Course details
This course is designed to equip students with Malware analysis skills, which are a critical requirement in the cybersecurity repertoire today. Throughout the course, students will learn to reverse engineer and analyze machine code. Students will be able to identify vulnerabilities in executable code and construct effective defenses against malicious attacks. The course will develop a strong set of skills for reverse-engineering malicious software using a variety of freely available tools. Students will learn to identify and acquire investigative leads from host and network-¬based indicators associated with malicious code and applications.
Prerequisite(s)
- Acceptance into the Bachelor of Science in Applied Computer Science (BScACS) program
Credits
3.0
Cost
$812.03
Course offerings
Fall 2023
Below is one offering of COMP 7612 for the Fall 2023 term.
CRN 45360
Duration
Sat Sep 09 - Sat Nov 25 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 45360
- $812.03
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 09 - Nov 25 | Sat | 10:00 - 13:45 | Burnaby |
Instructor
TBD
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Cost
$812.03
Important information
- Departmental approval needed
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1. Please email cstbtech@bcit.ca for departmental approval. Include your student number (A0#), course number (COMP__) and preferred CRN. 2. This is a CST BTech course. CST BTech courses are also open to non-bachelor program students. 3. CST Bachelor program students have up to seven (7) years to complete the Bachelor program starting from the date of their first Technical degree-level course or the date of acceptance to the Bachelor program, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.
Status
Cancelled
This course offering has been cancelled. Please check back next term, subscribe to receive email updates or contact us with your comments or questions.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Explain the principles of malware incident response investigations.
- Explain the procedures performed for the analysis of advance persistent threats.
- Use a variety if malware analysis tools (IDA Pro, OllyDbg, WinDBG, ProcMon, Peepdf, wxHexEditor, etc) as part of malicious code identification and analysis.
- Reverse engineer machine code in order to detect and analyze malware characteristics and behavior.
- Analyze malware using static and dynamic analysis techniques.
- Carry out file format analysis of various standard formats such as PDF, Flash, Word, Excel, etc.
- Debug malware and modify control flow and logic of software.
- Analyze assembly code and identify malicious code.
Effective as of Fall 2018
Related Programs
Selected Topics in Computer Systems – Malware Analysis (COMP 7612) is offered as a part of the following programs:
School of Computing and Academic Studies
- Applied Computer Science (Database Option)
Bachelor of Science Part-time
- Applied Computer Science (Human Computer Interface Option)
Bachelor of Science Part-time
- Applied Computer Science (Network Security Administration Option)
Bachelor of Science Part-time
- Applied Computer Science (Wireless and Mobile Applications Development Option)
Bachelor of Science Part-time
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