and insider threat simulations that build muscle memory before a real incident.
CLIENT RESULT · FINANCIAL SERVICES
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response gaps found
<120m
decision time, down from 7+ hrs
Ransomware tabletop and follow-up exercise for a regional financial services firm.
WHY PURPLE SHIELD
Experience you can count on when it counts
200+
Clients served
30+
Response engagements
20+
Years of experience
100+
Assessments completed
✓ Decisive — we take command under fire
✓ Clear — no jargon, no theater
✓ Experienced — real breaches, real recoveries
✓ Independent — we sell nothing but advice
✓ Defensible — evidence insurers and regulators accept
Data breach response for regulated industries
HIPAA, PCI DSS, CCPA and GLBA notification clocks start early. We work with your counsel and insurer so the facts are ready.
HIPAA
Healthcare
Patient data, HIPAA breach obligations and IR planning.
PRIVILEGE
Legal
Client confidentiality, ethical obligations and secure records.
GLBA · PCI DSS
Financial services
Banks, credit unions, accounting firms and fintech.
CCPA
Small & mid-sized businesses
Real estate, logistics, education, manufacturing and professional services.
TESTIMONIALS
What our clients say
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“As a mid-size company, we didn’t have the resources for a full-time CISO. Purple Shield’s vCISO gave us top-tier leadership and a clear roadmap to strengthen our security while scaling our business.”
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Cameron Eghbali
U.S. Games Dist.
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“Working with Purple Shield as our virtual CISO has been a huge relief. They explain things in plain language, help us understand what really matters, and give us a clear plan instead of a long list of tools to buy.”
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Raymond Sarraf
Sarraf Law Firm
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“We were scaling fast and honestly had no idea if our security kept up. Purple Shield came in, reviewed everything, and built a roadmap that fit our budget and timeline. No scare tactics, no upsell—just honest advice and steady guidance.”
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Martin Berman
Berman Financial Services
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“We don’t have the budget for a full-time CISO, so having Purple Shield as our vCISO has been a lifesaver. They translated all the security jargon into plain English and gave us a clear plan we could actually follow. I finally feel like we know where we stand and what to do next.”
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Brian Cohen
Q&A Manufacturing