USENIX Courses

Keep it Simple, Stupid - Why the Usual Password Policies Don't Work, and What to Do About It

Explores ineffective password policies and presents a solution balancing security and usability. Discusses password history, attack models, human factors, and practical experiences with improved strategies.

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

Introducing PMR - A Tool Using procfs, systemd, and cgroups to Perform Minimum-Impact Daemon and Library Updates

Explore PMR, an open-source tool for efficient Linux system updates using procfs, systemd, and cgroups. Learn to minimize downtime and vulnerabilities during security patches.

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

Finding a Good Home - Choosing the Right Data Store

Explore modern high-scale storage systems, comparing interfaces and features. Learn key factors for decision-making, evolutionary trends, and emerging technologies in data storage solutions.

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

Is Your Team Instrument Rated? - Or Deploying 89,000 Times per Day

Explore how DevOps can learn from aviation's operational systems to improve deployment frequency, safety, and efficiency in software development and organizational transformation.

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

Developers and Application Security - Who is Responsible?

Explore findings on security responsibilities in software development, discussing implications of IoT and open-source components in everyday devices and applications.

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

Taming Operations in the Apache Hadoop Ecosystem

Methodology for debugging and tuning Apache Hadoop stack across layers, with insights on managing large-scale clusters efficiently. Best practices and tools for maintaining uptime, performance, and security.

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

Getting a Hold of the Hype - Making Containers Useful with Project Atomic

Explore Project Atomic's approach to managing container hype, improving innovation, and enhancing control in the rapidly evolving landscape of virtualization and cloud technologies.

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

Hardware Design for Cloud Scale Datacenters

Insights into designing and operating large-scale cloud infrastructures, focusing on hardware architecture, efficiency, and TCO reduction for mega-scale public clouds like Microsoft Azure.

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

JEA - A PowerShell Toolkit to Secure a Post-Snowden World

Explore JEA, a PowerShell toolkit for enhancing system security by granting admins limited privileges, addressing concerns raised by high-profile data breaches and corporate hacking incidents.

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

Penetration Testing in the Cloud

Exploring challenges and methods for secure cloud penetration testing, including targeted approaches using Docker instances and internal network interfaces for ethical hacking.

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

The Top 5 Things I Learned While Building Anomaly Detection Algorithms for IT Ops

Insights on building effective anomaly detection algorithms for IT operations, covering common challenges, Gaussian techniques, and non-parametric methods for improved signal extraction from metric data.

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

Testing Storage Systems - Methodology and Common Pitfalls

Explore methodologies and pitfalls in storage system testing, covering negative, functional, and performance aspects. Learn tips and tricks developed from extensive vendor equipment testing experience.

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

Rethinking Metrics - Metrics 2.0

Explore innovative approaches to organize and leverage metrics for enhanced data visualization, automated dashboards, and advanced fault detection in complex systems.

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

Open Source Identity Management in the Enterprise

Explore Red Hat's integration of open source solutions for seamless enterprise identity management, covering SAML, Kerberos, LDAP, and more. Learn about scaling for cloud environments and best practices.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

IP Traffic Visualizers from Utah State University

Overview of two IP visualization tools for displaying network addresses and traffic flow, created at Utah State University to enhance network monitoring and analysis capabilities.

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