Malware Analysis: The Big Picture
Pluralsight
Course Summary
Whether you are a board member or front line supervisor, you need to understand the threat malware poses to your company. This course teaches you what malware is, how it infects your systems, and the teams and tools required to minimize the impact.
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Course Description
Every day a new breach occurs at companies large and small. Some impact tens of millions of customers, destroy a company's reputation, consumer trust, or investor confidence. Some breaches go unnoticed for months or years and quietly leak sensitive information, company secrets, customer data, and more. In this course, Malware Analysis: The Big Picture, you will learn the basics of what malware is, and how it gets into your networks and infects your systems. First, you will delve into what skills, tools, and teams you'll need in place to effectively combat these breaches. Next, you will dive into types of malware analysis and which is best suited for a particular situation. Finally, you will learn about gap analysis; ensuring holes are being filled and resources directed in the proper areas. When you're finished with this course, you'll have the knowledge necessary to make effective decisions regarding what resources are required, legal considerations during and after a breach, and best practices to minimize the effect of malware breaches within your environment.
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Course Syllabus
Course Overview- 2m 31s
—Course Overview 2m 31sMalware: Why Should You Care?- 30m 14s
—Intro 0m 45s
—Who Should Watch This? 2m 59s
—What Is Malware? 3m 17s
—Why Should You Care? 2m 50s
—How Do Systems Get Infected? 5m 14s
—Major Forms of Malware 1m 58s
—Viruses 1m 28s
—Worms 1m 2s
—Trojans Horse Programs 1m 1s
—Malicious Mobile Code and Blended Attacks 0m 58s
—Attacker Tools 2m 9s
—Timeline of Noteworthy Malware Outbreaks 3m 36s
—Goals of Malware Analysis and Module Review 2m 52sBest Practices- 42m 49sTools and Teams- 30m 55sInvestigative and Legal Considerations- 27m 31s
