Marion Marschalek, a 26-year-old malware analyst with experience in three languages, is engaged in various activities including conference speaking, writing news articles, and teaching. She highlights her diverse education, involving software development and study abroad, emphasizing the importance of understanding technology and its relation to society. Marschalek aims to share knowledge through resources like tutorials on reverse engineering and security testing.

2. 26 years.
ME.
malware analyst.
3 languages.
flight ticket to SF.
HAPPY.

4. Conference speaking.
Being on TV.
Tracking criminals.
Insert cool stuff here.
Giving interviews.
Writing news articles.
Forensics on computers.
More professional than CSI for SURE!
Teaching.

5. [my] WAY THERE
• Good ol‘ Hauptschule
• HTL Software Development
• University of Applied Sciences
St. Pölten
• 2 Semesters Abroad :)
• Malware Analyst
• RE challenge

6. journalism
publishing
TECHNOLOGY
vs.
multimedia design
philosophy
economy

7. writing
MATH
vs.
art
design

8. What do YOU
think you‘re
good at?

9. SOPHISTICATED
/səˈfistiˌkātid/ adjective
“If you can’t explain
it simply, you don’t
understand it well
enough”
- Albert Einstein
9

10. BINARY
ANALYSIS
vs.
SOCIAL
SCIENCES
Quote: ‚A computer would never just change his mind.‘

11. TECH
HARD FACTS
jobs
money
career

12. TECH
SOFT FACTS
FUN
appreciation
less competition

13. TECH
FUN FACTS
travel
interesting characters
neverending challenges
diversity
independence
less discrimination

14. WHAT MALWARE ANALYSIS IS ABOUT
Binaries
Politics
Crime
Education
Media

16. ... TODAY!
Reverse Engineering For Beginners
http://thelegendofrandom.com/blog/sample-page
Security Testing For Beginners
http://backtracktutorials.com/metasploit-tutorial/
Exploit Development For Motivated Beginners
https://www.corelan.be/index.php/2009/07/19/exploit
-writing-tutorial-part-1-stack-based-overflows/

17. Thanks for your attention.
Marion Marschalek
IKARUS Security Software GmbH
marschalek.m@ikarus.at
@pinkflawd