SpyMax: Mobile Malware On The Frontlines of Syria's Civil War

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This talk will give an overview of how the SpyMax malware was utilized in the context of the Syrian civil war to shape its outcome. SpyMax will be examined from a technical standpoint alongside the infrastructure surrounding it, its development history, and the way in which it played a role in the final moments of the conflict. The talk will equip cybersecurity practitioners in both technical and non-technical roles with the foundation to consider how cyber operations are increasingly becoming force multipliers and equalizers in global conflicts, and uncover other types of malware in similar contexts.

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