Practical Malware Analysis & Triage

Arm yourself with knowledge and bring the fight to the bad guys. Learn the state of the art of malware analysis and reverse engineering.

Course Overview

Arm yourself with knowledge and bring the fight to the bad guys! Practical Malware Analysis & Triage (PMAT) brings the state of the art of malware analysis to you in engaging instructional videos and custom-made, practical labs.

Welcome to Practical Malware Analysis & Triage. I’m Matt, aka HuskyHacks, and I’m excited to be your instructor for this course. I had a blast putting it together and I hope that you will come along with me and learn the art of splicing, slicing, inspecting, and dissecting malware samples.

Featuring two malware analysis lab build options: local virtual machines and a rapid-deployable cloud malware analysis network! Learn how to spin up a malware analysis network on AWS from anywhere in the world!

Skill Level

Basic-Plus to Intermediate. The course includes a selection of advanced topics. All concepts are taught in an accessible, foundational manner.

Why Take the Practical Malware Analysis & Triage Course?

This course is centered on practical labs that bring malware samples to bear in a safe, controlled environment.

First, you will learn to handle malware safely and construct an isolated lab environment. Then, you will learn the basics of malware analysis on samples designed to teach you the core analysis concepts. As the labs progress, the level of offensive tradecraft employed by these samples grows.

By the end of the course, you’ll be using automated workflows and advanced analysis to extract key facts about real-world specimens.

Finally, and most importantly, you’ll learn the keys to writing detection rules and triage reports to tell the world what you have learned.

Who Should Take the Practical Malware Analysis & Triage Course?

• IT professionals of all skill levels who are looking to gain foundational knowledge of malware analysis.
• Network defenders looking to deepen their knowledge of the state of the art of malware analysis.
• Penetration Testers/Red Teamers looking to pick up the skill of malware analysis to increase tradecraft/provide higher threat emulation fidelity.
• Anyone who wants to learn an in-demand skill set and bring the fight to the bad guys!