This lab presents a scenario where a system has been compromised by an attacker, and your task as part of the blue team is to perform a thorough forensic analysis of the memory dump. Leveraging tools like Volatility, you will investigate key indicators of compromise, identify suspicious processes, and trace the attacker’s actions. The analysis will require you to examine process hierarchies, network activity, and memory regions to uncover how the attacker bypassed defenses and executed their malicious objectives.
The lab emphasizes the importance of memory forensics in uncovering evidence that might not be visible on the file system. Through careful analysis, you will identify critical artifacts, such as malicious executables, network connections, and potential command-and-control communication. These findings will help reconstruct the sequence of events and provide insight into the attacker’s tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). This lab not only challenges your technical skills but also highlights the critical thinking required to piece together fragmented clues in a forensic investigation. By the end, you will have developed a deeper understanding of how attackers operate and how to detect and mitigate such threats.
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