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? Buy me a coffee: Follow me on Twitter: 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