Module 3: Malware and network behavior analysis

Module 3: Malware and network behavior analysis#

AINS6300 — AI in Threat Detection

Essential Question#

What features distinguish hostile activity?

Scenario#

a security operations center tuning AI-assisted detections before analyst rollout

Stakeholders: SOC analyst, detection engineer, incident commander, and business system owner

Core Moves#

  • Define the decision boundary

  • Compare baseline and alternative

  • Interpret evidence and assumptions

  • Identify failure modes

  • Recommend next action

Lab & Assignment#

Analyze synthetic security events.

Artifact: detection engineering packet with threat model, false-positive analysis, and triage workflow focused on malware and network behavior analysis: Analyze synthetic security events.