Episode 35 — Contain Threats, Eradicate Malware, and Recover Operations
Containment and recovery distinguish controlled incidents from catastrophes, and the SSCP exam expects clarity on sequence and evidence. We outline containment types—short-term, long-term, and strategic—and how to isolate affected hosts, block malicious domains, and suspend compromised accounts. Eradication follows, involving malware removal, patching, credential resets, and validation scans to confirm success. Recovery restores systems to a known-good state with monitoring heightened for recurrence. Each step produces artifacts: incident tickets, logs, approval notes, and validation reports that auditors use to verify procedural compliance and effectiveness.
Concrete examples make these steps tangible. You’ll learn how to segment infected subnets, rebuild from clean images, and use golden baselines for integrity verification. We discuss coordination with third parties for hosted environments, documentation of evidence for legal review, and communication templates that balance transparency and confidentiality. Troubleshooting guidance addresses premature reconnecting of assets, incomplete root-cause analysis, and data restoration errors that reintroduce vulnerabilities. By internalizing containment-to-recovery flow, you’ll identify on the exam which action sequence best limits impact, preserves evidence, and ensures sustainable return to service rather than quick but fragile fixes. 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.
