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Malware Detection and Analysis with Python

Malware triage and classification can become time-consuming. This course will teach you automate malware analysis with Python.

Cristian Pascariu - Pluralsight course - Malware Detection and Analysis with Python
by Cristian Pascariu

What you'll learn

Organizations are faced with a high volume of threats on a daily basis, with defenders having a finite capacity to investigate these threats by performing manual analysis and correlation. In this course, Malware Detection and Analysis with Python, you’ll learn to automate malware triage, detection, and analysis. First, you’ll explore some of the core packages such as yara-python that facilitate triage and classification. Next, you’ll discover how to interact with 3rd-party services to establish the file disposition/reputation. Finally, you’ll learn how to extract artifacts and indicators from files to enable more in- depth analysis. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of python scripting and automation needed to uplift malware detection and analysis workflows and capabilities.

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About the author

Cristian Pascariu - Pluralsight course - Malware Detection and Analysis with Python
Cristian Pascariu

Cristian is a Information Security Professional with experience in supply chain, manufacturing, gaming, and entertainment sectors for Fortune 500 companies. He has provided expertise in incident response cases by performing forensic investigations, malware analysis, and elaborating mitigation plans against complex cyber attacks.

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