Stephan Berger
Stephan Berger has over a decade of experience in cybersecurity. Currently working with the Swiss-based company InfoGuard, Stephan investigates breaches and hacked networks as Head of Investigation of the Incident Response team. An avid Twitter user under the handle @malmoeb, he actively shares insights on cybersecurity trends and developments. Stephan also authors the blog DFIR.ch, where he provides in-depth analysis and commentary on digital forensics and incident response. Stephan has spoken at numerous conferences, sharing his expertise with audiences worldwide.
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A full-spectrum dive into anti-forensics across Windows and Linux (with a tad of MacOS, if time permits), centered on real incidents and modern attacker behavior. The course walks through classic log wiping, deeper filesystem tricks, PowerShell, timestomping, sandbox artifacts, memory-only execution, endpoint solution blind spots, and advanced Linux log manipulation.
Each technique is paired with detection logic, weaknesses in attacker tradecraft, and practical forensic recovery paths. The material emphasizes hands-on analysis, including MFT/MSRUM/USN artifacts, ETW traces, VHDX extraction, /proc-based investigation, and highlights new research and tooling that shape current offensive and defensive strategies.
This is an excerpt from my full 2-3 day training I offer under my brand malmium.com (https://malmium.com/training-anti-forensics.html)
For years, a persistent myth suggested that macOS was inherently immune to malware. Today, threat actors are aggressively shattering that illusion by deploying sophisticated initial access chains tailored to bypass macOS defenses. This talk provides a deep-dive analysis of how modern adversaries gain their first foothold on Apple hardware.
We will dissect the entire initial access pipeline, starting with Infection Vectors like deceptive Google Ads, malicious ClickFix campaigns, and sophisticated malvertising that trick users into lowering their guard. From there, we explore the Execution Phase, analyzing how attackers weaponize scripting languages, including traditional Bash and Python, as well as native AppleScript, Compiled AppleScript, Perl, and JavaScript for Automation (JXA). Finally, we will examine the delivery mechanisms, contrasting the abuse of native Binaries (Mach-O, Platypus-packaged apps, and Electron frameworks) with the trojanization of Storage and Installer Formats (DMGs and PKGs).
Attendees will walk away with a technical understanding of contemporary macOS tradecraft, real-world attacker methodologies, and the insights needed to hunt for and defend against modern Mac-focused threats.