Malware Analyst's Cookbook and DVD: Tools and Techniques for Fighting Malicious Code

About the Authors

Michael Hale Ligh is a Malicious Code Analyst at Verisign iDefense, where he specializes in developing tools to detect, decrypt, and investigate malware. In the past few years, he has taught malware analysis courses and trained hundreds of students in Rio De Janeiro, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur, London, Washington D.C., and New York City. Before iDefense, Michael worked as a vulnerability researcher, providing ethical hacking services to one of the nation's largest healthcare providers. Due to this position, he gained a strong background in reverse-engineering and operating system internals. Before that, Michael defended networks and performed forensic investigations for financial institutions throughout New England. He is currently Chief of Special Projects at MNIN Security LLC.

Steven Adair is a security researcher with The Shadowserver Foundation and a Principal Architect at eTouch Federal Systems. At Shadowserver, Steven analyzes malware, tracks botnets, and investigates cyber-attacks of all kinds with an emphasis on those linked to cyber-espionage. Steven frequently presents on these topics at international conferences and co-authored the paper "Shadows in the Cloud: Investigating Cyber Espionage 2.0." In his day job, he leads the Cyber Threat operations for a Federal Agency, proactively detecting, mitigating and preventing cyber-intrusions. He has successfully implemented enterprise-wide anti-malware solutions across global networks by marrying best practices with ...