The following contains newly released Digital Forensics, Incident Response, Malware Analysis and OSINT training and tools from August, as well as upcoming live online training and events for September. Like the Free & Affordable Training Site, everything in this blog post is under $1,000.
Note: Purchases made through affiliate/partner links and/or using personalized discount codes is one of the things I rely on to be able to keep this website running. I am an affiliate or partner of the following companies mentioned in this post and references to them contain affiliate/partner links: TCM Security, CyberDefenders, Hack The Box, INE.
NEWLY RELEASED TRAINING, LABS & CHALLENGES FROM AUGUST, 2024
Sam Bowne
Source: Sam Bowne
Sam Bowne live streams the college courses he teaches at City College of San Francisco on Twitch. CNIT 121: Computer Forensics started in August. Previous class videos are available to watch and upcoming classes will be live streamed for free.
Xintra
Xintra released a new .NET Crash Dump Analysis memory forensics lab. Xintra subscriptions are $45/month – $459/year. There is also a 7-day free trial. Labs have a Certificate of Completion.
TryHackMe
Source: @RealTryHackMe on Twitter (X)
TryHackMe released the following new DFIR walkthrough rooms and challenge rooms in August.
- Block (Free)
- Intro to Cold System Forensics (Free)
- IronShade (Premium)
- APIWizardsBreach (Free)
Hack The Box
Source: @hackthebox_eu on Twitter (X)
Hack The Box released the following free Sherlocks last month:
- CrownJewel-1
- CrownJewel-2
- Noxious
- Reaper
LetsDefend
Source: @LetsDefendIO on Twitter(X)
LetsDefend added the following courses and challenges:
- DFIR with EDR Course (VIP+)
- Digital Forensics on Linux Course (VIP+)
- Downloader Challenge (Free)
- Malicious Web Traffic Challenge (Free)
Their VIP+ plan costs $39.99/month or $359/year.
Blue Team Labs Online
Source: @BlueLabsOnline on Twitter(X)
Blue Team Labs Online released the following Pro Investigations in August:
- Breach: Digital Forensics
- Krank: Digital Forensics
- Vortex: Security Operations
- Golden Chicken: Reverse Engineering
- UNDRGRND-N3RD: Digital Forensics
- FunGames: Security Operations
Their Pro subscription ranges from $19/month to $183/year.
CyberDefenders
Source: @CyberDefenders on Twitter(X)
CyberDefenders released the following new Pro labs. The Pro account costs $20/month – $200/year.
- RCEMiner
- ShadowRoast
- Stealthy Ascent
- Yara Wizards
They also added two new labs to their Certified CyberDefender (CCD) training and certification.
Dr Josh Stroschein – The Cyber Yeti
Source: The Cyber Yeti
Josh Stroschein released two new free Malware Mondays exercises.
- MM07 – Leveraging Online Sandboxes for Triage Analysis
- MM08 – PE File Format Basics for Malware Analysis and Reverse Engineering
Matthew Plascencia
Source: YouTube – @tapatiovidzz
Matthew Plascencia created two new YouTube videos:
My OSINT Training
My OSINT Training launched a new Web Developer Tools: The OSINT Multifunctional Tool course. The course costs $50 and comes with a Certificate of Completion.
Topics Include:
- Understanding what Web Developer Tools (WDT) are
- How to Access and customize WDT
- How to use WDT to view specific pieces of a web page’s source code
- How to use WDT to reveal what web page resources are loaded from what sources
- How to use WDT to customize how your browser looks to web sites.
TCM Security
TCM Security launched their hands-on Security Operations (SOC) 101 course. The course comes with a Certificate of Completion and is part of their All-Access Membership subscription ($29.99/month – $299/year).
Topics Include:
- Security Operations Fundamentals
- Phishing Analysis
- Network Security Monitoring
- Network Traffic Analysis
- Endpoint Security Monitoring
- Endpoint Detection and Response
- Log Analysis and Management
- Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
- Threat Intelligence
- Digital Forensics
- Incident Response
Active Countermeasures
Source: Active Countermeasures Blog
Active Countermeasures released two new Malware of the Day posts with corresponding YouTube videos.
- Malware of the Day – Understanding C2 Beacons – Part 1 of 2
- Malware of the Day – Understanding C2 Beacons – Part 2 of 2
Udemy
Manuel Travezaño and Dheeraj Yadav launched a new course on Udemy: OSINT: Open-Source Intelligence & SOCMINT: Social Media INT. Prices on Udemy can vary, but as of right now the cost is $13.99 with the coupon code included in the link. The coupon code is only available for a limited time.
Topics Include:
- Securing our Identity and Work Environment for OSINT
- Indexing Levels, Search Engines, and A.I. Tools
- People Search Through OSINT and SOCMINT
- Metadata, Stenography and Reverse Image Searching
- Objectives Through OSINT (emails, usernames, telephones)
- Objectives Through SOCMINT (Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram)
Benjamin Strick
Benjamin Strick added OSINT at Home #24 – Find Where, When, What & Who in a Photo to his free OSINT at Home tutorial series on Youtube.
Sofia Santos
Sofia Santos released the free challenge OSINT Exercise #29.
MyDFIR
Source: YouTube – @MyDFIR
MyDFIR started a free 30-Day practical SOC Analyst Challenge on YouTube.
Semgrep Academy
Tanya Janca released Incident Response for Software Developers on Semgrep Academy. This course is FREE.
Description: “This course teaches software developers (and the rest of IT) what incident responders need them to know during a security incident.”
Topics Include:
- Security Incidents
- 5 Things You Need to Know During a Security Incident
- Preparing For and Preventing Security Incidents
- Phases of a Security Incident
NEWLY RELEASED TOOLS & PLATFORMS
TRACE
Radoslav Gadzhovski released TRACE: Toolkit for Retrieval and Analysis of Cyber Evidence.
Description from GitHub: “TRACE is a digital forensic tool I developed as my final year project. It provides an intuitive interface for analyzing disk images and includes a range of functionalities to assist forensic examiners in extracting and viewing the contents of various image file formats.”
UPCOMING LIVE TRAINING, CONFERENCES, AND CTFS FOR SEPTEMBER, 2024
Justice Denied: How Bad Digital Forensics Threatens and Undermines Justice | SANS
Cost: Free
Basic Malware Analysis Crash Course by Abhijit Mohanta
Cost: Free
See Abhijit Mohanta’s LinkedIn Post for more details
Getting Started in Packet Decoding with Chris Brenton | Antisyphon Training
Cost: Pay What You Can ($25 – $575)
Australian OSINT Symposium 2024
Cost: Virtual – $163.90 | In-Person $548.90 | Training Day (Virtual) – $438.90
On the Path to Reveal the Mystery with Digital Forensics | BrightTALK
Cost: Free
Incident Response and Data Collection Techniques | Blue Cape Security
Cost: Free
TRAINING TUESDAY HIGHLIGHTS
This year, I started doing Training Tuesday Highlights on LinkedIn, Twitter (X), and Facebook using the hashtag #DFIRDivaTTH. Every Tuesday I highlight a training provider, instructor, book, or course listed on the Free & Affordable Training Site related to Digital Forensics, Incident Response, Malware Analysis, or OSINT.
August Highlights:
- August 6th: LetsDefend
- August 13th: Jai Minton
- August 20th: Hal Pomeranz
- August 27th: Brad Duncan
CURRENT DISCOUNTS
Get 50% off Data Forensics Class: Data Collections by Robert Fried until 9/30/2024 using code: DFIRDIVA50
Get 30% off TrainSec Academy courses until 9/4/2024 using code: LABORDAY30OFF
Get $200 off an INE Premium Subscription using code: PREMSUB200824 or $100 off an INE Fundamentals Annual Subscription using code: FUNDSUB100824 until 9/9/2024
Get 25% off the Constructing Defense course using code: DFIRDIVA (the coupon code is also in the link)
ADDITIONS TO THE TRAINING SITE
The following was added to the Free & Affordable Training Site in August:
- Foundations of Threat Hunting (Picus Purple Academy)
- Malware Analysis & Reverse Engineering (Jai Minton)
- Digital Forensics & Incident Response in the Cloud Bootcamp (INE)
GIVEAWAY
I partnered with Detego Global for another giveaway of their Digital Forensics & Cyber Crime Investigations Course. You also have a chance to win a smartwatch, Detego merchandise, and books by DFIR expert Robert Fried. Enter the giveaway here: https://detegoglobal.com/dfirdiva/
Winners will be chosen on September 30th.
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I’ll also be doing another training giveaway this month on Twitter (X) and LinkedIn so stay tuned!
