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    How to Defeat Advanced Malware: New Tools for Protection and Forensics
    How to Defeat Advanced Malware: New Tools for Protection and Forensics
    How to Defeat Advanced Malware: New Tools for Protection and Forensics
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    How to Defeat Advanced Malware: New Tools for Protection and Forensics

    By Henry Dalziel

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    How to Defeat Advanced Malware is a concise introduction to the concept of micro-virtualization. The book provides current facts and figures that prove detection- based security products have become ineffective. A simple strategy is then presented that both leverages the opportunities presented by Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and protects enterprise end users against advanced malware. The book concludes with case studies demonstrating how hardware- isolated micro-VMs are helping Fortune 500 financial service providers defeat advanced malware.

    This book is primarily designed for infosec professionals, consultants, network administrators, CIO’s, CTO’s, CISO’s and senior executives who work within the financial industry and are responsible for their company’s endpoint protection.

    How to Defeat Advanced Malware: New Tools for Protection and Forensics is the first book to compare and contrast current endpoint security products, while making a case for encouraging and facilitating the growth of BYOD and social media by adopting micro-virtualization.

    • Learn the basics of protecting your company's online-accessible assets
    • Discover strategies that take advantage of micro-virtualization and BYOD
    • Become adept at comparing and utilizing different endpoint security products and strategies
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherElsevier Science
    Release dateDec 5, 2014
    ISBN9780128027530
    How to Defeat Advanced Malware: New Tools for Protection and Forensics
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    Henry Dalziel

    Henry Dalziel is a serial education entrepreneur, founder of Concise Ac Ltd, online cybersecurity blogger and e-book author. He writes for the Concise-Courses.com blog and has developed numerous cybersecurity continuing education courses and books. Concise Ac Ltd develops and distributes continuing education content [books and courses] for cybersecurity professionals seeking skill enhancement and career advancement. The company was recently accepted onto the UK Trade & Investment's (UKTI) Global Entrepreneur Programme (GEP).

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      How to Defeat Advanced Malware - Henry Dalziel

      How to Defeat Advanced Malware

      New Tools for Protection and Forensics

      Henry Dalziel

      Table of Contents

      Cover

      Title page

      Copyright

      Author Biography

      Contributing Editor Biography

      Chapter 1: A Primer on Detection for Security

      Abstract

      1.1. Today’s approach: compromise-first detection

      Chapter 2: 2014 Endpoint Exploitation Trends

      Abstract

      2.1. Zero-day trends

      2.2. Notable zero-day exploitation techniques

      2.3. Emerging zero-day exploitation techniques

      Chapter 3: The Proposed Solution

      Abstract

      3.1. The principle of least privilege

      3.2. Detection’s folly

      Chapter 4: Protection’s Weak Link

      Abstract

      4.1. Desktop virtualization does not secure the endpoint

      4.2. Detection and isolation using VMs

      Chapter 5: Micro-Virtualization

      Abstract

      5.1. Related work

      5.2. A practical example

      5.3. Hardware-enforced task isolation

      5.4. Hardware virtualization technology

      5.5. Micro-virtualization at work

      5.6. The microvisor

      5.7. Memory and CPU isolation

      5.8. Virtualized file system (VFS)

      5.9. Virtualized IP networking – the mobile SDN

      5.10. Virtualized desktop services

      5.11. Creation and management of micro-VMs

      5.12. Reducing the attack surface

      Chapter 6: Advanced Forensics and Analysis

      Abstract

      6.1. Micro-VM behavioral analysis

      6.2. Advanced live forensics

      6.3. LAVA architecture

      6.4. Conclusion

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      Notices

      Knowledge and best practice in this field are constantly changing. As new research and experience broaden our understanding, changes in research methods or professional practices, may become necessary. Practitioners and researchers must always rely on their own experience and knowledge in evaluating and using any information or methods described here in. In using such information or methods they should be mindful of their own safety and the safety of others, including parties for whom they have a professional responsibility.

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      ISBN: 978-0-12-802731-8

      For information on all Syngress publications visit our website at http://store.elsevier.com/

      Author Biography

      Henry Dalziel is a serial education entrepreneur, founder of Concise Ac Ltd, online cybersecurity blogger, and e-book author. He writes for the blog "Concise-Courses.com" and has developed numerous cybersecurity continuing education courses and books. Concise Ac Ltd develops and distributes continuing education content (books and courses) for cybersecurity professionals seeking skill enhancement and career advancement. The company was recently accepted onto the UK Trade & Investment’s (UKTI) Global Entrepreneur Programme (GEP).

      Contributing Editor Biography

      Simon Crosby is cofounder and CTO at Bromium and The

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