Objective-See Foundation Courses

From Alert to Action - Investigating a Real Security Incident

Dive into real-world incident response as a Salesforce expert walks through investigating an actual security breach from initial alert to resolution.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Come Reverse Engineer Malware With Me

Dive into hands-on malware reverse engineering techniques with macOS security expert Chris Lopez in this practical demonstration session.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

A Snake in the Apple Tree - Bridging Python and Objective-C for Red Team Tradecraft

Discover how to bridge Python and Objective-C for advanced red team operations on macOS systems, combining scripting power with native system access for enhanced penetration testing.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Mirror Mirror - Restoring Reflective Code Loading on macOS

Discover how to restore reflective code loading capabilities on macOS systems through advanced security research and reverse engineering techniques.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

iPhone Forensics 101 - Backups

Discover iPhone backup forensics fundamentals with security expert Kinga Kieczkowska, covering essential techniques for mobile device investigation and data recovery.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How Far Can We Push AI for Detection?

Explore AI's potential limits in cybersecurity detection through cutting-edge research insights and practical applications in threat identification.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Patch Different on Operating Systems - Binary Diffing and Vulnerability Analysis

Master binary diffing techniques for *OS platforms, focusing on extracting and analyzing IPSW files, comparing binaries, and understanding security patches using open-source tools like ipsw and Ghidra.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Triangulating TrueType Fonts on macOS - Reconstructing CVE-2023-41990

Delve into the reconstruction of CVE-2023-41990, exploring TrueType font vulnerabilities in macOS and iOS through detailed analysis of Apple's font rendering system and exploit mechanisms.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Mach-O in Three Dimensions - Mapping macOS Malware Analysis

Explore innovative techniques for mapping macOS malware in 3D space, enabling better threat detection and family identification through advanced data science methodologies.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Mirror Mirror - Restoring Reflective Code Loading on macOS

Explore advanced techniques for restoring reflective code loading capabilities on macOS, including detection methods, security implications, and defensive strategies for memory-based payload execution.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Using LLMs to Detect Malicious macOS Activity - Detecting Malware Through Context-Enhanced Analysis

Explore how Large Language Models enhance macOS security through advanced command line activity analysis, leveraging endpoint telemetry and contextual data for improved threat detection.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Finding and Analyzing iOS Commercial Spyware - From Theory to Practice

Dive into advanced iOS malware detection techniques and explore real-world commercial spyware samples, including NSO's BlastPass exploit and tactics used to evade detection systems.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Understanding macOS Bootstrap Server and launchd Communication

Dive into macOS bootstrap server and launchd functionality, exploring system service management, XPC, Mach APIs, and security implications for threat detection and system monitoring.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Tripwires in the Dark: Developing Behavior Detections for macOS

Delve into advanced macOS security strategies, focusing on behavior-based threat detection methods, data collection tools, and real-world applications for identifying sophisticated cyber threats.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Mach-O Feature Extraction and Malware Similarity Analysis with YARA-X

Delve into advanced macOS malware analysis techniques, focusing on Mach-O similarity methods, YARA-X implementation, and feature extraction for improved malware detection and analysis.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video