Category Archives: Academia

Malware Tools, Tips and Tricks

In the past, I used to maintain a Google Doc with all the tools I use or recommend for my students to use for Malware Analysis. A couple of days ago, while doing a Malware Analysis workshop for NW3C, I … Continue reading

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Offensive Software Exploitation Course

During this semester, which technically ends on Sunday 11:59 pm (5/5/2019), I taught this course at the college for a nice group of students. The course has nothing secret and no zero days were found LOL. But, still I think … Continue reading

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Installing HDFS for Forensics Research

This post is about how to install HDFS and using it for different research activities. Continue reading

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Digital Forensic Challenge #4

The Case: A company’s web server has been breached through their website. Our team arrived just in time to take a forensic image of the running system and its memory for further analysis. The files can be found below: 1- … Continue reading

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رسميا: اليوم الأخير!

اليوم هو آخر يوم عمل رسمي لي في الجامعة وسوف أنتقل إبتداءاً من الشهر القادم (يوم غد) الى جامعة آخرى. أحببت من خلال هذه التدوينة البسيطة أن أشكر جميع الزملاء الذين عملت معهم سواءاً في نفس القسم أو نفس الكلية. … Continue reading

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