Malware Analysis Using Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning

Product Description ​This book is focused on the use of deep learning (DL) and artificial intelligence (AI) as tools to advance the fields of malware detection and analysis. The individual chapters of the book deal with a wide variety of state-of-the-art AI and DL techniques, which are applied to a number of challenging malware-related problems. DL and AI based approaches to malware detection and analysis are largely data driven and hence minimal expert domain knowledge of malware is needed.This book fills a gap between the emerging fields of DL/AI and malware analysis. It covers a broad range of modern and practical DL and AI techniques, including frameworks and development tools enabling the audience to innovate with cutting-edge research advancements in a multitude of malware (and closely related) use cases. From the Back Cover ​This book is focused on the use of deep learning (DL) and artificial intelligence (AI) as tools to advance the fields of malware detection and analysis. The individual chapters of the book deal with a wide variety of state-of-the-art AI and DL techniques, which are applied to a number of challenging malware-related problems. DL and AI based approaches to malware detection and analysis are largely data driven and hence minimal expert domain knowledge of malware is needed.This book fills a gap between the emerging fields of DL/AI and malware analysis. It covers a broad range of modern and practical DL and AI techniques, including frameworks and development tools enabling the audience to innovate with cutting-edge research advancements in a multitude of malware (and closely related) use cases. About the Author Mark Stamp has extensive experience in information security and machine learning, having worked in these fields within academic, industrial, and government environments. After completing his PhD research in cryptography at Texas Tech University, he spent more than seven years as a cryptanalyst with the United States National Security Agency (NSA), followed by two years developing a digital rights management product for a Silicon Valley start-up company. Since 2002, Dr. Stamp has been a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at San Jose State University, where he teaches courses in machine learning and information security. To date, he has published more than 140 research papers, most of which deal with problems at the interface between machine learning and information security. Dr. Stamp served as co-editor of the Handbook of Information and Communication Security (Springer, 2010), and he is the author of four books, including a popular information security textbook (Information Security: Principles and Practice, 2nd edition, Wiley, 2011) and, most recently, a machine learning textbook (Introduction to Machine Learning with Applications in Information Security, Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2017).Mamoun Alazab received his PhD degree in Computer Science from the Federation University of Australia, School of Science, Information Technology and Engineering. He is currently an Associate Professor in the College of Engineering, IT and Environment at Charles Darwin University, Australia. He is a cyber-security researcher and practitioner with industry and academic experience. Dr. Alazab's research is multidisciplinary, with a focus on cyber security and digital forensics of computer systems, including current and emerging issues in the cyber environment, such as cyber-physical systems and the Internet of Things. His research takes into consideration the unique challenges present in these environments, with an emphasis on cybercrime detection and prevention. He has a particular interest in the application of machine learning as an essential tool for cybersecurity, examples of which include detecting attacks, analyzing malicious code, and uncovering vulnerabilities in software. He is the Founder and the Chair of the IEEE Northern Territory Subsection (February 2019 - present),