Advanced Malware Analysis and Intelligence: Investigating malicious code with static and dynamic analysis and threat intelligence (English Edition) - Softcover

Thukaram, Mahadev; T, Dharmendra

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9365899508 ISBN 13: 9789365899504

Verlag: BPB Publications, 2025

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Description

Advanced Malware Analysis and Intelligence teaches you how to analyze malware like a pro. Using static and dynamic techniques, you will understand how malware works, its intent, and its impact. The book covers key tools and reverse engineering concepts, helping you break down even the most complex malware.

This book is a comprehensive and practical guide to understanding and analyzing advanced malware threats. The book explores how malware is created, evolves to bypass modern defenses, and can be effectively analyzed using both foundational and advanced techniques. Covering key areas such as static and dynamic analysis, reverse engineering, malware campaign tracking, and threat intelligence, this book provides step-by-step methods to uncover malicious activities, identify IOCs, and disrupt malware operations. Readers will also gain insights into evasion techniques employed by malware authors and learn advanced defense strategies. It explores emerging trends, including AI and advanced attack techniques, helping readers stay prepared for future cybersecurity challenges.

By the end of the book, you will have acquired the skills to proactively identify emerging threats, fortify network defenses, and develop effective incident response strategies to safeguard critical systems and data in an ever-changing digital landscape.

Key Features

● Covers everything from basics to advanced techniques, providing practical knowledge for tackling real-world malware challenges.

● Understand how to integrate malware analysis with threat intelligence to uncover campaigns, track threats, and create proactive defenses.

● Explore how to use indicators of compromise (IOCs) and behavioral analysis to improve organizational cybersecurity.

What you will learn

● Gain a complete understanding of malware, its behavior, and how to analyze it using static and dynamic techniques.

● Reverse engineering malware to understand its code and functionality.

● Identifying and tracking malware campaigns to attribute threat actors.

● Identify and counter advanced evasion techniques while utilizing threat intelligence to enhance defense and detection strategies.

● Detecting and mitigating evasion techniques used by advanced malware.

● Developing custom detections and improving incident response strategies.

Who this book is for

This book is tailored for cybersecurity professionals, malware analysts, students, and incident response teams. Before reading this book, readers should have a basic understanding of operating systems, networking concepts, any scripting language, and cybersecurity fundamentals.

Table of Contents

1. Understanding the Cyber Threat Landscape

2. Fundamentals of Malware Analysis

3. Introduction to Threat Intelligence

4. Static Analysis Techniques

5. Dynamic Analysis Techniques

6. Advanced Reverse Engineering

7. Gathering and Analysing Threat Intelligence

8. Indicators of Compromise

9. Malware Campaign Analysis

10. Advanced Anti-malware Techniques

11. Incident Response and Remediation

12. Future Trends in Advanced Malware Analysis and Intelligence

APPENDIX: Tools and Resources

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Mahadev Thukaram is currently a freelancing consultant in information security and IT service management. He is an experienced cybersecurity professional with over 24 years of expertise in information security and information technology.

Dharmendra T. is a highly accomplished cybersecurity professional with over 22 years of experience in the fields of information technology and information security.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: BPB Publications
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 9365899508
• ISBN 13: 9789365899504
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 460
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.de/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxemburg