Malware Analysis and Introduction to Assembly Language
IBM · View on Coursera ↗
Taught by IBM Skills Network Team
Information Technology
About the course
Malicious software, or malware, is typically delivered over a network and is designed to cause disruption to a computer, client, server, or network. Disruptions can include leaked private information, unauthorized access to information or systems, blocked user access, interference with security and privacy, or numerous other variations of attacking systems. Malware analysis dissects malware to gather information about the malware functionality, how the system was compromised so that you can def
The dissent
The most-upvoted critical review (2 votes, 2.0★).
“Disappointing. Only good thing is the CTF-style exercises. The material is not very good and contains errors. Communication is bad.”
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