Incident › Module 6 › Lesson 2
Recovery Named
Recovery literacy — restore services, phased rollback, backup validation, comms stub — defender vocabulary on YOUR `$IR_LAB` tabletop stubs.
Visual · t34_recovery_named
Recovery = named restore rows. $IR_LAB. Original Cyberlium.
Opening
Recovery brings business back safely — name phased restore and backup validation rows on YOUR lab tabletop before prod service restart without authorization.
Recovery literacy names: phased service restoration category, backup integrity check before restore category, priority tier order (critical vs non-critical literacy stub), monitoring uplift during recovery window category, and stakeholder comms checkpoint category. Analyst writes recovery plan row on `$IR_LAB` ransomware tabletop stub — documents restore sequence, rollback trigger, validation gate before go-live — without restoring from unverified backups in prod without RoE, without skipping eradication validation, without ransomware decryptor crime how-tos. Cyberlium teaches PICERL Recovery phase on YOUR notes — defender decision literacy only. Refused: unauthorized prod restore, unverified backup paste, payment negotiation scripts. Lab row: recovery plan template (priority order, backup check, validation gate, comms stub) filled for one lab scenario.
1. Named recovery rows
Phased restore, backup validation, priority tiers, monitoring uplift, comms checkpoint — five literacy anchors.
Recovery follows eradication validation — not parallel panic restore.
Command guide
Try these commands — Named recovery rows
═══ TOOLS & WEBSITES ═══ Browse / read these (authorized learning only — stay in YOUR lab / program scope)
NIST SP 800-61 — https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/sp/800-61/rev-2/final CISA — https://www.cisa.gov/stopransomware FIRST — https://www.first.org/
═══ INSTALL ═══
Linux (Debian/Ubuntu):
Command — copy this
sudo apt install python3
macOS:
Command — copy this
brew install python3
Windows: Download https://python.org/downloads/
═══ LINUX / macOS ═══
Command — copy this
export IR_LAB=${IR_LAB:-$HOME/cyberlium-lab/t34-ir}
cat > "$IR_LAB/eradication/recovery-named.txt" <<'EOF'
Recovery steps — NAMED LITERACY:
Priority tiers: critical business services first (BCP alignment)
Restore from backup: verify backup predates compromise (clean snapshot)
Staged return: monitor reconnected systems 72h enhanced logging
Service validation: functional tests before user access
Document RTO/RPO achieved vs targets
Ransomware note: recovery from backups preferred — see payment-ethics.txt (no how-to pay)
Lab: recovery checklist for fictional finance-lab-vm in scenario
EOFCommand — copy this
grep -E 'Restore from backup|RTO|payment-ethics|fictional' "$IR_LAB/eradication/recovery-named.txt"
Primary tools to practice this lesson: grep, python3. Reference sites: NIST SP 800-61 (https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/sp/800-61/rev-2/final); CISA (https://www.cisa.gov/stopransomware); FIRST (https://www.first.org/). Run every command in the box — install first, then the usage lines — only on YOUR lab / program scope.
2. Backup discipline
Verify backup hash or test restore on lab stub category — document before go-live.
Label synthetic vs instructor sample backups on `$IR_LAB`.
3. Refused
No unauthorized prod service restart; no unverified backup restore; no decryptor crime how-tos.
Recovery literacy supports business continuity — not ransom payment negotiation.
4. What you ship: recovery plan row
Priority order + backup check + validation gate + comms stub + NEVER unauthorized prod restore line.
5. What you record before the next lesson
Recovery plan row path.
6. Wrong vs right: stranger networks vs YOUR IR tabletop
Worked failure — same MSF word, opposite target. Right never needs a café Wi-Fi or classmate laptop.
Wrong
Restart employer production services without ticket after tabletop 'practice recovery.'
Right
Recovery plan row from `$IR_LAB` tabletop stub. Next: Validation Checks.
Mission: recovery plan row
1) Name five recovery literacy rows. 2) Fill plan template for lab scenario. 3) Document validation gate before go-live. 4) Write NEVER unauthorized prod restore line.
Stuck? Ask Cyberlium AI Mentor
Ask Mentor: “Phased restore — minimum priority tiers literacy?”
Knowledge Check
APPLY: Recovery literacy uses:
Multiple choice
Knowledge Check
APPLY: True or False: Recovery may skip eradication validation.
True or False
Knowledge Check
APPLY: Recovery plan includes:
Multiple choice