The best way to learn is to have a junior analyst “Shadow Me”. Even better is to Hack-Along with an expert in a web-based lab environment designed to provide an accessible introduction to the field of malware analysis. In the first of the ShadowMe series, our forensics expert, Ali Hadi, focused on Static Analysis. Now it’s time to step up your game with an introduction to Dynamic Analysis. As all HALs on the JHT platform, you get structured lessons to make the most of your lab time!
Price = $20
What’s a Hack-Along (HAL)?
A HAL is a structured set of chapters and lessons with virtual labs that accompany a public YouTube video from John Hammond’s Channel or other content creators. So instead of just watching the dissection of an attack or learning a tool or skill, you get to “Hack-Along” with John and his friends! HALs are between 30 – 120 minutes of student time and are presented with click-by-click instructions with screenshots. So, you’re never lost!
HALs comprise 99% instructional content with a small shoutout to other offerings on the JHT Platform to further one’s knowledge beyond what was just learned. HALs should be in the $20 – $50 range depending on the length of the content and the complexity of the virtual environment. Most will be only $20. Some are even in a “Pay What You Can” model.
What do I get?
This HAL comes with a pre-configured, web-based FLARE-VM for all tasks. A FLARE-VM is “a collection of software installations scripts for Windows systems that allows you to easily setup and maintain a reverse engineering environment on a virtual machine (VM).” You will also be provided not only with a structured set of Chapters, each containing numerous detailed lessons, but you’ll also be given 4 hours of lab time.
Prerequisites for “HAL – Intro to Dynamic Analysis”
Although not required, it might be helpful if students finished the 1st in this series, HAL – Intro to Static Analysis. HALs come with step-by-step instructions, but being comfortable with virtual environments is a plus.
Because the entire virtual environment is provided for you, you need nothing other than a computer, Internet access and your brain!
