Poison Ivy Scenario: Corporate Espionage Campaign

InnovateTech Solutions: Software development company, 400 employees, developing proprietary AI technology

APT • PoisonIvy

STAKES

Intellectual property + Trade secrets + Competitive advantage + Customer data

HOOK

InnovateTech is finalizing their breakthrough AI algorithm for market launch when developers notice their workstations occasionally behaving strangely - screens flickering during meetings, files being accessed remotely, and sensitive code repositories showing signs of unauthorized access. Classic remote access tools have been providing competitors complete surveillance of proprietary development work.

PRESSURE

AI product launch Monday - intellectual property theft threatens $50M investment and market leadership

FRONT • 120 minutes • Advanced

InnovateTech Solutions: Software development company, 400 employees, developing proprietary AI technology

APT • PoisonIvy

NPCs

• CTO Dr. Amanda Foster: Leading AI development project, unaware that competitors have remote access to proprietary algorithms and development meetings
• Lead Developer Marcus Chen: Discovering unauthorized access to source code repositories and development systems
• Security Analyst Jennifer Park: Investigating classic RAT indicators and remote access patterns
• IP Attorney Robert Martinez: Assessing trade secret exposure and competitive intelligence theft

SECRETS

• Developers clicked on convincing technical recruitment emails containing malicious attachments
• Competitors have had remote desktop access to development workstations for weeks
• Proprietary AI algorithms and customer data have been systematically stolen