Analyze malicious samples, write reports, and use industry-standard
methodologies to confidently triage and analyze adversarial software and
malware
Key Features:
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Investigate, detect, and respond to various types of malware threat
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Understand how to use what you've learned as an analyst to produce
actionable IOCs and reporting
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Explore complete solutions, detailed walkthroughs, and case studies of
real-world malware samples
Book Description:
Malicious software poses a threat to every enterprise globally. Its
growth is costing businesses millions of dollars due to currency theft
as a result of ransomware and lost productivity. With this book, you'll
learn how to quickly triage, identify, attribute, and remediate threats
using proven analysis techniques.
Malware Analysis Techniques begins with an overview of the nature of
malware, the current threat landscape, and its impact on businesses.
Once you've covered the basics of malware, you'll move on to discover
more about the technical nature of malicious software, including static
characteristics and dynamic attack methods within the MITRE ATT&CK
framework. You'll also find out how to perform practical malware
analysis by applying all that you've learned to attribute the malware to
a specific threat and weaponize the adversary's indicators of compromise
(IOCs) and methodology against them to prevent them from attacking.
Finally, you'll get to grips with common tooling utilized by
professional malware analysts and understand the basics of reverse
engineering with the NSA's Ghidra platform.
By the end of this malware analysis book, you'll be able to perform
in-depth static and dynamic analysis and automate key tasks for improved
defense against attacks.
What You Will Learn:
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Discover how to maintain a safe analysis environment for malware
samples
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Get to grips with static and dynamic analysis techniques for
collecting IOCs
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Reverse-engineer and debug malware to understand its purpose
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Develop a well-polished workflow for malware analysis
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Understand when and where to implement automation to react quickly to
threats
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Perform malware analysis tasks such as code analysis and API
inspection
Who this book is for:
This book is for incident response professionals, malware analysts, and
researchers who want to sharpen their skillset or are looking for a
reference for common static and dynamic analysis techniques. Beginners
will also find this book useful to get started with learning about
malware analysis. Basic knowledge of command-line interfaces,
familiarity with Windows and Unix-like filesystems and registries, and
experience in scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python, or Ruby
will assist with understanding the concepts covered.
