Max 'Libra' Kersten
Max Kersten is a malware analyst, blogger, and speaker who aims to make malware analysis more approachable. In 2019, Max graduated cum laude with a bachelor's in IT & Cyber Security, during which Max also worked as an Android malware analyst. Currently, Max works as a malware analyst at the Dutch Police, where he analyses APT malware and creates open-source tooling to aid such research. Over the past few years, Max spoke at international conferences, such as Black Hat (USA, EU, MEA, Asia), DEFCON, Botconf, and other conferences. Additionally, he gave guest lectures and workshops for several universities and private entities.
Session
We have all been there: you spent more time than you are willing to admit reverse engineering a few functions, only to discover that you were looking at the wrong functions. Your entire weekend wasted, or so you think. But, did you really? This talk dives into mistakes I have made in the past, along with commonly attempted shortcuts by many. The focus is not (only) on my mistakes, although you are free to laugh at my expense, but more so on the lessons learnt from them. In short, I hope that I can share the mistakes I made, so you don’t have to!