ISAC Certified Malware Analyst (ICMA) - Information Sharing and Analysis Center

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Malware Analyst (ICMA)

The ISAC Certified Malware Analyst program is a 62 hours unique opportunity offered by ISAC to experienced cybersecurity enthusiasts to get trained in the beautiful and mesmerizing world of reversing and malware analysis.
Fast-track your career in this challenging, adventurous, and rewarding field with hands-on Instructor-led training and virtual labs.

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Our advanced technical training program is available on demand for groups of at least 10 participants. For further details, please contact us.

PROGRAM

Features & Benefits

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30 Days Access to Cyberange Virtual Labs

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Real-world scenarios for practice
Cloud-based labs with new challenges added every month!

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Course Outline

Day One

Initial Infection Vectors and Malware Discovery
Sandboxing Malware and Gathering Information From Runtime Analysis
Introduction to the Portable Executable (PE) and Executable and Linkable format (ELF) File Format
Identifying Executable Metadata and Executable Packers
Assembly Language Primer

Day Two

Assembling a Toolkit for Effective Malware Analysis;
Examining Static Properties of Suspicious Programs;
Performing Behavioral Analysis of Malicious Windows Executables;
Performing Static and Dynamic Code Analysis of Malicious Windows Executables;
Interacting with Malware in a Lab to Derive Additional Behavioral Characteristics

Day Three

Low-Level Software;
Program Structure;
Low-Level Perspectives;
Understanding Core x86 Assembly Concepts to Perform Malicious Code Analysis;
Reversing Introduction;
Registers and Flags; A Primer on Compilers and Compilation;
Identifying Key Assembly Logic Structures with a Disassembler;
Following Program Control Flow to Understand Decision Points During Execution;
Recognizing Common Malware Characteristics at the Windows API Level (Registry Manipulation, Keylogging, HTTP Communications, Droppers);
Extending Assembly Knowledge to Include x64 Code Analysis

Day Four

Interacting with Malicious Websites to Assess the Nature of Their Threats;
Deobfuscating Malicious JavaScript Using Debuggers and Interpreters;
Analyzing Suspicious PDF Files;
Examining Malicious Microsoft Office Documents, Including Files with Macros;
Analyzing Malicious RTF Document Files
Recognizing Packed Malware;
Getting Started with Unpacking;
Using Debuggers for Dumping Packed Malware from Memory;
Analyzing Multi-Technology and File less Malware;
Code Injection and API Hooking; Using Memory Forensics for Malware Analysis

Day Five

How Malware Detects Debuggers and Protects Embedded Data;
Unpacking Malicious Software that Employs Process Hollowing;
Bypassing the Attempts by Malware to Detect and Evade the Analysis Toolkit;
Handling Code Misdirection Techniques, Including SEH and TLS Callbacks;
Unpacking Malicious Executable by Anticipating the Packer’s Actions identifying and defeating anti-disassembly techniques, anti-debugging techniques, anti-VM techniques and code obfuscation.
Behavioral Malware Analysis; Dynamic Malware Analysis (Using a Debugger);
Static Malware Analysis (Using a Disassembler);
JavaScript Deobfuscation;
PDF Document Analysis;
Office Document Analysis;
Memory Analysis;
Reverse engineering higher level languages (Python, Java and .NET bytecode)

Instructors

Dr Bhupendra Singh

ISAC Certified Instructor
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Computer Science & Engg. Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Pune

Who Should Attend

The course is best suited for:

Security Researchers
Students and Professionals keen in Forensics Investigations
Security Teams
Law Enforcement Agencies
Military and police personnel

Examination

24 Hours Lab Exam under the Information Sharing and Analysis Center

You will get weekly assignments and research work to enhance your course understanding.

What you get

30 Days Access to Cyber Range Virtual Labs

Get 30 days access to Cyber Range Virtual Labs – Practice with predefined vulnerable Applications and Kali OS Distribution in the cloud, in an exclusive private network only for you!

Access to e-learning videos

Get access to course videos on the ISAC e-learning portal, updated regularly!

Clean Exit Professional Ethics Certification

The program includes Clean Exit Professional Ethics Certification that is mandatory for empanelment in the National Security Database.

Profile in the National Security Database

Get listed in the National Security Database program at the Falcon level by completing the program.

30 Days Access to Cyber Range Virtual Labs

The ISAC Malware Analyst is a fully hands-on program! You get access to Cyber Range Virtual Labs for 30 days. Gain practical knowledge and fundamental skills with multiple vulnerable applications and Kali OS Distribution on the cloud exclusively for you.

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NSD Empaneled ISAC CERTIFIED

Malware Analyst (ICMA)

Available on GeM

PROGRAM

Features & Benefits

ISAC Community

30 Days Access to Cyberange Virtual Labs

VALUE ADDITION : PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AT WORKPLACE TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION

Get NSD Empanelment Today!

Learn everything to get started Malware Analyst

Course Outline

Instructors

Dr Bhupendra Singh

Who Should Attend

Examination

What you get

30 Days Access to Cyber Range Virtual Labs

IIT-ISAC Certified National Cybersecurity Scholar

ISAC Certified Cybercrime Intervention Officer

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