Mark Lim
Principal Malware Reverse Engineer at Palo Alto Networks
Singapore
Summary
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Top SchoolMark Lim is a Principal Malware Reverse Engineer with 11 years of focused experience in malware analysis and threat research, currently leading advanced reverse engineering efforts at Palo Alto Networks in Singapore. He progressed through technical roles from national defence IT security to senior research at Palo Alto, combining deep fieldskills in binary analysis with operational insight into real-world threats. Mark holds an MSc in Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications and an honours degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, reflecting a strong systems and hardware-aware perspective that informs his malware investigations. Known for treating each sample as a story to be told, he mentors peers and contributes to the community through shared research and tooling, driven by a continuous curiosity to learn and teach. An understated strength is his decade-long background in defence-grade security engineering, which sharpens his ability to connect low-level artifacts to strategic threat behavior.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, A-` in project work, Master of Science, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, A-` in project work at Nanyang Technological UniversityBachelor of Engineering (with Honors), Electrical; Electronic Engineering (2002, Bachelor of Engineering (with Honors), Electrical; Electronic Engineering (2002 at Nanyang Technology UniversityDiploma, Electronics; Communication Engineering, Diploma, Electronics; Communication Engineering at Singapore Polytechnic
Github Skills (43)
ida10
code-coverage10
sarif9
dotnet9
coverage9
flare9
reverse-engineering9
external9
static-analysis8
crossword8
parallelization7
qemu7
test-data7
source-code-analysis7
assembler6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
peta909/VB2024_MCE_WorkShop
Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Contributions:14 pushes, 1 branch in 11 months
peta909/NtCreateUserProcess_
Jan 2019 - Jan 2019
Contributions:5 commits, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 9 days
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