NorthSec Courses

How Surveillance Law was Expanded in Canada - What the Media has Reported - What’s Next

Explore Canada's expanded surveillance laws, media coverage, court cases, and future implications for cybercrime investigations and individual privacy rights.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Practical Uses of Program Analysis - Automatic Exploit Generation

Explore automatic exploit generation through program analysis techniques, including instrumentation and symbolic execution, with practical demonstrations and tool insights.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Inter VM Data Exfiltration - The Art of Cache Timing Covert Channel on x86 Multi-Core

Explore cache timing covert channels in x86 multi-core systems, learning techniques for inter-VM data exfiltration and reverse shell establishment using shared resources and architecture imperfections.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Privacy, Surveillance & Oversight

Explore privacy, surveillance, and oversight in the digital age, examining historical context, legal frameworks, and democratic principles shaping modern data collection practices.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

NorthSec 2015 - Jean Francois Cloutier & Francois Gagnon - CHEKS

Explore the science and technology behind the Chaotic Encryption Key System (CHEKS), including its concept, implementation, and practical application in a basic chat demo.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Threat Modeling for the Gaming Industry

Explore gaming industry security challenges, focusing on client-side logic, network protocols, account management, and untrusted platforms to enhance overall security and user experience.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

OO RE with HexraysCodeXplorer

Explore object-oriented reverse engineering techniques for modern malware analysis, focusing on C++ code reconstruction and tools like HexRaysCodeXplorer for tackling complex malware frameworks.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Hopping on the CAN Bus

Learn to hack your car's CAN bus using an open-source toolkit. Explore CAN basics, attack methods, hardware/software tools, diagnostic protocols, and security implications for modern vehicles.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

10 Things I Wish I Knew Before My First Incident

Essential insights for effective incident response, covering crucial aspects often overlooked by beginners. Learn from real-world experiences to enhance your preparedness and decision-making during critical cybersecurity events.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Jumping the Air Gap - 15 Years of Nation-State Efforts

Explore nation-state techniques for breaching air-gapped networks, analyzing similarities across frameworks and providing practical advice to enhance security and detect potential attacks.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Introduction to Cryptographic Attacks

Hands-on workshop exploring real-world cryptographic vulnerabilities. Implement attacks using provided tools, gaining practical experience in identifying and understanding common cryptographic weaknesses.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Malware Morphology for Detection Engineers

Explore diverse malware implementations within techniques, analyze tool differences, and learn to build resilient detection rules by modeling procedures and evaluating similarities.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

How Anonymous Narrowly Evaded the Cyberterrorism Rhetorical Machine

Explore the factors that prevented Anonymous from being labeled as cyberterrorists, despite their global political activism and masked identity. Gain insights into the complex dynamics of digital activism and cybersecurity rhetoric.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Hide Yo' Kids - Hacking Your Family's Connected Things

Explore vulnerabilities in IoT devices for children, including baby monitors and GPS trackers. Learn research techniques like mobile reverse engineering and network analysis to enhance IoT security.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Stupid Pentester Tricks

Discover creative hacking techniques to overcome pentesting challenges. Learn RFID cloning, universal access cards, key theft methods, and advanced phishing strategies for unconventional target compromise.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk