Jibran Ilyas

Jibran Ilyas is an Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northwestern University. His expertise spans cybersecurity, incident response, and memory forensics, with a focus on detecting unauthorized activities through behavioral profiling to mitigate data breaches.

Education:

• M.S. in MSIT, Business/IT, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
• B.A. in Network Security, DePaul University, Chicago, IL

His research targets cyber threat actors by analyzing RAM to accelerate enterprise incident response. Key interests include developing scalable methods to scan endpoints/servers and creating behavioral profiles of malicious actors to minimize critical data exposure.

His publications emphasize malware analysis and global threat landscapes, including foundational work on POS malware evolution and memory dumper malware detection. Trends indicate a consistent focus on real-world cyberattack mitigation.

Awards:

• Top Rated Session at RSA Conference (2023) for 'Ransomware 101'

No information is available regarding student advising, grants, labs, or team collaborations.