Compromise Assessment Service Malaysia

A professional compromise assessment follows a structured, multi-layered methodology designed to detect active and past intrusions that may have evaded existing defences. Key phases and techniques include: (1) Indicator of Compromise (IoC) scanning — automated scanning of endpoints, servers, and network devices against curated threat intelligence feeds containing known malicious file hashes, registry keys, IP addresses, and domain names. This rapidly surfaces known attacker tools and infrastructure. (2) Memory forensics — analysis of live RAM on critical systems to detect fileless malware, injected code, and attacker processes that exist only in memory and leave no disk artefacts. Tools such as Volatility are used to extract and analyse memory images. (3) Log analysis and timeline reconstruction — examination of SIEM logs, Windows Event Logs, firewall logs, EDR telemetry, and authentication records to reconstruct the timeline of any suspicious activity and identify initial access vectors. (4) Endpoint forensic triage — review of file system artefacts including prefetch files, LNK files, registry hives, browser history, and scheduled tasks for signs of attacker persistence mechanisms. (5) Network traffic analysis — review of NetFlow data and packet captures to identify unusual outbound connections, data exfiltration patterns, and C2 communication. (6) Active Directory analysis — review of AD for signs of privilege escalation, new admin accounts, Kerberoasting artefacts, and Golden Ticket indicators. (7) Reporting — findings are documented with full forensic evidence, attack timeline, affected systems, and prioritised remediation recommendations.

A Compromise Assessment proactively determines whether your organisation has already been breached. Unlike a pen test (simulating an attack), it searches for existing indicators of compromise (IoCs), dormant malware, backdoors, and attacker persistence within your environment.

A pen test simulates an attacker breaking in (forward-looking). A Compromise Assessment looks backwards — determining if an attacker is already in your network. Both are complementary: VAPT finds vulnerabilities before exploitation; CA confirms whether exploitation has occurred.

Consider one if: you've had a recent phishing incident, haven't had a security review in 12+ months, are in a high-risk sector (finance, healthcare, government), have had recent IT staff changes, or want assurance before a major event like M&A or a regulatory audit.

Our process: (1) Scoping & Planning, (2) Data Collection from endpoints and cloud, (3) Threat Hunting using our Malaysian threat intelligence database, (4) Findings Report with confirmed IoCs and remediation steps, (5) Remediation Support to eradicate identified threats.

At least annually, or following major events: suspected breach, infrastructure change, M&A activity, or key IT staff departure. High-risk organisations in financial services or government may benefit from quarterly assessments.

A full report including: executive summary, confirmed threat findings with IoCs, attack timeline and scope, prioritised remediation roadmap, and — where applicable — support for PDPA or BNM RMiT regulatory reporting.