As I begin to do more and more forensic malware analyses, it’s always good to know what kind of training opportunities are available. Here is a list of professional courses (for the UK) along with some free online courses. Please let me know in the comments section if you know of any more. I know there are lots of other professional courses for the USA etc, but I’d like to keep this focused on the UK.

Professional courses & qualifications

1. 7Safe’s Certified Malware Investigator
2. SANS FOR610: Reverse-Engineering Malware: Malware Analysis Tools and Techniques

Free Online Courses

1. Open Security Training Beginner’s course - Malware Dynamic Analysis
2. Open Security Training Advanced course - Reverse Engineering Malware
3. SecurityXploded - Reverse Engineering & Malware Analysis Training
4. SecurityXploded - Advanced Malware Analysis Training
5. PenTester Lab – Exercises on how common vulnerabilities are exploited

Educational Videos

1. SANS: Finding Unknown Malware
2. SANS: Malware Analysis Essentials using REMnux
3. SANS: Windows Kernel Exploitation and Command & Control Malware
4. SANS: Introduction to Malware Analysis: Turn Malware Inside Out!
5. Youtube: eLearnSecurity -- Malware Analysis Part 1

Blogs

• FireEye Blog
• AlienVault Blog
• Contagio Malware Dump