Mining Engineering Courses

NDC Conferences

Software Engineering - Greatest Hits 1947-2047

A century of software engineering excellence: from ENIAC to quantum cryptography. Explore the evolution of methodologies, languages, and best practices that shaped the industry's past and future.

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

NDC Conferences

Hacking Humans - Social Engineering Techniques and How to Protect Against Them

Explore social engineering techniques and defense strategies against manipulation tactics used to breach organizational security, including pre-texting, elicitation, and body language analysis.

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

NDC Conferences

Engineering for Engineering's Sake

Explores the pitfalls of engineering-focused solutions, emphasizing the importance of asking "why" and considering broader impact. Advocates for pragmatic approaches over cutting-edge technologies.

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

Security BSides San Francisco

Detection as Code - The Engineering-Focused Future of Detection and Response

Explore engineering-focused principles for building scalable threat detection programs, moving beyond traditional SOC models to create more effective and efficient security responses.

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

USENIX

Chaos Engineering

Explore Netflix's approach to chaos engineering, its impact on system resilience, and lessons learned in building a robust software stack through controlled failure experiments.

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

IEEE

Locally Differentially Private Frequent Itemset Mining

Explore techniques for mining frequent itemsets while preserving user privacy through Local Differential Privacy. Learn about PSFO protocols and the SVIM method for improved efficiency and accuracy.

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

TED

It's Time to Question Bio-Engineering

Explore groundbreaking bio-engineering experiments and their ethical implications. Wolpe challenges us to consider the boundaries of scientific advancement and establish guidelines for future research.

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

BSidesLV

Classic Misdirection - Social Engineering to Counter Surveillance

Explore social engineering techniques to counter surveillance, including information denial, deception, and targeted leaks. Learn practical strategies for protecting privacy and evading digital tracking.

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

Black Hat

The Art of Reverse Engineering Flash Exploits

Explore advanced techniques for reverse engineering Flash exploits, including debugging tactics, memory analysis, and understanding obfuscated code. Learn to interpret exploit methods and assess mitigation strategies.

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

Black Hat

Weaponizing Data Science for Social Engineering - Automated E2E Spear Phishing on Twitter

Automated spear phishing on Twitter using machine learning and social engineering techniques. Explores target profiling, content generation, and high-value target identification for more effective phishing campaigns.

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

Black Hat

Social Engineering the Windows Kernel - Finding and Exploiting Token Handling Vulnerabilities

Explore Windows kernel token handling vulnerabilities, learn to identify and exploit them for privilege escalation, and understand patterns for conducting security reviews.

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

Black Hat

Reverse Engineering Flash Memory for Fun and Benefit

Explore Flash memory reverse engineering techniques, including direct interaction, reprogramming, and file system analysis. Learn to handle meta information, deal with bad blocks, and leverage journaling file systems for deeper insights.

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

Black Hat

Unpacking the Packed Unpacker - Reverse Engineering an Android Anti-Analysis Native Library

Gain tools and techniques to expose hidden Android malware through reverse engineering of anti-analysis native libraries, enhancing your ability to combat mobile threats.

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

Black Hat

Windows Offender - Reverse Engineering Windows Defender's Antivirus Emulator

Dive into the internals of Windows Defender's antivirus emulator, exploring its binary analysis techniques for potentially malicious PE files. Gain unique insights into reverse engineering antivirus systems.

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

Black Hat

How to Rob a Bank Over the Phone - Lessons Learned from an Actual Social Engineering Engagement

Explore real-world social engineering tactics and defense strategies through an actual bank heist phone call, offering valuable insights for both attackers and defenders in cybersecurity.

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