Helpful Links
Industry Resources
We put together a list of useful cyber security resources we have used and/or encountered during the course of our work. Due to the vast amount of information that the links lead to, Malware Patrol cannot personally endorse these sources or ensure their accuracy, however.
Most of all, we would like to express our sincerest thanks to the security community members that create and curate content to share with others. Any feedback or experience with these sites and resources, or the suggestion of others, is welcome.
Articles
Before You Pay that Ransomware Demand (Brian Krebs)
Distributed Denial Of Service (DDOS) Attack Mitigation (Identity Theft Scout)
Explained: Packer, Crypter, and Protector (Malwarebytes)
FTC Guidance for Handling Phishing Scams that Falsely Invoke Your Business’s Name (National Law Review)
Ransomware: Expert advice on how to keep safe and secure (ESET)
Typosquatting: Awareness and Hunting (SANS)
What are exploits? (And why you should care) (Malwarebytes)
What Security Really Looks Like In Small To Midsized Businesses (Dark Reading)
Learning and Research Tools
10 Free or Low-Cost Security Tools (Dark Reading)
51 Tools for Security Analysts (WordFence)
Community Tools (Crowdstrike)
Database Security Tools (Infosec Institute)
Free & Open Source Computer Forensics Tools (Infosec Institute)
IntelTechniques (Michael Bazzell)
Online Security Classes (Open Security Training)
Pentest Tools (Carrie Roberts/Tripwire)
Ransomware Detection and Decryption Tools (VinRansomware)
SANS Investigative Forensic Toolkit (SIFT)
Security APIs (Alexander Jäger)
General Reference
Attacker’s Perspective: A Technical Demonstration of an Email Phishing Attack (Bsides Philly)
Building a DNS Blackhole with FreeBSD (pintumbler.org)
Cybersecurity for Small Businesses (Small Business Administration)
DNS Response Policy Zone (RPZ) (Barry Greene/Vernon Schryver)
GandCrab Decryption Tool (BitDefender)
Malware Reports (SecureList)
Malware Stats & Trends (Barkly)
OWASP Top Ten Project (OWASP)
Ransomware Listing (NJCCIC)
Why Domain Generating Algorithms (DGAs)? (TrendMicro)
