Episode 44 — Drive eradication and recovery with verification and controlled reentry steps
This episode explains how eradication and recovery should be executed with verification gates, because GSOM expects you to prevent “false recovery” where systems return to service while persistence or attacker access remains. You will define eradication as removing the attacker’s foothold, including persistence mechanisms, malicious tooling, unauthorized accounts, and abused credentials, and recovery as restoring normal operations in a way that prevents immediate reinfection. We will walk through verification steps such as confirming patches or configuration fixes are applied, checking identity and token hygiene, validating endpoint cleanliness, and monitoring for repeat indicators before full reentry. Real-world scenarios include rebuilding a compromised host versus cleaning it in place, restoring from backups with integrity checks, and sequencing recovery so critical services return safely without reopening the original attack path. Produced by BareMetalCyber.com, where you’ll find more cyber audio courses, books, and information to strengthen your educational path. Also, if you want to stay up to date with the latest news, visit DailyCyber.News for a newsletter you can use, and a daily podcast you can commute with.
