Systems Core Courses

Black Hat

How Smartcard Payment Systems Fail

Explore vulnerabilities in smartcard payment systems, including protocol flaws, certification issues, and governance problems. Learn about real-world attacks and their implications for EMV adoption.

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

Black Hat

Building Safe Systems at Scale - Lessons from Six Months at Yahoo

Insights on building secure systems for large-scale internet companies, addressing challenges of surveillance, user privacy, and evolving security threats in the digital landscape.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Black Hat

Teridian SoC Exploitation - Harvard Architecture Smart Grid Systems

Exploitation techniques for Teridian 8051-based SoCs in smart grid systems, covering architecture, security barriers, and methods to gain code execution and firmware access.

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

Black Hat

Hacking Video Conferencing Systems

Explore vulnerabilities in high-end videoconferencing systems, focusing on Polycom HDX devices. Learn about firmware analysis, device rooting, and remote exploitation techniques for H.323 protocol.

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

Black Hat

Disasters in the Making - How I Torture Open Government Data Systems for Fun, Profit, and Time Travel

Explore techniques for exploiting vulnerabilities in open government data systems, uncovering potential risks and implications for security, privacy, and data integrity.

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

Black Hat

Let's Get Physical - Breaking Home Security Systems and Bypassing Controls

Explore covert methods to bypass home and office security systems, including intercepting signals and manipulating keypads, with live demonstrations of vulnerabilities in digital physical security.

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

Black Hat

Hot Knives Through Butter - Bypassing Automated Analysis Systems

Explores advanced techniques used by malware to evade automated analysis systems, including extended sleep calls, mouse click triggers, and timed activation. Provides insights for security professionals on evolving threats.

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

Black Hat

Taxonomy of Intrusion Detection Systems

Explore the classification and categorization of intrusion detection systems, understanding their types, functionalities, and applications in cybersecurity.

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

Black Hat

Putting Intrusion Detection into Intrusion Detection Systems

Explore advanced intrusion detection techniques, focusing on proactive strategies and internal network monitoring to enhance cybersecurity beyond traditional perimeter defenses.

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

Black Hat

Total BS Security - Business-based Systems Security

Practical approach to selecting security solutions based on business needs, using real-world case studies and concepts to determine and sell the most effective systems for various operations.

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

Black Hat

Honey, I'm Home! - Hacking Z-Wave Home Automation Systems

Explore vulnerabilities in Z-Wave home automation systems, including protocol analysis, key extraction, and potential attack vectors. Learn about security implications for smart home devices and networks.

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

Fields Institute

Learning Linear Dynamical Systems with Hankel Nuclear Norm Regularization

Explore finite-sample analysis and insights for learning low-order linear dynamical systems using Hankel nuclear norm regularization, with applications in control and reinforcement learning.

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

ICTP Mathematics

Continuity of Entropy Map for Nonuniformly Hyperbolic Systems - Wenxiang Sun

Explore the mathematical concept of entropy continuity in nonuniformly hyperbolic systems, delving into advanced theoretical frameworks and their applications.

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

ICTP Mathematics

Symbolic Dynamics for Nonuniformly Hyperbolic Systems - Lecture 5

Explore advanced techniques in symbolic dynamics for complex hyperbolic systems. Gain insights into infinite Markov partitions and their applications in studying statistical properties of dynamical systems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

ICTP Mathematics

Symbolic Dynamics for Nonuniformly Hyperbolic Systems - Lecture 1 of 5

Explore symbolic dynamics for nonuniformly hyperbolic systems, focusing on Markov Partitions and Young Towers. Learn advanced techniques to analyze complex dynamical systems and their statistical properties.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 6 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video