USENIX Enigma Conference Courses

Security in the Wild for Low-Profile Activists - Zeynep Tufekci - USENIX Enigma Conference - 2017

Insights into digital security challenges faced by low-profile activists, exploring their unique needs, behaviors, and concerns in various global contexts.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Understanding and Designing for End Users' Security Expectations - Franziska Roesner - USENIX Enigma Conference - 2017

Exploring user-centric security design for sensitive communications, focusing on journalists and lawyers. Insights from studies inform better system design to match user needs and expectations.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Deviation from the Norms - The Necessity and Challenges - USENIX Enigma 2017

Explores challenges in establishing global digital norms, emphasizing policy innovation and tech community collaboration to shape acceptable behavior in cybersecurity and privacy.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

National Scale Cyber Security - Dr. Ian Levy - USENIX Enigma Conference - 2017

UK's National Cyber Security Centre's approach to national-scale cybersecurity: evidence-based interventions, data-driven decisions, and innovative strategies to reduce attacks and their impact.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Startups and Industry - How Everyone Can Win - USENIX Enigma Conference - 2017

Exploring innovative approaches to engage with startups for cost-effective, efficient security solutions. Case study from Uber's engineering team demonstrates benefits for both companies and the broader market.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Legislative Engineering - Design Privacy Laws, Don't Just Draft Them - USENIX Enigma Conference - 2017

Exploring software engineering techniques to improve technology legislation, focusing on component-based architecture and modeling to create more effective and consistent laws.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Behaviors and Patterns of Bulletproof and Anonymous Hosting Providers - USENIX Enigma Conference - 2017

Explore bulletproof and anonymous hosting providers' role in cybercrime, focusing on The Netherlands as a case study. Learn about threat detection, jurisdictional challenges, and potential solutions.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Cyber Security: A DARPA Perspective - John Launchbury - USENIX Enigma - 2017

Explore DARPA's cybersecurity perspective, including current threats, attack anatomy, and innovative R&D efforts to combat sophisticated cyber challenges and enhance system security.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Green Sprouts - Encouraging Signs of Life from the Department of Defense's Security Strategy - Lisa Wiswell - USENIX Enigma Conference - 2017

Explores DoD's shift towards open security practices, including bug bounties and vulnerability disclosure policies, highlighting progress and implications for researchers and prosecutors.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Internet Voting- What Could Go Wrong? - USENIX Enigma Conference - 2016

Explores security challenges of internet voting, revealing vulnerabilities in existing systems and discussing potential risks to election integrity, privacy, and public trust in digital voting methods.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Capture the Flag: An Owner's Manual - USENIX Enigma 2016

Explore the intricacies of organizing Capture the Flag hacking competitions, from team building to contest design, and learn about the unique challenges and strategies involved in creating engaging cybersecurity events.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Data Integrity Based Attacks in Investigative Domains - USENIX Enigma Conference - 2016

Exploring data integrity attacks in investigative domains, showcasing real-world cases and strategies to defend against misinformation and manipulation in big data analytics.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Several Horror Stories About the Encrypted Web - Peter Eckersley and Yan Zhu - USENIX Enigma Conference - 2016

Explore challenges in web encryption through real-world horror stories from Let's Encrypt and HTTPS Everywhere projects, offering insights into staying secure in a complex digital landscape.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Building a Competitive Hacking Team - USENIX Enigma 2016

Insights on building effective competitive hacking teams, focusing on Capture the Flag contests. Learn strategies for team formation, skill development, and maximizing participation in cybersecurity challenges.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Trust Beyond the First Hop–What Really Happens to Data Sent to HTTPS Websites - USENIX Enigma Conference - 2016

Explore the complex journey of web data beyond HTTPS, examining modern web infrastructure, security indicators, and potential approaches to extend trust beyond initial encryption.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk