Justin Lewis
Justin Lewis is a Software Engineer at CrowdStrike working on the endpoint sensor both in the kernel and in user mode. Before that Justin worked at Horne Cyber writing ransomware simulations.
Session
10-28
10:00
50min
Next Generation Malware: Rootkits and Bootkits
Justin Lewis
Rootkits, malware embedded in the kernel, and bootkits, malware embedded in pre boot environment, are an interesting, but extremely dangerous set of malware classes that are on the rise. In this talk, we will look into why these kinds of malware are becoming more popular, what damage can be done in the privilege context they execute in, and what kinds of mitigations exist to prevent system damage.
Alumni Theater