Homeland Security Courses

USENIX

Ethnography of Computer Security Evasions in Healthcare Settings - Circumvention as the Norm

Explores healthcare professionals' workarounds to computer security, examining motivations and behaviors that weaken security policies. Discusses ethnographic methods to understand and address these circumventions.

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

USENIX

Security Impact of High Resolution Smartphone Cameras

Explores security risks of high-res smartphone cameras, including keystroke capture via facial reflections and fingerprint extraction, with potential for authentication bypass and identity fraud. Proposes mitigation strategies.

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

USENIX

IPv6 Security - Attacks and Countermeasures in a Nutshell

Comprehensive overview of IPv6 security vulnerabilities and countermeasures, discussing current challenges and future research directions in network protocol security.

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

Cloud Security Scanner: Qwik Start

The Cloud Security Scanner identifies security vulnerabilities in your Google App Engine web applications.

• Google Skills
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Bugcrowd

MOVEit Vulnerability - Security Flash

Explore critical MOVEit vulnerabilities, their impact on organizations, and learn essential steps for identification, mitigation, and patching to protect sensitive data from ransomware attacks.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Artificial Security - Seeking an Impossible Goal

Explore the paradox of digital security and its increasing losses despite decades of advancement. Learn from the past to understand current challenges and discover potential solutions.

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

IEEE

GraphSPD - Graph-Based Security Patch Detection with Enriched Code Semantics

Explore a novel graph-based approach for detecting security patches in software, leveraging enriched code semantics to enhance accuracy and efficiency in vulnerability management.

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

IEEE

WebSpec - Towards Machine-Checked Analysis of Browser Security Mechanisms

Explore machine-checked analysis of browser security mechanisms, focusing on WebSpec's approach to enhancing web security through formal verification and automated reasoning techniques.

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

Black Hat

BIOS Security

Explore BIOS security vulnerabilities, SRTM manipulation, and trust subversion techniques. Learn about NIST standards and academic solutions for ensuring BIOS integrity.

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

Black Hat

KickaaS Security with Automation and Cloud

Explore cutting-edge security automation techniques for cloud environments, focusing on resource management, host protection, and identity control.

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

Black Hat

What Security Researchers Need to Know About Anti-Hacking Law

Explore legal risks for security researchers under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, including key cases, implications, and strategies to avoid legal trouble in cybersecurity work.

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

Black Hat

Big Data for Web Application Security

Explore how big data analytics can enhance web application security, with real-world examples of proactive and reactive security measures using MapReduce and Cascading.

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

Black Hat

BlackBerryOS 10 from a Security Perspective

Comprehensive analysis of BlackBerryOS 10's security architecture, exploring attack surfaces, privilege escalation, remote entry points, rootkit persistence, and the effectiveness of BlackBerry Balance.

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

Black Hat

Javascript Static Security Analysis Made Easy with JSPrime

Explore JSPrime, a user-friendly tool for JavaScript static security analysis. Learn about its features, including library-aware scanning, variable tracing, and minimal false positives, to enhance your code security.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Black Hat

Security Issues Affecting Internet Transit Points and Backbone Providers

Explore security vulnerabilities in Internet infrastructure, focusing on BGP4 protocol issues, IP spoofing, and routing attacks. Learn about potential threats to network integrity and financial implications for publicly traded companies.

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