Preface
New and developing technologies inevitably bring new types of malware with them, creating a huge demand for IT professionals who can keep that malware at bay. With the help of this updated edition of Mastering Malware Analysis, you’ll add valuable reverse engineering skills to your CV and learn how to protect organizations in the most efficient way.
This book will familiarize you with multiple universal patterns behind different malicious software types and teach you how to analyze them using a variety of approaches. You’ll learn how to examine malware code and determine the damage it can cause to systems to ensure that the right prevention or remediation steps are followed. As you cover all aspects of malware analysis for Windows, Linux, macOS, and mobile platforms in detail, you’ll also get to grips with obfuscation, anti-debugging, and other advanced anti-reverse engineering techniques.
The skills you acquire in this cybersecurity book will help you deal with pretty much all types of modern malware, strengthening defenses and preventing or promptly mitigating breaches regardless of the platforms involved.
By the end of this book, you will have learned to efficiently analyze samples, investigate suspicious activity, and build innovative solutions to handle malware incidents.
