Password Cracking – Computerphile

‘Beast’ cracks billions of passwords a second, Dr Mike Pound demonstrates why you should probably change your passwords… Please note,at one point during the video Mike suggests using SHA512. Please check whatever the recommended process is at the time you view the video. Here’s a look at ‘Beast’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG2Z7Xgthb4 How NOT to Store Passwords: https://youtu.be/8ZtInClXe1Q […]

Cookie Stealing – Computerphile

Cookie Monster isn’t the only one fond of cookies – thieves on the Internet are partial too. Dr Mike Pound demonstrates & explains the art of cookie stealing. Follow the Cookie Trail: https://youtu.be/LHSSY8QNvew Cracking Websites with Cross Site Scripting: https://youtu.be/L5l9lSnNMxg Space Carving: https://youtu.be/cGs90KF4oTc Deep Learning: https://youtu.be/l42lr8AlrHk Secure Web Browsing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_wX40fQwEA Anti Counterfeiting & Conductive Inks: […]

Hacking Websites with SQL Injection – Computerphile

Websites can still be hacked using SQL injection – Tom explains how sites written in PHP (and other languages too) can be vulnerable and have basic security issues. More from Tom Scott: http://www.youtube.com/user/enyay and https://twitter.com/tomscott Follow the Cookie Trail: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHSSY8QNvew CERN Computing Centre & Mouse Farm: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0MgJFGL5jg http://www.facebook.com/computerphile Tweets by computer_phile This video was filmed […]