Operating Systems Courses

Black Hat

Why so Spurious? Achieving Local Privilege Escalation on Operating Systems

Explore a critical x86 architecture vulnerability exploitable for local privilege escalation across Windows, macOS, and Linux. Learn about this widespread security issue and its implications.

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

USENIX

It's Time for Operating Systems to Rediscover Hardware

Keynote address exploring the need for operating systems research to re-engage with modern hardware realities, proposing strategies to address the disconnect between OS design and current technology.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 6 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

USENIX

BlackBox - A Container Security Monitor for Protecting Containers on Untrusted Operating Systems

Innovative container security architecture using a trusted monitor to protect data confidentiality and integrity from untrusted operating systems, with minimal performance impact.

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

IEEE

Blue Note - How Intentional Acoustic Interference Damages Availability and Integrity in Hard Disk Drives and Operating Systems

Explores how acoustic interference can damage hard drives, causing data corruption and system failures. Presents findings on vulnerabilities and proposes mitigation strategies for legacy systems.

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

Black Hat

Active & Passive Fingerprinting Microsoft Operating Systems Using ICMP Protocol

Explore active and passive fingerprinting techniques for Microsoft operating systems using ICMP protocol, enhancing network security knowledge and system identification skills.

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

Security in Zephyr and Fuchsia - Comparing Emerging Open Source Operating Systems

Explore security architectures and mechanisms in Zephyr and Fuchsia operating systems, comparing them to Linux. Learn about ongoing advancements and unique approaches to IoT and microkernel-based security.

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

Enabling IoT Operating Systems for Intel Quark MCU Platforms

Overview of QMSI project for fast enabling IoT software stacks on Intel Quark MCU platforms. Discusses integration with Zephyr and Contiki OSs, and potential for other stacks to leverage Quark MCU support.

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

Sundeep Saradhi Kanthety

Scheduling Algorithms in Operating Systems - FCFS, SJF, Priority Scheduling, and Round Robin

Comprehensive exploration of CPU scheduling algorithms: FCFS, SJF, Priority, and Round Robin. Learn implementation, advantages, and practical applications in operating systems.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 10 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Kubernetes Under the Hood - The Benefits of Container Focused Operating Systems

Explore container-focused operating systems powering Kubernetes clusters, including immutability, auto-updates, and provisioning. Learn about Fedora CoreOS and Flatcar for secure, large-scale container workloads.

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

USENIX

The Hitchhiker's Guide to Operating Systems

Innovative approach to teaching operating systems using state transition systems, featuring a minimal OS model with nine system calls and tools for exploring system behaviors.

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

Sharpen the Edge with K3s and Containerized Operating Systems

Explore lightweight Kubernetes for edge computing with K3s, and learn to manage containerized operating systems for efficient IoT device updates and maintenance in constrained environments.

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

Sundeep Saradhi Kanthety

Page Replacement Algorithms in Operating Systems - LRU, FIFO, and Optimal

Comprehensive overview of page replacement algorithms in operating systems, covering LRU, FIFO, and Optimal methods. Ideal for students seeking in-depth understanding of memory management techniques.

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

Fission

Dataverse Computer: Next-Gen Data Wallets and Operating Systems

Explore next-gen data wallets and operating systems, enabling user control of internet data. Learn about sign-in-with-ethereum, object capability, and graph database implementations for wallet-portable file systems.

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

ExplainingComputers

Raspberry Pi 5 Operating Systems - Overview and Comparison

Explore diverse operating systems for Raspberry Pi 5, including Raspberry Pi OS, Ubuntu, Armbian, openFyde, Kali Linux, LibreELEC, and Recalbox. Learn installation methods and unique features of each OS.

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

CodeHelp - by Babbar

Solving LeetCode Problems on Concurrency - Operating Systems Placement Series

Explore LeetCode concurrency problems in operating systems, focusing on FooBar alternation, zero-even-odd printing, and H2O building challenges.

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