Malware Analysis: Understanding and Defending Against Malicious Code

As cyber-attacks become more sophisticated and frequent, analyzing and understanding malware are becoming increasingly crucial for organizations of all sizes. Malware analysis is the process of identifying, understanding, and defending against malware, and it is a critical part of security operations and incident response.

This blog post will explore the different types of malware analysis, the tools and techniques used in malware analysis, and how malware analysis fits into incident response.

There are three types of malware analysis: static analysis, dynamic analysis, and reverse engineering.

Static analysis is analyzing the code of a program or file without executing it. This can be done using tools such as a disassembler or a hex editor.

Dynamic analysis is executing a program or file and observing its behavior. This can be done using tools such as a sandbox or a virtual machine.

Reverse engineering is the process of analyzing a program or file to understand its inner workings. This is often done to identify vulnerabilities or create a patch.