JavaScript Obfuscation - It’s All About the P-a-c-k-e-r-s

Presented at BSidesSF 2022 Rescheduled, June 5, 2022, 4:30 p.m. (50 minutes).

The usage of JavaScript obfuscation techniques have become prevalent in today’s threats, from phishing, Magecart, and supply chain injection to malware droppers. This talk will introduce a technique that focuses on the detection of JavaScript packers in order to detect obfuscated files.

Presenters:

• Or Katz - Akamai technologies
  Or Katz is a security veteran, with years of experience at industry leading vendors, currently serves as principal lead security researcher for Akamai. Katz is a frequent Speaker in security conferences and published numerous articles, blogs and white papers on threat intelligence and defensive techniques. Data driven security researcher that is constantly looking on how to move security challenges into the science and solutions space.

Links:

• https://bsidessf2022.sched.com/event/rjqr/javascript-obfuscation-its-all-about-the-p-a-c-k-e-r-s

Similar Presentations:

• DEF CON 15 (2007) / CaffeineMonkey: Automated Collection, Detection and Analysis of Malicious JavaScript
• DEF CON 16 (2008) / WhiteSpace: A Different Approach to JavaScript Obfuscation
• AppSec USA 2014 / Warning Ahead: Security Storms are Brewing in Your JavaScript