> the same attacker will be able to run the same attack successfully again, as long as they have an attack vector I'm reminded of 'fileless malware'. A virus c

> the same attacker will be able to run the same attack successfully again, as long as they have an attack vector I'm reminded of 'fileless malware'. A virus can reside exclusively in volatile memory. Worst case here would be to have a set of servers continually reinfecting each other even as you continually repave. I imagine the solution to that would be to repave the whole set and then switch over, like double-buffering. (Of course, not using files isn't exactly a strength here, but it seems apropos.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fileless_malware https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fileless_malware