Mapping the malware blast radius a single alert won’t show you

Stairwell founder and CTO Mike Wiacek introduced Backstory, an AI agent that maps malware campaign spread from a single alert, in an interview with Help Net Security. Wiacek cited research showing each published malware sample hides an average of 2.4 undocumented variants, and explained that Stairwell retains every executable running on customer endpoints to support this analysis.

In this interview with Help Net Security, Mike Wiacek, founder and CTO of Stairwell, explains Backstory, an AI agent that takes a single alert and works outward to map how far a malware campaign spread. He walks through the research behind the claim that each published sample hides an average of 2.4 undocumented variants, describes what counts as a related variant, and explains why Stairwell keeps every executable that runs on customer endpoints. Stairwell has … More https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/03/mike-wiacek-stairwell-backstory-malware-blast-radius/ The post Mapping the malware blast radius a single alert won’t show you https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/03/mike-wiacek-stairwell-backstory-malware-blast-radius/ appeared first on Help Net Security https://www.helpnetsecurity.com .