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Reverse engineering and R&D

Security Research & Malware Analysis

Malware recovered in an engagement goes to our internal R&D department for reverse engineering and analysis.

What it is

A research function that takes the artefacts recovered during testing and incident response — binaries, scripts, implants, command-and-control traffic — and establishes exactly what they do.

How it runs

Static and dynamic analysis in an isolated environment: unpacking, capability identification, persistence and evasion techniques, infrastructure and indicator extraction.

What you get

A technical report on capability and intent, indicators you can hunt with, and detection logic derived from how the sample actually behaves rather than from a signature feed.

Everything runs under written authorisation. Scope, targets, stop conditions and the rules of engagement are agreed and signed before any testing begins. Read the authorization policy.

EngagementTypical duration
Focused assessment1–2 weeks
Full-scope engagement3–6 weeks
Continuous testingOngoing, quarterly cycles
Retest after remediation1 week

Request an assessment

Discuss a security research & malware analysis engagement.

Tell us the objective and the constraints — timeline, regulatory context, systems that must not be touched. We will come back with a scope and a written authorisation pack.