White Hat Cal Poly Courses

Airplane Security - Jennifer Maunder

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Explore aviation security challenges, from GPS jamming to in-flight entertainment vulnerabilities. Learn about digital systems, avionics, and ongoing efforts to enhance airplane cybersecurity.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Bill Britton, Director of Cal Poly's Cybersecurity Center and CIO

Explore Cal Poly's innovative cybersecurity initiatives, including forensics training for law enforcement and interdisciplinary research projects at the California Cyber Training Complex.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Intro to Lock Security - Nate Graff

Explore lock mechanics, lockpicking techniques, and security vulnerabilities. Learn about various lock types and methods to enhance lock security through demonstrations and animations.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Big Crypto Fails - Dr. Zachary Peterson

Explore major cryptographic failures, including RC4 vulnerabilities, cross-protocol attacks, and the Heartbleed bug, with insights on encryption methods and security protocols.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Wifi Security - Nick Kartsioukas

Explore WiFi security types, their strengths, and vulnerabilities. Learn about WEP, WPA, WPA2, and enterprise-level security measures for protecting your wireless network.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Virtualization - Max Zinkus

Explore virtualization types, strengths, and threats. Learn AWS strategies and gain insights into copy-on-write tradeoffs and mobile device virtualization.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

IMSI Catchers - Maria Pikusova

Explore IMSI Catchers: cell phone communication interceptors. Learn about their history, uses, detection methods, and legal implications. Discover an open-source app for identifying these devices.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

AI Security

Explore AI's current state, future potential, and ethical concerns. Delve into self-improving programs, machine empathy, and thought experiments like the Chinese Room.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Cryptocurrency - Nick Gonella

Explore Bitcoin's inner workings, from blockchain and mining to wallet automation and real-world applications, in this comprehensive overview of cryptocurrency fundamentals.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Cyber-Physical Security - Dr. Bruce DeBruhl

Explore cyber-physical security, including system models, attack examples, and modern contexts. Learn about securing critical infrastructure and emerging challenges in networked control systems.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Intro to CTFs - Drew Miller

Explore virtual Capture The Flag challenges, learn exploitation techniques, and prepare for upcoming team-based Attack/Defense events in the Security Lab with CTF expert Drew Miller.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Security Fundamentals - White Hat Officers

Learn ethical hacking essentials: security concepts, historical ciphers, social engineering, steganography, and crypto vulnerabilities from White Hat experts.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Elliptic Curve Cryptography - Nick Gonella

Explore cutting-edge Elliptic Curve Cryptography: its machinery, applications, and advantages over traditional encryption methods like RSA. Gain insights into this innovative technology revolutionizing data security.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Compilers - Jared Shumway

Explore compiler internals, optimization techniques, and security enhancements to improve code efficiency and write better programs.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Secure Storage - Peter Faiman

Explore data security fundamentals, cryptographic tools, and password protection techniques with White Hat VP Peter Faiman in this comprehensive overview.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video