"There's no making it secure!" - A Real Hacker's Dire Warning
Added 2022-04-26 12:09:26 +0000 UTCThis was the most important talk I have ever had. Timestamps:
00:00:52 Who the hackerman is
00:10:30 He can do some damage & code of ethics
00:14:18 Why did you choose to be a white hat hacker 19 - things are bad
00:23:34 People wouldn't want to use computers if they realized how insecure they are 25:25 there is no making it secure
00:30:30 There is no incentive for security
00:36:55 Nobody is listening to security teams
00:45:29 Security experts are frustrated
00:51:00 Government security is probably even worse
00:58:05 No one is taking this seriously until something very bad happens
01:21:20 Is cyber Bombing in Mr Robot possible?
01:26:17 Privacy is important to security
01:38:00 We need to change how we advocate for privacy - teach about abuse, not vulnerabilities
01:48:10 Is forcing interopearability a good solution?
02:02:40 We need mathematicians
02:08:45 Citizens should fight for more privacy and security
02:13:45 There is no single solution
02:16:33 Mobile security vs desktop security
02:26:45 Informed consent
02:32:48 Case for optimism
02:47:00 Estonia's e-government project
03:08:00 We need more ethical hackers to come out
03:16:25 Snowden is our inspiration
03:25:30 Hackerman will return
Comments
Yeah it's mostly when compared to Android or iOS, then desktop sandboxing is very weak and Linux is worse than MacOS, unfortunately. I do hope for more development on Linux security for sure.
The Hated One
2022-05-05 17:28:25 +0000 UTCThanks, brother!
The Hated One
2022-05-05 17:27:18 +0000 UTCYou could just pause this in your favorite podcast app on your phone.
The Hated One
2022-05-05 17:20:28 +0000 UTCI will release this on YouTube probably around the time I make my video on the state of cybersecurity.
The Hated One
2022-05-05 17:19:56 +0000 UTCNice interview, but it's very long. Very difficult to find 3 straight hours for listening, it would be so much better if it was cut into 30-min episodes covering specific themes
Freaking Patron
2022-05-02 00:20:27 +0000 UTCI suppose I have a more cynical view on why Google has a reputation of being more secure than many of the other companies around (I'm talking about the Alphabet company in general here, not Android platform security) Its because they are acting like a covert intelligence agency and they really don't want people to find out the extent of what they are up to (Which would be disclosed if there were too many data breaches) It's not that they are protecting your data, its that they consider your data to be *their* data and they are really protecting their own data. They are also experts at playing the "Plausible Deniability" game - that's where you always make sure you have a plausible ethical cover story for all the unethical shit your are involved with. Even today there would probably be a public outcry if the police just drove up and down peoples streets pointing high definition cameras into their bedroom windows on the off chance of catching crimes in progress, yet people accept Google doing the same thing all the time without question, after all you do like using Google Street view yourself don't you? It's not just a suspicion on my part, James Corbett did a video report on the CIA's venture capitalist arm "In-Q-Tel" back in 2011/2012. I think the CIA are defiantly the bad guys! https://www.corbettreport.com/how-big-brother-seeded-the-tech-revolution/
Octium
2022-04-28 08:26:10 +0000 UTCRegarding Sandboxing on Linux: There is a lot of Progress with the use of Universal app Formats like Snap and Flatpak. These have a permission system. I just installed Ubuntu 22.04 on my Laptop and then the Zoom Client because I need it for university. Because ubuntu installed it as a snap I was able to turn off zooms permission to Access my home folder, which is pretty amazing. And I think it will get much better over the next years. So saying that Linux doesn't have sandboxing is not entirely true when you consider universal app Formats.
CopyCat
2022-04-27 14:23:44 +0000 UTCThis is the Most amazing Podcast I have listened to in years. Have never heard such an in depth Talk with a pentester. Absolutely loved it!
CopyCat
2022-04-27 14:14:22 +0000 UTC
