Responsive, knowledge leaders, experienced investigators, high value.
Since 2009, Kivu has provided incident response, risk management, and forensics investigation services to clients around the globe. Kivu is well known in the cyber security industry for our high level of technical expertise and legally sound, practical business solutions. We are a leading provider of incident response and digital forensic services to the cyber insurance community in North America and Europe.
Why We’re Different
Thought leadership
Kivu’s staff regularly speak at industry events about the latest incident response technology and risk management solutions, and frequently provide expert perspectives on current trends. Our analysts testify in state and federal court in a wide range of data breach and insurance coverage cases. Visit Kivu Insights for blog articles and original research.
Ransomware expertise
We have built an industry leading reputation combating cyber extortion, enabling our clients to make informed, cost-effective decisions. Our cyber extortion team consists of trained negotiators, expert IT specialists and experienced project managers, all with one goal: to get clients back online quickly and securely. Download our ransomware brochure for more info.
Remote services
Our unique remote service model enables our analysts to respond immediately to an incident, without needing to be onsite. Our patented technology allows us to securely collect relevant data so that our teams can quickly begin analysis. This allows us to provide solutions faster, all while controlling client costs. Find out more about our proprietary data collection tool, KECT, here.
International Reach
Our teams are based in San Francisco, New York City, Washington D.C., Denver, Dallas, Phoenix, Burlington, Toronto, London and Amsterdam. In addition, we work with trusted partners worldwide for a truly global reach. We offer both on-site and remote services. See our locations.
Diverse service portfolio
At Kivu we do much more than just respond to incidents. We offer a wide range of enterprise protection and assessment services to help our clients reduce corporate cyber risks. Prevention is better than cure – and the same goes for cyber security. Find out how we can help you protect your business.
Innovative software
Kivu has designed the Kivu Enterprise Collection Tool (KECT), a proprietary utility, which can quickly collect critical system data to help identify malware on compromised devices, identify vulnerable software on systems, and identify various indicators of compromise (IOCs) or Advance Persistent Threats. Download the factsheet >