A dive into Turla PowerShell usage
ESET researchers analyze new TTPs attributed to the Turla group that leverage PowerShell to run malware in-memory only
Education:Ingénieur civil at Mines Nancy / M. Sc. in Computer Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal
Highlights of your career: Presentation of my master thesis at Virus Bulletin 2016.
Position and history at ESET: I joined ESET in august 2016 as a Malware Researcher.
What malware do you hate the most? Click-fraud malware. Stealthy but very profitable.
Favorite activities: Running, cycling, skiing.
What is your golden rule for cyberspace? Use your critical mindset.
When did you get your first computer and what kind was it? I was too young to remember the date. It had windows 3.1!
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