BSidesLV Courses

G1234! - F! Passwords!

Explore password security challenges, best practices, and innovative solutions for robust authentication in the digital age.

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

Grappling Hooks on the Ivory Tower - This Year in Practical Academic Research

Explore practical applications of academic research in cybersecurity, including experiment testing, paper analysis, and interdisciplinary approaches. Learn to leverage academic tools for real-world problem-solving.

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

It's Not Me, It's You - How To Be A Better Hiring Manager or Rooting Out Excellent Candidates Despite Themselves

Discover strategies to improve hiring practices, identify top talent, and overcome candidate shortcomings. Learn effective techniques for evaluating potential and making informed recruitment decisions.

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

Exploration of Novel Visualizations for Information Security Data

Explore innovative data visualization techniques for information security, covering ELQ Stack, organic visualization, machine learning, anomaly detection, and similarity engines.

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

I Got More Games Than Milton Bradley - Incentivize a Positive Change in Your Security Culture

Discover strategies to incentivize positive changes in security culture through gamification, fostering engagement and improving overall organizational cybersecurity practices.

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

Messing with Forensic Analysts - Modifying VSS Snapshots

Learn techniques to modify Volume Shadow Copy snapshots, understand VSS basics, and explore methods to detect tampering in forensic analysis.

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

Automating Crypto Bugs Discovery

Explore automated techniques for discovering cryptographic vulnerabilities, focusing on differential fuzzing and CDF interfaces to enhance security testing efficiency.

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

How to Lose Friends and Influence People - An Apology

Explore the complexities of influence and relationships in cybersecurity through a candid keynote addressing past mistakes and lessons learned for better industry collaboration.

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

Least Authority File System

Explore the Least Authority File System, a secure and privacy-focused approach to data storage and sharing, presented by Zooko at BSidesLV 2013.

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

Hack Cellular Metabolism by Targeting Mitochondria

Explore cellular metabolism hacking through mitochondrial targeting, uncovering potential impacts on health, energy, and longevity in this intriguing lightning talk.

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

The Leverage of Language, or, How I Realized Information Theory Could Save Information Security

Explore how information theory can revolutionize cybersecurity through language leverage, visualization, and innovative approaches to incident response and threat intelligence.

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

Convincing Your Management, Your Peers, And Yourself That Risk Management Doesn't Suck

Discover effective strategies to advocate for risk management, overcoming resistance and demonstrating its value to stakeholders and yourself in this insightful presentation.

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

Metrics That Suck Even Less

Explore improved cybersecurity metrics with Walt Williams, focusing on practical approaches to measure and enhance security effectiveness in organizations.

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

Mainframed - The Forgotten Fortress

Explore mainframe security vulnerabilities, including password limitations and hashing weaknesses. Learn about the Master Console, ISPF file editor, and using Netcat on UNIX systems for mainframe penetration testing.

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

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Smart Meter

Explore smart meter vulnerabilities, AMI systems, and Zigbee security. Learn attack vectors, access methods, and common security issues in utility infrastructure.

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