PART 3: Memory Forensics

Memory Forensics Professional Certification

Software Diagnostics Services¹¹ offers a certification in pattern-oriented memory forensics for digital forensics and incident response professionals, reverse engineers and security researchers with the following assessment areas:

•    pattern-oriented malware detection and analysis

•    pattern-oriented reverse engineering

The focus is on intentional software behavior such related to malware and rootkits. For unintentional software behavior there is Software Diagnostics Professional certification (page 11). The Windows track tests the ability to recognize ADDR and malware analysis patterns using the following analysis tool: WinDbg from Microsoft Debugging Tools (future versions of this certification may add other tools). It has the same features and process as Software Diagnostics Professional certification¹².

¹¹ http://www.patterndiagnostics.com/Certified-Memory-Forensics-Professional

¹² http://www.patterndiagnostics.com/Certified-Software-Diagnostics-Professional