Cybersecurity Case Studies
Real, anonymized write-ups from CyberISolve engagements, what the client was facing, what we found, what we did about it, and what changed afterward. Looking for how-to guidance instead? See our cybersecurity blog.
Before and After: Hardening a Small Business Server We Inherited From Another IT Provider
No prior provider had touched the configuration in years. Here’s the actual before-and-after of bringing one small business server up to a reasonable security baseline.
Incident ResponseRecovering a Business After a Ransomware Attack That Started With One Phishing Click
One employee, one convincing email, and file shares encrypted by the next morning. Here’s how the recovery actually went, and why backups alone weren’t the whole story.
Incident ResponseRecovering a Business After a Publicly Exposed RDP Server Was Taken Over and Wiped
A publicly forwarded RDP port, no other way in needed, and the client’s only backup living on the exact machine that got wiped. Here’s how the recovery actually went.
WordPress SecurityRemoving a ClickFix Malware Infection From a Compromised WordPress Site
A walkthrough of a real WordPress clean-up: ClickFix-style fake-verification malware, multiple malicious plugins, hidden backdoors, a rogue admin account, and the hardening that stopped it from coming back.
Email SecurityHow a Business Email Compromise Almost Redirected a $40,000 Wire Transfer
A convincing email, a legitimate-looking invoice, and one habit that stopped a $40,000 wire transfer from going to the wrong account.
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