Malware analysis and deobfuscation videos. Sometimes I just like to look at code but have someone else do all the thinking for me. Malware is also often obfuscated using a lot of esoteric features of different scripting languages, things you either know exist but likely have never had a reason to use in legitimate software development, or you’ll learn about an interesting feature that you can use in your own code. The way seemingly complete nonsense slowly comes together into a readable script is really satisfying. It’s also something I would never personally do because I don’t want to accidentally infect myself or someone else with it, so it’s cool to watch an actual cybersecurity expert do it.
Malware analysis and deobfuscation videos. Sometimes I just like to look at code but have someone else do all the thinking for me. Malware is also often obfuscated using a lot of esoteric features of different scripting languages, things you either know exist but likely have never had a reason to use in legitimate software development, or you’ll learn about an interesting feature that you can use in your own code. The way seemingly complete nonsense slowly comes together into a readable script is really satisfying. It’s also something I would never personally do because I don’t want to accidentally infect myself or someone else with it, so it’s cool to watch an actual cybersecurity expert do it.
Shoutout to John Hammond on YouTube.