CS50 Business - Lecture 8 - Securing Systems (live, unedited)

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The podcast explores cybersecurity, emphasizing the importance of authentication and authorization as fundamental primitives for securing systems. It highlights the inadequacy of easily guessable passwords, presenting a top 10 list of common but insecure choices and the risks associated with predictable password patterns. The discussion covers brute force attacks, demonstrating how quickly simple passcodes can be cracked using basic programming. It further examines defenses such as rate limiting, password managers, two-factor authentication, and end-to-end encryption. The podcast also addresses the vulnerabilities of traditional file deletion methods and advocates for full disk encryption to protect data. It concludes by urging listeners to adopt password managers, enable two-factor authentication, and utilize end-to-end encryption to enhance their overall security posture.

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CS50 Business - Lecture 8 - Securing Systems (live, unedited)

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Cybersecurity Basics: Authentication, Authorization, and the Top 10 Worst Passwords

Brute Force Attacks: Passcode Security and the Time Cost of Complexity

Defending Against Brute Force: Rate Limiting and Password Managers

Two-Factor Authentication, One-Time Passwords, and Password Storage Best Practices

Hashing Limitations, Cryptography, and Public Key Encryption

Passkeys, End-to-End Encryption, and Data Security

Secure Deletion, Full Disk Encryption, and Ransomware Defense

CS50 Business - Lecture 8 - Securing Systems (live, unedited)

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12:29Cybersecurity Basics: Authentication, Authorization, and the Top 10 Worst Passwords

Cybersecurity Basics: Authentication, Authorization, and the Top 10 Worst Passwords

17:21Brute Force Attacks: Passcode Security and the Time Cost of Complexity

Brute Force Attacks: Passcode Security and the Time Cost of Complexity

27:23Defending Against Brute Force: Rate Limiting and Password Managers

Defending Against Brute Force: Rate Limiting and Password Managers

37:38Two-Factor Authentication, One-Time Passwords, and Password Storage Best Practices

Two-Factor Authentication, One-Time Passwords, and Password Storage Best Practices

53:54Hashing Limitations, Cryptography, and Public Key Encryption

Hashing Limitations, Cryptography, and Public Key Encryption

1:07:31Passkeys, End-to-End Encryption, and Data Security

Passkeys, End-to-End Encryption, and Data Security

1:24:21Secure Deletion, Full Disk Encryption, and Ransomware Defense

Secure Deletion, Full Disk Encryption, and Ransomware Defense