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Cyber Incident Response Retainer

Preparing organizations for critical events and strengthening resilience before they happen.

Security and risk leaders are under pressure to respond quickly to acute risk events, but many organizations lose valuable time and visibility when support is arranged only after an event occurs.

Whether dealing with cyber incidents, misinformation campaigns, financial fraud or physical security threats, the challenge is twofold – ensuring the right support is available when it matters most, while proactively strengthening resilience.

Kroll’s Cyber Incident Response Retainer (CIRR) enables organizations to move faster, budget smarter and respond more effectively when it matters most. Prepare now with priority access to risk expertise and maximum credit flexibility to tackle evolving risks.

Be Ready Before the Incident. Respond Faster When It Happens

Secure priority access to Kroll's multidisciplinary risk experts, with defined response SLAs, while using 100% of eligible retainer credits to strengthen resilience before a crisis occurs. Flexible multiyear options, ongoing service reviews and guidance on credit usage help organizations maximize value while aligning support to evolving cyber and enterprise risk needs.

Respond faster when it matters most

Defined remote support service levels provide rapid access to Kroll’s incident response expertise.

Be ready before an incident happens

Structured onboarding, gap analysis, readiness activities and eligible executive sessions help improve preparedness.

Maximize your retainer investment

Apply 100% of eligible credits toward services within the retainer menu, with guidance on credit utilization.

Increase visibility and control

Quarterly service reviews, reporting and sector intelligence help track value and inform next steps.

Stay flexible as risks evolve

Access multidisciplinary expertise across cyber, enterprise security, investigations, diligence, compliance and other eligible services.

Plan with greater confidence

Multiyear options, enhanced rollover opportunities and service management support help align retainer usage with long-term resilience and renewal planning.

Choose the Risk Retainer Option That Fits Your Needs

Kroll’s Cyber Incident Response Retainer offers tiered service levels designed to meet your organization's response needs, onboarding requirements, credit flexibility and long-term resilience goals. From rapid incident response to proactive assessments, each option provides flexibility, expert support and cost-effective risk coverage across cyber, compliance, financial crime and physical security.

Features

BRONZE

SILVER

GOLD

PLATINUM

24 Hours Onsite Support
Max Remote Support SLA

6 hours

4 hours

2 hours

2 hours

Onboarding

 Level 1: Retainer introduction and escalation paths + Intake form

Level 2: Bronze + Intake form (Analysis & Recommendations)

Level 3: Silver + IR Readiness Workshop

Quarterly Service Reviews + Sector Intel Reporting
Threat Intelligence Reporting
Customized onboarding including Initial Educational Session for Executives (C-Level)
KrollONE Platform Access
Rollover Credits (Single year)

Up to 10%

Up to 20%

Up to 25%

Up to 30%

Rollover Credits (Multi-year)

Up to 40%

Up to 60%

Up to 100%

Rate Discount – Cyber and ESRM (*)

5%

10%

15%

20% IR / 15% proactive

*Rate Discount – Cyber and Enterprise Security Risk Management: excluded Investigations Diligence & Compliance Services

Introducing KrollONE - Your Gateway to Kroll Cyber Services

Kroll’s Cyber Incident Response Retainer can be managed through KrollONE, our unified client portal for Cyber & Data Resilience engagements. 

The platform brings services such as Managed Detection & Response, Retainer services, and Threat Intelligence into one connected experience, with additional capabilities added over time.

For Cyber Incident Response Retainer clients, this means retainer status, credit usage and escalation paths are available in a single, self-service view rather than spread across emails and reports.

Introducing KrollONE - Your Gateway to Kroll Cyber Services

Practical Use Cases

Practical Use CasesPractical Use Cases
Ransomware Event
Regulatory or resilience pressure
New Platform Launch
M&A or transaction activity
Physical Threat
Rapidly engage incident response expertise to support containment, investigation and recovery planning.

On-Call Access to Experts and Services across Multiple Risk Disciplines

Flexible Access to Multiple Risk Advisory Services

Kroll’s Cyber Incident Response Retainer enables organizations to use 100% of service credits across multiple risk management services, including cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, financial crime, AI risk management, executive and physical security, and more. Below are just a few examples of the services available:

Cyber and Data Resilience

Enterprise Security Risk Management

Investigations, Diligence and Compliance

  • Public Records-Based Background Investigations
  • Illicit Trade / Counterfeit Goods Controlled Undercover Buys
  • Internal Investigations
  • Identification of Online Bad Actors
  • Influencer Vetting
  • Pre-Acquisition Due Diligence
  • Review ABC, AML, Trade Compliance Policies and Procedures
  • Fraud and ABC Risk Assessments
  • ABC Compliance Audits
  • ESG Services

Our Client Journey

Kroll’s Cyber Incident Response Retainer is designed to deliver value from the start of the relationship, not only when an incident occurs. After joining, clients follow a structured journey that supports readiness, visibility and ongoing resilience planning.

Cybersecurity Incident Response Retainer

Why Kroll?

  • Built for Readiness, Not Just Response
    Kroll helps clients prepare before an incident occurs through structured onboarding, escalation planning, intake-based gap analysis, IR readiness activities and executive-level sessions available for eligible tiers.
  • Frontline Risk Intelligence from 1000s of Acute Events
    Kroll handles thousands of incident response, regulatory and financial crime cases annually, providing unmatched frontline intelligence to help organizations anticipate and mitigate the most likely risks to their business.
  • Global Network of Accredited Experts
    Kroll’s 650+ skilled cybersecurity professionals bring decades of experience in threat intelligence, digital forensics and enterprise risk management, helping organizations strengthen their risk posture.
  • Flexible Across Evolving Risk Needs
    Our retainer is not limited to just incident response. Clients can access eligible services across Cyber and Data Resilience, Enterprise Security Risk Management, Investigations, Diligence and Compliance, and other risk advisory areas as priorities evolve.
  • Customer Success Manager Alignment
    Get access to a single, accountable partner for your cyber outcomes. Quarterly service reviews, reporting, sector threat intelligence and strategic recommendations help clients track usage, identify opportunities and align their retainer to business priorities.
  • Trusted by Leading Organizations Worldwide
    Kroll is trusted by leading enterprises, insurers, law firms and regulated organizations around the world to support complex cyber incidents, sensitive investigations and critical risk events.

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Frequently Asked Questions

A cybersecurity incident response retainer provides organizations with a structured form of expertise and support through a security partner, enabling them to respond quickly and effectively in the event of a cyber incident. Having an incident response retainer in place allows you to benefit from proactive support with protecting your operations, reputation and bottom line. Timely response and notification for cyber incidents is mandated by many privacy and consumer protection laws. Having a retainer in place also reduces the challenges of identifying expert support in the event of a major event which affects many organizations at the same time.

Stay Ahead with Kroll

Cyber and Data Resilience

Kroll merges elite security and data risk expertise with frontline intelligence from thousands of incident responses and regulatory compliance, financial crime and due diligence engagements to make our clients more cyber- resilient.

Compliance and Regulation

End-to-end governance, advisory and monitorship solutions to detect, mitigate and remediate security, legal, compliance and regulatory risk.

Threat Exposure Management

Kroll’s field-proven cyber security assessment and testing solutions help identify, evaluate and prioritize risks to people, data, operations and technologies worldwide.

Reactive Services

Your partner for every stage of a cyber crisis