What the Fuzz?!

If you're someone who's interested in the world of data science and engineering, you're in for a treat. Today's guest, Edir Garcia Lazo from Microsoft Defender Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Team, helps break down complex subjects for everybody to understand. In this episode, Edir talks about fuzzy hashing - a technique used for fighting cybercrime using math. Hosts Nic Fillingham and Natalia Godyla join Edir in discussing character changes in malicious payloads, polymorphic malware, and the difference between fuzzing and fuzzy hashing. The team explores the use of deep learning and fuzzy hashing for malware classification and detection, while also discussing the limitations of fuzzy hashing in detecting new malware. If you're interested in this field and want to learn more about it, this episode of Security Unlocked has got you covered.