Readings: Malware Traffic Analysis with Wireshark

Below you will find reading materials and additional resources that support today’s topic and the upcoming lecture.

Review the Submission Instructions for guidance on completing and submitting this assignment.

Reading

What is Malware Analysis?

You just started a new job as a Malware Analyst. Explain your job responsibilities to a family member.

• In my job I'm responsible for breaking down malware to make sure awareness about it can be spread; investigate its characteristics such as how it's spread or what family it falls under; examine it's functionality to see what damage its intended to cause; tracing its origin; and predicting its impact on a business, a country, individuals, etc..

What are the six steps of the Malware Analysis process? What’s a good mnemonic you can use to remember it?

You are tasked with analyzing a new malware sample. Which type of malware analysis would you conduct first and why?

Things I Want To Know More About