Building Trust After a Breach
Independent Attestation for Post-Incident Recovery and Business Reconnection
CertiVend helps organizations recover credibility and rebuild confidence after a cyber incident.
Our post-incident attestation provides independent validation that recovery steps are complete, vulnerabilities remediated, and systems meet industry standards — helping both vendors and enterprises safely reconnect and resume operations with confidence.
Building Trust After a Breach – Two Perspectives
| SMB Vendor (Breached Partner) | Enterprise Client (CIO/CISO) |
|---|---|
| 1. Clarity on Requirements Needs a defined checklist from the enterprise outlining exactly what to deliver before reconnection. |
1. Root Cause Identified and Resolved Needs clear documentation showing how the breach occurred and proof that vulnerabilities are fully remediated. |
| 2. Help Identifying the Root Cause Requires expert assistance to determine how the breach happened and how to document the fix. |
2. Environment Verified as Clean Wants independent validation that all malicious code, backdoors, and unauthorized accounts have been removed. |
| 3. Guided Remediation Process Needs structured steps to clean systems, apply patches, reset credentials, and restore monitoring. |
3. Systems Rebuilt or Patched Requires confirmation that all affected systems are rebuilt or patched with latest updates. |
| 4. Independent Validation to Share Needs a third-party attestation confirming recovery and readiness for reconnection. |
4. Credentials and Access Controls Reset Expects proof that all passwords, tokens, and privileges were rotated and MFA is enforced. |
| 5. Help Aligning to Frameworks Requires guidance to meet standards such as NIST CSF v2.0 or ISO/IEC 27036 to satisfy enterprise and insurer requirements. |
5. Security Monitoring Re-established Needs assurance that endpoint protection, detection tools, and logging are operational. |
| 6. Support Communicating With Stakeholders Needs help presenting findings and recovery status to clients, insurers, and regulators. |
6. Compliance Alignment Demonstrated Expects documentation showing adherence to recognized frameworks. |
| 7. Ongoing Monitoring & Assurance Seeks continuous support to maintain compliance and strengthen future cyber resilience. |
7. Updated Security Policies Provided Wants revised security, access control, and incident response policies reflecting post-incident improvements. |
| 8. Confidence to Resume Operations Wants proof they’ve met enterprise expectations, regained trust, and can safely reconnect to continue business. |
8. Independent Attestation of Recovery Requires a trusted, third-party certification confirming systems are secure and reconnection is safe. |
CertiVend Leads the Charge to Resolution
When a breach occurs, communication often collapses. The SMB vendor feels lost and overwhelmed, while the Enterprise Client grows frustrated waiting for credible updates. CertiVend steps in as the independent coordinator — guiding recovery, verifying remediation, and restoring trust through structured validation and clear communication.
Vendor (SMB)
Needs clarity, structure, and proof of recovery to regain trust and resume business.
CertiVend
Coordinates both sides, validates remediation, and provides independent attestation recognized by insurers and clients.
Enterprise Client
Gains assurance through trusted third-party validation that reconnection is secure and compliant.
CertiVend transforms post-incident confusion into coordinated recovery — helping vendors restore trust, credibility and enterprises reconnect faster with confidence.