Instrumentation Courses

LASCON

Security Instrumentation - The Future of Software Security

Explore security instrumentation as a revolutionary approach to enhance software security, offering dynamic capabilities like intrusion detection, SBOM reporting, and runtime protection without code changes.

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

Hack In The Box Security Conference

PyREBox - Making Dynamic Instrumentation Great Again

Explore PyREBox, an open-source reverse engineering tool for QEMU VM inspection, memory modification, and Python-based execution instrumentation. Learn its applications in malware analysis and debugging.

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

How to Think About Instrumentation Overhead

Explore instrumentation overhead in observability, its causes, measurement challenges, and practical coping strategies for understanding and managing performance impact in your environment.

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

SIG Instrumentation Introduction and Deep Dive

Explore Kubernetes SIG Instrumentation's efforts to ensure high-quality, consistent instrumentation across the project. Learn about ongoing initiatives and discover opportunities for collaboration.

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

Leveraging Compiler Code Instrumentation for Zephyr Tracing and Profiling Tools

Explore a new platform-neutral subsystem for Zephyr using compiler function instrumentation, enabling efficient tracing and profiling across various architectures without proprietary tools.

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

NDC Conferences

Don't Fly Blind - Implementing Effective Application Instrumentation

Explore Azure Application Insights for effective app monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance optimization. Learn to implement APM, gain insights, and customize telemetry for informed decision-making.

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

Java

Code Coverage Instrumentation for JVM Languages

Explore code coverage instrumentation techniques, stack map frames, and comparative coverage analysis for JVM languages, with insights on bug detection and dead code identification.

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

Black Hat

ARTist - A Novel Instrumentation Framework for Reversing and Analyzing Android Apps and the Middleware

Explore Android Runtime security with ARTist, a novel instrumentation framework for analyzing apps and middleware. Learn deployment, modules, and creation techniques.

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

Black Hat

Break Out of The Truman Show - Active Detection and Escape of Dynamic Binary Instrumentation

Explore active detection techniques for Dynamic Binary Instrumentation, focusing on exploiting weaknesses and escaping control. Learn to identify and overcome DBI environments in cybersecurity.

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

Black Hat

Abusing Windows Management Instrumentation - WMI

Explore WMI's potential for stealthy, persistent attacks on Windows systems. Learn offensive techniques, backdoor creation, and defense strategies against WMI-based threats.

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

The Cherno

Instrumentation - Game Engine Series

Learn advanced game engine development techniques, focusing on instrumentation for performance optimization and debugging in real-time applications.

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

OpenTelemetry Auto-Instrumentation Deep Dive

Explore OpenTelemetry auto-instrumentation architecture, OSS library integrations, and data export configurations. Learn about challenges and shared integrations between auto and manual instrumentation.

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

PyCon US

Instrumentation Nightmares - A Review of Our Toughest Cases

Explore advanced Python instrumentation techniques, challenging real-world cases, and design patterns. Learn to hook into import systems, instrument popular libraries, and make your code instrumentation-friendly.

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

Dragos: ICS Cybersecurity

Analyzing and Defending Against TRISIS - Safety Instrumentation Systems Cybersecurity

Analyze TRISIS malware targeting Safety Instrumentation Systems, explore its potential impacts, and learn defensive strategies for industrial control systems cybersecurity.

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

NDC Conferences

Serilog - Instrumentation that Works for You

Explore Serilog for efficient .NET application instrumentation, tracking complex behaviors across distributed systems while maintaining simple text logging productivity. Learn to record crucial data for easier troubleshooting and stress-free production.

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