DEVELOP DEFENCES, ATTRIBUTE ATTACKS, AND CREATE SIGNATURES

Malware reverse engineering is a core pillar of cybersecurity research, involving the disassembly, analysis and understanding of malicious software to uncover its behavior, origins, and weaknesses.  It is essentially "hacking the hackers" by taking apart code that's been compiled into machine readable binaries, much like solving a puzzle to reveal how a virus spreads, steals data, or evades detection. 

Security researchers use reverse engineering to:

• Develop defenses - identify vulnerabilities in software that malware exploits.
• Attribute attacks - trade code similarities to know threat actors (e.g., linking a sample to groups like APT28).
• Create signatures - build antivirus rules or Indicators of Compromise for tools.
• Forensicate incidents - reconstruct attack timelines during breach investigations.

How we can help

Our security researchers identify vulnerabilities, analyze malware, and document threats to enhance cybersecurity defenses and develop strategies to mitigate threats. Our work involves deep technical analysis, reverse engineering, and staying ahead of evolving cyber risks.

We keep up with the latest data, developments, and trends in the cybersecurity world. We investigate malware, analyze, and understand their capabilities, documenting the incidents of compromise (IOCs) and understand the best steps for mitigating threats. 

Our security researchers also have highly specialized industry expertise. They spend considerable time reviewing source code and malware and review incident reports to better understand threats, using analytical skills to disassemble malware, reverse engineering it to know how it works, and design mitigations.  We focus efforts on areas that will most likely reap benefits for organizations.

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