Malware Analysis | Training Institute

Course Description

In this course, you will explore practical use of 3rd party (open source) and Fortinet solutions for malware analysis. Comprised of theory lessons and hands-on labs, you will learn about the fundamental concepts of malware analysis, perform basic analysis using open-source tools, and leverage Fortinet solutions for advanced and automated malware analysis. Finally, you will work with live malware samples to analyze their characteristics and behavior using Fortinet solutions and 3rd party tools.

Who Should Attend

Anyone who is responsible for malware analysis as part of incident response, threat hunting, or any other cybersecurity process that may deal with malware activity.

Professionals that deal with designing or implementing cybersecurity architectures and solutions that need to address malware related threats may also leverage this training to improve their understanding on malware behavior and analysis techniques.

Prerequisites

You must have an understanding of the topics covered in the following courses, or have equivalent experience:

FCP - FortiGate Security
FCP - FortiGate Infrastructure
FCP - FortiEDR
FCP - FortiSandbox
FCP - FortiClient EMS

It is also recommended that you have an understanding of the following topics, or have equivalent experience:

Basic end-user experience with command line interfaces (Linux shell and Windows PowerShell)
Basic hands-on experience with 3rd party tools:

Linux shell (CLI)
Kali Linux
Metasploit
Wireshark

Agenda

Introduction
Building Your Own Malware Analysis Lab
Malware Static Analysis
Malware Dynamic Analysis
Introduction to MacOS Malware Analysis
Malware Hunting with Fortinet Solutions

Objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to:

Understand fundamental concepts about malware and its different types, and malware analysis (both static and dynamic)
Understand guidelines to building your own malware analysis lab
Perform malware static analysis using various open-source and 3rd party tools
Perform malware dynamic analysis using various open-source and 3rd party tools
Understand specific aspects of macOS malware analysis
Perform malware analysis and hunting using FortiSandbox and FortiEDR

System Requirements

If you take the online format of this class, you must use a computer that has the following:

A high-speed Internet connection
An up-to-date web browser
A PDF viewer
Speakers or headphones
One of the following:

HTML 5 support or
An up-to-date Java Runtime Environment (JRE) with Java plugin enabled on your web browser

You should use a wired Ethernet connection, not a WiFi connection. Firewalls, including Windows Firewall or FortiClient, must allow connections to the online labs.

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Product Version

FortiEDR 5.2

Course Duration

Lecture time (estimated): 7 hours
Lab time (estimated): 7 hours
Total course duration (estimated): 14 hours

2 full days or 4 half days

Formats

Instructor-led (classroom and online)
Self-paced online

(ISC)2

CPE training hours: 7
CPE lab hours: 7
CISSP domains: Security Operations

Part Number (SKU)

FT-CST-MWA-LAB

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Certification

This course does not have a certification exam