Does Writing Malware Help With Malware Analysis?

I answer the question whether malware writing is necessary or beneficial to learning malware analysis. Do antivirus companies hire malware writers? What is the skill overlap between malware writing and analysis?

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00:00 Intro
00:30 Comments on malware writing
01:53 Does HR prefer malware writers?
04:46 Do antivirus companies hire malware writers?
06:32 Is malware writing beneficial for malware analysis?
08:00 The ideal skillset of a malware analyst
09:55 Example: Skill overlap for ransomware writing vs analysis
13:52 How closely related are malware analysts and malware writers?
14:30 Outro