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College of Computer Sciences and Enginnering

Information and Computer Science Department

Presents a Seminar

Shamoon 2 Malware Analysis

Date: Wednesday February 8th

Time: 2pm

Room: 20-103

Speaker:

Dr. Sami Zhioua

Assistant Professor

Summary:

A new wave of cyberattacks is hitting the middle east, in particular, Saudi Arabia. The attacks are mainly carried out by a modified version of the infamous Shamoon malware, called Shamoon 2. Similarities between Shamoon and Shamoon 2 are striking.

In this talk, we present a technical analysis of Shamoon 2 malware, in particular, how it propagates and how it harms infected stations and we discuss recommendations and best practices to stay and keep others safe from similar attacks.

Cyber Security Research Group