SANS Digital Forensics and Incident Response Blog: Category - Malware Analysis

Digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) has hit a tipping point. No longer just for law enforcement solving cybercrimes, DFIR tools and practices are a necessary component of any organization's cybersecurity. After all, attacks are increasing daily and getting more sophisticated - exposing millions of people's personal data, hijacking systems around the world and … Continue reading Investigate and fight cyberattacks with SIFT Workstation

Many experienced security analysts end up repeating the same investigative playbook for similar types of cases day after day. They become technical experts but siloed into a single lane of investigative scenario, whether it be intellectual property theft, malware or intrusion investigations. With the rapid evolution of fileless malware and sophisticated anti-forensics mechanisms, security … Continue reading Go Big with Bootcamp for Advanced Memory Forensics and Threat Detection

Learning doesn't stop when you leave the SANS classroom. Instructors Domenica "Lee" Crognale, Heather Mahalik and Terrance Maguire answer some of the most common questions from FOR585 Smartphone Forensics course students in these short videos: 1) Using Hashcat to Crack an Encrypted iTunes Backup:Acquiring a locked iOS can be difficult so an iTunes … Continue reading SANS FOR585 Q&A: Smartphone Forensics - Questions answered

You are being exposed to malicious scripts in one form or another every day, whether it be in email, malicious documents, or malicious websites. Many malicious scripts at first glance appear to be impossible to understand. However, with a few tips and some simple utility scripts, you can deobfuscate them in just a few minutes. … Continue reading Shortcuts for Understanding Malicious Scripts

Microsoft Office Macros have been the bane of security analysts' lives since the late 1990s. Their flexibility and functionality make them ideal for malware authors to use as a primary stage payload delivery mechanism, and to datethe challenge they pose remains unsolved. Many organisations refrain from blocking them completely due to the impact it … Continue reading Inhibiting Malicious Macros by Blocking Risky API Calls