• Online, Self-Paced
Course Description

Do you have knowledge of malware analysis core concepts, but want to transition from malware analyst to reverse engineer? Brian Rogalski, CEO of Hexcapes, equips you to handle complex tasks such as extracting, debugging, disassembling, unpacking, and hunting malware. Gain the hands-on experience you need to level up.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Triage malicious software
- Understand the static and dynamic analysis process
- Decipher file formats
- Extract malware artifacts
- Understand malware's functionality
- Learn about obfuscation techniques
- Debug malware
- Understand x86 and x64 Architecture
- Understand assembly language
- Learn about control structures
- Disassemble malware
- Unpack Malware
- Learn how to hunt for malware in memory

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Cyber Operations
  • Exploitation Analysis

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.

Feedback

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