Hacker Techniques: Covert Command and Control

  • Monday, 17 Sep 2018 1:00PM EST (17 Sep 2018 17:00 UTC)
  • Speaker: Derek Rook

Being able to peak behind the curtain of an adversary's communications can break a case wide open, allowing for a more complete and confident response to an incident. We'll take a look at two covert command and control (C2, C&C, CnC) channels, and explore methods of detection.

Derek Rook is co-teaching, SEC504: Hacker Tools, Techniques, Exploits, and Incident Handling, with John Strand at SANS Pen Test HackFest Summit & Training in Bethesda, MD in November 2018.