USENIX Courses

Gearbox - A Hierarchical Packet Scheduler for Approximate Weighted Fair Queuing

10 reviews

Hierarchical packet scheduler for approximate weighted fair queuing, offering efficient bandwidth allocation and flow isolation in high-speed networks with low complexity and resource usage.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Building Service Ownership Using Documentation, Telemetry, and a Chance to Make Things Better

1 review

Explore strategies for building distributed service ownership in software teams, focusing on documentation, telemetry, and empowering teams to drive improvements in system reliability and performance.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Compliance and Regulatory Standards Are Not Incompatible with Modern Development Best Practices

1 review

Debunking myths about regulatory constraints on modern software development practices, emphasizing compatibility between compliance standards and agile methodologies for competitive advantage.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

CAFault - Enhance Fault Injection Technique in Practical Distributed Systems via Abundant Fault-Dependent Configurations

1 review

Discover CAFault, a testing framework that enhances fault injection in distributed systems by using configuration-aware testing to uncover hidden vulnerabilities and bugs.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Democratizing Direct-to-Cell Low Earth Orbit Satellite Networks

1 review

Explores MOSAIC system for multi-tenant LEO satellites, enabling direct 4G/5G access globally. Introduces policy-embedded tokens for simplified, secure, and flexible satellite-user interactions.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Improving the SRE Experience for 10 Years as a Free, Open, and Automated Certificate Authority

1 review

Explore the history of Let's Encrypt, its impact on HTTPS adoption, and how it has improved SRE experiences while issuing free TLS certificates to over 500 million websites.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

An Evaluation of ECG Use in Cryptography for Implantable Medical Devices and Body Area Networks

1 review

Evaluates ECG-based cryptography for medical devices, discussing security assumptions, randomness extraction, and potential vulnerabilities in authentication protocols using physiological data.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Weaponizing Technology: Examining the Importance of Privacy in an Era of Digital Surveillance

Exploring the impact of digital surveillance on privacy and reproductive rights post-Dobbs, emphasizing the vulnerability of marginalized communities and the need for protective measures.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Youth Understandings of Online Privacy and Security - A Dyadic Study of Children and Parents

Explores youth and parent perspectives on online privacy and security, revealing insights into children's knowledge and parental influence methods for safer internet practices.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Synthesis and Evaluation of a Network Threat Analysis Process for Tier 1 SOC Investigations

Evaluation of a structured 4-stage threat analysis process for SOC tier-1 analysts, showing improved accuracy and discussing implications for security operations.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Evaluating Email User Security Tools: Checking, Nudging, and Scoring - SOUPS 2023

Evaluates three e-mail security tools to improve phishing detection, finding "suspicion score" nudge and "check" button most effective for professional users without hindering productivity.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Exploring the Usability, Security, and Privacy of Smart Locks from the End User Perspective

Investigación sobre preocupaciones de usabilidad, seguridad y privacidad de cerraduras inteligentes mediante entrevistas a usuarios, revelando estrategias de mitigación e indiferencia ante ciertos riesgos.

• YouTube
• 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Fight Fire with Fire: Hacktivists' Take on Social Media Misinformation

Explore hacktivists' perspectives on combating social media misinformation through interviews, revealing strategies like deplatforming, doxing, and promoting information literacy.

• YouTube
• 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

How People in 10 Countries Expect AI to Affect Privacy - SOUPS 2023

Explores global perceptions of AI's impact on privacy, revealing concerns about data vulnerability, personal inference, consent issues, and surveillance across 10 countries.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Securing and Standardizing Data Rights Requests with a Data Rights Protocol

Explore the Data Rights Protocol, a standardized approach to streamline and secure consumer data rights requests, improving efficiency for both consumers and companies.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video