Update

For anyone attending the malware training, you will need a hex editor installed for one of the labs.  It doesn't matter what editor you choose, we won't be using it much.

BSides NoVA Training

For anyone attending my malware analysis workshop, No Disassembly Required, next week at BSides NoVA here is the very brief list of what to bring and prerequisites.

Laptop

Enough available memory and storage to run a Windows 10 VM
Hypervisor of your choice installed (Hyper-V, VirtualBox, VMware, whatever)
WiFi enabled
*Wired Ethernet adapter if needed (example, Thunderbolt to Ethernet) just in case

Windows VM

Configured with NATed or Bridged network access
Notepad++
OleTools

Prerequisites

Willingness to learn and a basic familiarity with a Hypervisor software and VMs.  The course is designed  to let students work at their own pace on the labs, with progressively more difficult challenges to complete.