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148 videos · ranked by HN recommendations · showing 97–144
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explainer#2996Chip & PIN Fraud Explained - Computerphile
Computerphile
“This is a good overview by some researchers in the different ways Chip and Pin can be hacked.”
2 HN recommenders · 2015–2018
demo#3039[1147] Locksmith Says My Videos Are BS... Loses $75 (Maybe)
LockPickingLawyer
“here is my favorite LPL video where a locksmith calls bullshit and challenges LPL to a duel”
2 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
talk#3080Rust NYC: Jon Gjengset - Demystifying unsafe code
Rust Programming Language
“There's a great new talk by on Gjengset on youtube that tackles just this question”
2 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
talk#3096DEF CON 26 CRYPTO AND PRIVACY VILLAGE - Scott Arciszewski - No Way JOSE! Designing Cryptography
DEFCONConference
“If you like video consumption, a DEFCON 2018 talk by the author Scott Arciszewski on this same topic”
2 HN recommenders · 2019–2020
talk#3135EFI and Linux: the future is here, and it's awful - Matthew Garrett
Linux.conf.au 2012 -- Ballarat, Australia
“A thoroughly entertaining and informative talk on issues including secure boot, but also other issues with UEFI.”
2 HN recommenders · 2012–2017
talk#3208Reading Silicon: How to Reverse Engineer Integrated Circuits
HACKADAY
“The craft is explained nicely in this video”
2 HN recommenders · 2018–2021
talk#3212DEFCON 19: Bit-squatting: DNS Hijacking Without Exploitation (w speaker)
Christiaan008
“There was a good Defcon talk about some security implications of this phenomenon”
2 HN recommenders · 2016–2024
comedy#3229How To Uninstall McAfee Antivirus
John Mcafee
“At least he's got a sense of humor.”
2 HN recommenders · 2013–2024
talk#3235David Kriesel: Lies, damned lies and scans
Free and Open Source Software Conference (FrOSCon) e.V.
“There a few videos of David Kriesel explaining the bug for the curious”
2 HN recommenders · 2020–2026
talk#3277Qubes OS: The Operating System That Can Protect You Even If You Get Hacked
Micah Lee
“This talk(ii) from Micah Lee when 4.0 launched is a great overview/preview.”
2 HN recommenders · 2019–2022
documentary#3354Spying on the Scammers [Part 1/5]
Jim Browning
“This is a fascinating YouTube series from a guy who managed to hack into the IT system of an Indian scam operation”
2 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
explainer#3502The Art Of Poison-Pilling Music Files
Benn Jordan
“I would encourage you guys to watch his video”
2 HN recommenders · 2025–2026
talk#3514Single Point of Failure: The (Fictional) Day Google Forgot To Check Passwords
Tom Scott
“It's basically the scenario Tom Scott laid out about what would happen if Google stopped checking passwords”
2 HN recommenders · 2018–2023
lecture#3598Computer Security 161 Cryptocurrency Lecture
Nicholas C Weaver
“fantastic overview of what cryptocurrency and Blockchain actually is”
1 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
talk#3652GOD MODE UNLOCKED - Hardware Backdoors in x86 CPUs
Black Hat
“I've seen too many mind-blowing presentations from security researchers to think I can bound their abilities safely.”
1 HN recommenders · 2018–2021
talk#365736C3 - Uncover, Understand, Own - Regaining Control Over Your AMD CPU
media.ccc.de
“(Btw, watch the whole talk, it's nothing short of incredible.)”
1 HN recommenders · 2019–2021
talk#3668115 batshit stupid things you can put on the internet in as fast as I can go by Dan Tentler
Devoxx
“for complete madness and awe I recommend to watch this one”
1 HN recommenders · 2016–2025
talk#3685Beyond Passwords: Secure Authentication with Mozilla Persona
Next Day Video
“It is a very elegant, decentralised solution to the login problem.”
1 HN recommenders · 2013–2016
talk#368728c3: Print Me If You Dare
28c3
“Your jaw will be scraping along the floor at some of the holes these things have.”
1 HN recommenders · 2012–2018
talk#3696Joanna Rutkowska: Towards (reasonably) trustworthy x86 laptops
media.ccc.de
“Essential reading!!”
2 HN recommenders · 2016–2019
talk#3740Tobias Engel: SS7: Locate. Track. Manipulate.
media.ccc.de
“Tobias Engel demonstrates among other things tracking down a test subject over two continents for about a month”
1 HN recommenders · 2017–2021
talk#3757H2K2 (2002): "The Conscience of a Hacker"
Channel2600
“For the backstory by the author you're better off with the talk given at HOPE in 2002.”
1 HN recommenders · 2016–2025
explainer#3776STOP Buying ANDROID TV Boxes!
Linus Tech Tips
“found many cheap Android TV boxes were infested with malware”
1 HN recommenders · 2023
talk#3781OffensiveCon19 - Alex Ionescu - Keynote - Reversing Without Reversing
OffensiveCon
“I'd recommend watching Alex Ionescu's talk at OffensiveCon about how he does reverse engineering on Windows”
1 HN recommenders · 2019–2021
talk#3785NVIDIA — Securing the Future of Safety and Security of Embedded Software (Captioned)
AdaCore
“The HN community may be interested in this 1 hour presentation [1] on Nvidia's adoption of Ada”
1 HN recommenders · 2022–2026
demo#3789[756] Sentry Safe Cut in Half FAST!
LockPickingLawyer
“For surprise of tool used the saw vs safe are the best”
1 HN recommenders · 2018–2025
talk#379736C3 - A systematic evaluation of OpenBSD's mitigations
media.ccc.de
“the presenter explicitly calls out OpenBSD's tendency to present mitigations without specific examples of CVEs it defeats”
1 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
talk#3823DCEmu Reviews - 27C3 - Chaos Communication Congress 2010 - fail0verflow - FULL VIDEO
1KIND Reviews
“talk[1] at 27C3 on jailbreaking the PS3 is really fun, and they discuss this in detail.”
1 HN recommenders · 2011–2015
talk#3826DEF CON 23 - Robinson and Mitchell - Knocking my neighbors kids cruddy drone offline
DEFCONConference
“I'm a fan of "Knocking my neighbors kids cruddy drone offline”
1 HN recommenders · 2016–2022
talk#3841Ochko123 - How the Feds Caught Russian Mega-Carder Roman Seleznev
Black Hat
“super interesting story about how the Feds caught Russian Mega-Carder Roman Seleznev”
1 HN recommenders · 2017–2024
talk#3922Black Hat 2013 - Exploiting Network Surveillance Cameras Like a Hollywood Hacker
HackersOnBoard
“Here's a pretty fun 2 year old talk from Blackhat, re surveillance camera firmware and how s*tty they are”
1 HN recommenders · 2016–2021
talk#393935C3 - Modchips of the State
media.ccc.de
“You may not be aware of the great talk titled "Modchips of the State”
1 HN recommenders · 2019
talk#3970Defcon 18 - Practical Cellphone Spying - Chris Paget - Part.mov
killab66661
“Here's an old talk that references someone's deadname with good technical information”
1 HN recommenders · 2014–2022
talk#4033Is It Time to Rewrite the Operating System in Rust?
InfoQ
“very deep dive into operating systems, C, and Rust”
1 HN recommenders · 2019–2023
demo#4052Lest We Remember: Cold Boot Attacks on Encryption Keys
pucitp
“is a well-made 5-minute introduction by the authors.”
1 HN recommenders · 2011–2020
talk#4073DEF CON 23 - Marc Rogers and Kevin Mahaffey - How to Hack a Tesla Model S
DEFCONConference
“the software architecture of the Tesla was light-years ahead of what Jeep”
1 HN recommenders · 2016–2018
talk#4076DEF CON 17 - Deviant Ollam - Packing and the Friendly Skies
DEFCONConference
“First heard about this at DEFCON at a great presentation titled: Packing and the Friendly Skies.”
1 HN recommenders · 2015–2023
interview#4143Theo de Raadt (ruBSD 2013)
fuckyoustupidzombie
“I found this ~14 minute interview with Theo de Raadt from ruBSD very interesting”
1 HN recommenders · 2014–2020
demo#4204Passkeys in Action | FIDO Alliance Demo Video
FIDO Alliance
“This video[1] by the FIDO alliance shows what that process will look like with a bunch of different OS and browser combos.”
1 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
talk#4266DEFCON 19: Introduction to Tamper Evident Devices
Christiaan008
“is interesting to watch”
1 HN recommenders · 2015–2023
explainer#4288Trusted Computing? Yes or No
Robin Good
“Here it's put in easy to understand terms”
1 HN recommenders · 2014–2023
talk#4316DEFCON 21 - DNS May Be Hazardous to Your Health - Robert Stucke
Robert Stucke (bobhex)
“you might find the DEFCON talk on single bit domain errors relevant”
1 HN recommenders · 2013–2016
talk#4341The State of Kernel Self Protection Project by Kees Cook, Google
The Linux Foundation
“I really enjoyed this talk about KSPP's agenda”
1 HN recommenders · 2016–2019
documentary#4352The Internet Was Weeks Away From Disaster And No One Knew
Veritasium
“which was just fascinating to watch/listen”
1 HN recommenders · 2026
talk#4444DeepSec 2010: All your baseband are belong to us by Ralf Philipp Weinmann
Sicherheitsforschung
“Owning the baseband is sufficient to gain access to the raw RAM of the application processor”
1 HN recommenders · 2013–2014
demo#4505OpenSesame - hacking garages in seconds using a Mattel toy
samy kamkar
“Here is a video where he demonstrates how to open garage doors with a wireless Mattel toy”
1 HN recommenders · 2016–2018
talk#4560The Memory Sinkhole - Unleashing An X86 Design Flaw Allowing Universal Privilege Escalation
Black Hat
“There was a blackhat talk on embedding malware in SMM and triggering it with a magic number written to a register”
1 HN recommenders · 2017–2022
talk#4561seL4 Is Free – What Does This Mean For You?
Linux.conf.au 2015 -- Auckland, New Zealand
“The whole talk is well worth a watch.”
1 HN recommenders · 2015–2019
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