Contain and Eradicate Malware Across Your Enterprise

Malware Outbreak Exercise

One infected endpoint can become a thousand in hours -- just as Log4Shell and SolarWinds demonstrated at global scale. Practice the full malware response chain -- EDR triage, sample analysis, network isolation, threat hunting, and eradication -- with tabletop exercises covering ransomware, RATs, worms, and botnets.

From Single Infection to Enterprise Outbreak

A single malware infection can spread to thousands of endpoints within hours. The Log4Shell vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) in 2021 gave attackers a critical entry point into millions of systems worldwide, while the SolarWinds supply chain attack (2020) demonstrated how compromised software updates could infiltrate government agencies and Fortune 500 companies simultaneously. Fast detection and containment are critical to preventing enterprise-wide compromise.

Real-world references: Log4Shell (2021), SolarWinds supply chain attack (2020)

2.8

Incidents per org per week

$2.6M

Average outbreak cleanup cost

Hours

Spread time across enterprise

Malware Types We Simulate

Practice responding to different malware families and infection methods

Ransomware

File encryption malware. Practice rapid containment before encryption spreads.

Banking Trojans

Credential-stealing malware. Test detection and credential rotation procedures.

Worms

Self-propagating malware. Practice network segmentation and automated spreading containment.

Remote Access Trojans (RATs)

Backdoor malware for persistent access. Test forensics and eradication verification.

Cryptominers

Resource-hijacking malware. Practice performance-based detection and removal.

Botnets

Command-and-control malware. Test C2 communication blocking and botnet removal.

Malware Response Procedures to Practice

End-to-end malware incident response from detection through recovery

Detection & Analysis

EDR/AV alert triage and validation
Malware sample collection and isolation
Behavioral and static analysis
Determining malware capabilities and IOCs

Containment Strategy

Network isolation of infected systems
Blocking C2 communications
Preventing lateral movement
Determining containment scope

Hunting & Scoping

Hunting for additional infections
Checking IOC matches across environment
Identifying patient zero
Mapping infection spread timeline

Eradication & Recovery

Malware removal procedures
System cleaning vs. reimaging decisions
Verifying complete eradication
Restoring systems to production

Stop the Spread Before It Becomes an Outbreak

Train your team on the detection-to-eradication pipeline so they can isolate infections before they jump to the next endpoint.

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