What you'll learn
This learning path covers intermediate-level knowledge and skills needed to detect and identify malware either from a given sample, or actively operating on a device on a variety of device platforms.
Last updated on: 16 January 2025
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Module 1
In almost every intervention or support case, practitioners will be working directly with persons affected by an attack or attempted attack. This can often be a stressful and anxiety-inducing experience for targeted persons, and every practitioner should know how to mitigate those pressures.
Module 2
When you set up your malware detection environment, it's a good idea to create some rules and processes to reduce the risk of any security breaches
Module 3
Viruses, spyware, backdoors, ransomware, and adware all behave differently. Here, we study different types of malware and understand how infections begin
Module 4
This subtopic looks at the ways in which we can conduct initial triage and check for malware when we are handed a potentially infected device
Module 5
Sometimes, it's necessary to dig deeper into a system to figure out what's wrong. We can do this by investigating processes, persistence mechanisms, and network traffic
Module 6
This optional subtopic teaches you to use a Raspberry Pi to conduct traffic analysis while searching for potential malware
Module 7
Sometimes, we need to take data from the device itself and analyze it in a different environment
Module 8
You have a sample of a file and need to determine if it is malicious. This may have been sent to the target by email, social media, or instant messenger, or transferred over removable media or otherwise. Here, we learn how to view this sample in analysis platforms or sandboxes
Module 9
We learn how to triage and analyze suspicious, potentially malicious documents
Module 10
We look at how we can use timestamps and metadata to figure out where malware originated
Module 11
Removing malware and supporting people post-infection can prove challenging. We look at some of the best ways to do so