Confessions of a cyber spy hunter | Eric Winsborrow | TEDxVancouver

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  • @AnthonyGorss
    @AnthonyGorss 5 років тому +26

    This is a good video to share with those who are oblivious to the real-world threats we face on the digital battleground.

  • @delilahtuxedo6993
    @delilahtuxedo6993 3 роки тому +16

    That was the most informative TEDx talk I've listened to. Thank you so much.

  • @javierescontrias
    @javierescontrias 5 років тому +196

    This guys "dad jokes" must be epic.

  • @kar351
    @kar351 5 років тому +13

    What is sad is that the same technology that does this, could be used to improve life for everyone on the planet.
    But since we are full of stupidity and greed this is what we have.
    I am about to hit 50 years old, I saw the internet growing, I saw amazing innovations and was hopefully for the future, and this is what my kids kids, will have.

  • @bobbymorelli9763
    @bobbymorelli9763 6 років тому +54

    17:27 hes sending hackers to the mirror dimension. dr strange would be proud

  • @iLaddx
    @iLaddx 10 років тому +645

    "the youtube"

    • @Nitsujcm2600
      @Nitsujcm2600 9 років тому +97

      As soon as he said it, I scrolled down looking for this comment.

    • @YouSunkMyFishy
      @YouSunkMyFishy 9 років тому +18

      It's like the boobtube, but on the internet.

    • @turbocrew8039
      @turbocrew8039 7 років тому +3

      Daryl Ladd as soon as I heard that I was looking for this comment

    • @michaelmettie9430
      @michaelmettie9430 6 років тому +6

      that moment when you realize your thoughts will already be the top rated comment and just look for the thumbs up on it instead. So yeah, let me save you 20 minutes and save you from becoming dumber..... skip this video. Don't listen to a lecture about technology from a guy that says "the youtube" hint: hes probably from "the iraq"

    • @SLACKLINEDUDE
      @SLACKLINEDUDE 6 років тому +3

      Daryl _"I don't do the Email"_

  • @MrSkyTown
    @MrSkyTown 8 років тому +227

    Unplugging my GameCube from now on, don't want to get hacked

    • @eduardoarty1228
      @eduardoarty1228 7 років тому

      MrSkyTown hahaha wtf

    • @finnelhumano6096
      @finnelhumano6096 7 років тому +3

      After the vault 7 leak, that doesn't sound so funny anymore does it?

    • @LordJackass
      @LordJackass 5 років тому +9

      they'll spin that tiny CD so fast it'll break the CD drive.

    • @brisclan7813
      @brisclan7813 5 років тому +1

      Good idea, can't trust those Japanese

    • @amead5248
      @amead5248 5 років тому +2

      I already warned you.....do not unplug me.

  • @SimplySpace
    @SimplySpace 5 років тому +113

    "Imagine the fallout" Ahhhh, I see what you did there.

  • @soundaddiktion2006
    @soundaddiktion2006 6 років тому +9

    "Will we ever realise it" made me think of Brave New World in a chilling way

  • @kn0ck496
    @kn0ck496 7 років тому +1

    new age honeypots is essentially the gist of this talk. The software suite they use is obviously next gen and mind blowing.

  • @brianmilligan1787
    @brianmilligan1787 3 роки тому +3

    He never really scratched at the true facts but all he said was very interesting and with humour thumbs up

  • @quelorepario
    @quelorepario 8 років тому +118

    "shadow networks" > Honeypots

    • @ryanschafer9034
      @ryanschafer9034 8 років тому +14

      its the same thing on a larger scale.
      better known as honeynets which are made of honeypots.
      these are just smart honeypots that are linked together. TrapX makes a neat product thatll even replicate PLC equipment and generate bogus event log things so it looks real enough.

    • @marcinnawrocki1437
      @marcinnawrocki1437 7 років тому +4

      Yup, just network of honeypots, nothing neew really. And Stuxnet story has few more very interesting aspects.

    • @cyberkidnap6359
      @cyberkidnap6359 7 років тому +2

      yup except they are programmed to talk to each other☝

    • @zyeuh2565
      @zyeuh2565 5 років тому +1

      @@marcinnawrocki1437 such as ?

  • @candaceberry6651
    @candaceberry6651 2 роки тому +2

    I really enjoyed this! Such a great balance of humor and information. Sucked me right in! Fascinating!

  • @arshaghazie
    @arshaghazie 5 років тому +9

    man I recall all those viruses name from my childhood when I was so obsessed with computer magazines

  • @EXHellfire
    @EXHellfire 7 років тому +78

    I was hoping this guy would say agent 009 is now agent 1001 but eh... wasted opportunities...

    • @ingebrecht
      @ingebrecht 7 років тому +30

      Nope, he is top secret. Agent 404.

    • @EXHellfire
      @EXHellfire 7 років тому +9

      not found, huh, that one is also good

    • @lostspace5811
      @lostspace5811 5 років тому +1

      Said it near the end 001

    • @timmonrf3347
      @timmonrf3347 5 років тому +8

      @@lostspace5811 Thats not what he meant. The number 9 in binary code is 1001. 7 would be 0111

    • @bluejay6904
      @bluejay6904 5 років тому +1

      it was double 001 earlier James Pond. it's cutely in binary.

  • @existencebeyond5398
    @existencebeyond5398 5 років тому +6

    He is a very great presenter! Thanks!

  • @devjeanayala
    @devjeanayala 5 років тому +19

    "Imagin the fallout", I see what you did there, and I love it.

    • @therealderekchurch
      @therealderekchurch 4 роки тому

      please explain...

    • @jameswhite6152
      @jameswhite6152 4 роки тому +3

      @@therealderekchurch if you were to bomb a nuclear reactor there would be "nuclear fallout" in the form of radiation. What he did was a play on words. Because fallout used as a word by itself to explain something means consequences.

  • @pharcyde110573
    @pharcyde110573 5 років тому +33

    Love this guy, wish I had a boss like this!!

    • @sdsfgsty
      @sdsfgsty 4 роки тому +1

      Propose to him! 😍

  • @apurwamusic
    @apurwamusic 3 роки тому +1

    This video is 8 years old and still looks next gen today.

  • @Calm_Energy
    @Calm_Energy 5 років тому +37

    What a great presenter! These jokes really kept me engaged lol

  • @alexgoslar4057
    @alexgoslar4057 4 роки тому +2

    Thanks Eric, for this enlightenment.

  • @jdrissel
    @jdrissel 4 роки тому +1

    I have for years thought that engine computers at least could alter the spark timing to cause occasional extremely early ignition (and very high cylinder pressure) leading to early mechanical failure. My suspicion dates back to a 1976 Pontiac. At about 6 years of age it began pinging when it had not before. It pinged but with no seeming pattern, and not even 100 octane racing fuel stopped the pinging. We replaced the ignition module, the coil, cap and rotor, all the wires and plugs without any impact. Carbon deposits were the next suspect, but when we pulled the heads it was clean. We did a valve job and installed new springs and vatted the intake manifold. When we put it back together and drove it, the pinging was gone. Then we realized we left the plug that sets the ignition timing to base unplugged, and wouldn't you know it, the pinging came back. We wound up installing a stand-alone MSD system that just used mechanical and vacuum advance. That worked and got better mileage and better acceleration, though both were still awful. It was a 1976 Pontiac 455 (with a pavement-shattering 160hp LoL) after all, but it was still going at about 300k when I lost track of it. Not many '76 engines of any make or model made it much past 100k.

    • @Bojan-tg2vk
      @Bojan-tg2vk 2 роки тому

      More mechanics and less digital technology and people will not be able to hack or spy on it, but the future is unfortunately 0% mechanic and 100% digital technology. That's why I always hated these new mobile phones.

  • @NeedSec
    @NeedSec 11 років тому +15

    Nothing new or groundbreaking in this presentation but a great introduction for the layman.

  • @Blue.aka.Sharky
    @Blue.aka.Sharky 5 років тому +4

    The first virus was written on punch cards in 1968. The internet didn't even exist as we know it today, it was a connection between universities and military so that data could be quickly shared. A collage kid wrote it to see what would happen. And he also wrote the first virus protection program.

  • @alessandrocernuzzi
    @alessandrocernuzzi 5 років тому +1

    Next Halloween I'll just skip the usual horror movies and theme thing and I go to the next level. I watch a lecture by Eric Winsborrow

  • @maverick4220
    @maverick4220 6 років тому +5

    I've heard about this secret mission before. I believe there is a full documentary about it.

  • @tsehampton
    @tsehampton 6 років тому +4

    Wow! A great talk, informative and a little scary with a glimpse into the future. Thanks.

  • @mst5g826
    @mst5g826 4 роки тому +2

    Actually, he showed how the confluence of man and machine makes us much more susceptible.

  • @rodkneeellil3905
    @rodkneeellil3905 6 років тому

    Thanks, TED 4 sharing.

  • @lloydjoseph6484
    @lloydjoseph6484 6 років тому +12

    this was technology back in2013 ,now after 5 years .
    we are at a way higher RISK

    • @Enonymouse_
      @Enonymouse_ 5 років тому +2

      China's i-war end game has advanced considerably since this guy gave the talk. They are constantly targeting cellphone networks and other assets.

    • @roderrickgaming9949
      @roderrickgaming9949 4 роки тому

      Yeah no way jose

  • @MudderFukker-m6g
    @MudderFukker-m6g 5 років тому +2

    The only way to be 100% sure is to have a physically isolated network. I had a customer that insisted on it. They had two computers on each desk: one was connected to the Internet, and the other was connected to the LAN and server with the ERP system. All USB ports were disabled, and of course, end users were not 'Admins', lol. They never had a problem w the isolated system. Imagine that.

    • @basicdesign1
      @basicdesign1 Рік тому

      yep. Got that since 2000. 20+ yrs of peace and I'll be dead before they find a way of getting around that 🖕. Meanwhile my son, who grew up with that system, has become a hacker - of course.

  • @amediarts
    @amediarts 4 роки тому

    Thanks for the real question at the end.

  • @spacemanjames
    @spacemanjames 8 років тому +1

    This guy is brilliant, genius and hilarious.

  • @ColKurtzknew
    @ColKurtzknew 3 місяці тому

    Great presentation.

  • @q1w2e3621
    @q1w2e3621 9 років тому +14

    The piece just before the conclusion was a non-sequitur ('Licence to kill'). He didn't go anywhere with it.

    • @RajSingh-qc6lq
      @RajSingh-qc6lq 6 років тому +2

      He's a bit socially awkward is all.

    • @__-cd9ug
      @__-cd9ug 6 років тому

      yeah idk, I feel like he uses the "licence to kill" in comparison with the "ally" that james bond has today, which is a fake agent that does the job but doesn't reveal actual information - like he explain right before with shadow networks or whatever

    • @slidhg2247
      @slidhg2247 6 років тому

      I guess it’s more his way to say that they are also allowed to engage on the networks which are collecting data from their honeypot/ shadow network. I didn’t do research on this guy, but he seems to have pretty good inside in offensive hacking strategies of the past decade. so why are you thinking his company just uses this defensiv mechanisms he showed during the talk

    • @tombraider77777
      @tombraider77777 6 років тому

      "License to murder ".

  • @deancantave5233
    @deancantave5233 5 років тому +4

    This was an EXCELLENT talk on CyberSecurity, wow! Seems simple enough but I would have never thought about enabling network intrusion via the creation of a dummy or "shadow network". Since we aren't in a space where we can re-architecture how networks pass data its an ingenious idea to use a network to trap and direct hackers to make them think they've hit paydirt.

    • @ebaystars
      @ebaystars 3 роки тому

      believe me its all nonsense 99% of this presentation has no foundation in reality.

    • @brok3nsec
      @brok3nsec 3 роки тому

      @@ebaystars Then why aren’t you on here presenting your newest discovery?

    • @ebaystars
      @ebaystars 3 роки тому +1

      @@brok3nsec no money in it :-)

    • @brok3nsec
      @brok3nsec 3 роки тому

      @@ebaystars lol says you.

    • @AnglandAlamehnaSwedish
      @AnglandAlamehnaSwedish 2 роки тому

      Dummy

  • @nilsp9426
    @nilsp9426 6 років тому +5

    What also works instead of espionage? Diplomacy. Sometimes trust is worth more than having a thousand missiles or viruses. But we are taught to defeat the enemy, not befriend him.

  • @migsfire5912
    @migsfire5912 5 років тому +2

    I remember hearing about the "Michaelangelo" virus when I was playing Oregon Trail , in Elementary school

  • @rydmerlin
    @rydmerlin 8 років тому

    Interesting how his contention is the subject of Spectre and how boots on the ground defeats "cyber" in the movie.

  • @MrKurisu28
    @MrKurisu28 5 років тому +5

    I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if he turned out to be a robot.

  • @hop3881
    @hop3881 5 років тому +3

    Anyone know what software he is using towards the end of the talk? Some sort of network visualizer?

    • @DaveSuperDaveLyon
      @DaveSuperDaveLyon 5 років тому +1

      You civilians don't get to have that stuff until the machines allow you to.

  • @greywolf271
    @greywolf271 7 років тому +2

    I don't know why he bothered creating a vision of the future when what he's describing is exactly what Cliff Stoll described in The Cuckoo's Egg.

  • @drrugee
    @drrugee 5 років тому +1

    Someone get this man a glass of water

  • @Nathan35077
    @Nathan35077 7 років тому +4

    Never seen people get to upset over someone giving them information. I mean seriously, would you rather be in the dark and blind our whole life? He’s not pushing opinions onto you. He’s simply giving you facts and information. Do with it what you will.

  • @robertwagner7439
    @robertwagner7439 4 роки тому

    Thank you

  • @yardmasterswealtheducation8424
    @yardmasterswealtheducation8424 5 років тому

    Old School Theory (not uploaded to my channel yet...) counters this threat beautifully!

  • @pamcota3451
    @pamcota3451 5 років тому +1

    Excellent Presentation !! Although scary !!!

  • @prasoonpandey1184
    @prasoonpandey1184 7 років тому +2

    Fantastic... Knowledge along with humour.. great

  • @francescoquadrio5824
    @francescoquadrio5824 5 років тому

    One of the best Ted talks

  • @natebeattie8945
    @natebeattie8945 3 роки тому

    wow excellent presentation

  • @andrewe3165
    @andrewe3165 7 років тому +96

    Chuck Norris could swim in a desert.

    • @larrytownley2231
      @larrytownley2231 6 років тому

      Usta surf sand dunes in N.M. !

    • @Calm_Energy
      @Calm_Energy 5 років тому +3

      When Chuck Norris jumps in the ocean he doesn't get wet. The ocean gets Norris.

    • @yiagi6126
      @yiagi6126 5 років тому +1

      Mark rober already did that to one of his cousin 😂
      Watch his super mario effect

    • @UltimateBargains
      @UltimateBargains 5 років тому +1

      There was a time when Chunks Norris could do that, but he's over the hill now.

    • @donbow450
      @donbow450 5 років тому

      Chuck Norris would have not sped up the centrifuges, he would have sped down earth.

  • @kizombeiro8130
    @kizombeiro8130 5 років тому +8

    Do all the Ted talk presenters follow the exact same talk structure
    ?

  • @oo-dd3lk
    @oo-dd3lk 5 років тому

    Fascinating talk....

  • @melvinmayfield470
    @melvinmayfield470 3 роки тому

    Excellent!

  • @johnsabaku2257
    @johnsabaku2257 4 роки тому +1

    2013? holy moley! I wish I this guy's foresight

  • @jamessmaby8758
    @jamessmaby8758 6 років тому

    A great Ted !

  • @PatchedThePipe
    @PatchedThePipe 7 років тому +6

    Ahh I remember the “I love you” hit just as panic died down when it became clear the Y2K bug wasn’t gonna happen

  • @crissd8283
    @crissd8283 7 років тому +6

    "Has technology made our lives better or worse." I would argue that it has made our lives just slightly better. There is still poverty, depression, wars, and now an online mob. Do we really
    want this technology even more in our lives?

  • @gsogso3444
    @gsogso3444 4 роки тому

    Wow...thank you
    Great speaker.🙏✨

  • @badriprajapat
    @badriprajapat Рік тому

    Great knowledge sharing.. And the voice is very clear and bold like some hacker threatening very seriously 😂

  • @hamidnikkhah929
    @hamidnikkhah929 4 роки тому

    Good ,informative and true

  • @shaneksmith1957
    @shaneksmith1957 6 років тому

    Thank You!

  • @danielrobinson4795
    @danielrobinson4795 5 років тому

    Great vid!

  • @Adawg420
    @Adawg420 5 років тому +6

    the chinese had access for 10 years, huh...that 1 Trillion dollar annual defense budget is really worth the price tag

  • @mehrdademami149
    @mehrdademami149 8 років тому +3

    Operation "Olympic Games" ??? But DOPED !!!

  • @sandramattingly5157
    @sandramattingly5157 4 роки тому

    Feel the freedom with Utopia.

  • @divyaboy
    @divyaboy 6 років тому

    Excellent Heads UP Glade Guys Like you are on our side

  • @Seanpfree
    @Seanpfree 5 років тому

    This guy is mesmerizing

  • @KeithCooper-Albuquerque
    @KeithCooper-Albuquerque 6 років тому

    Great video!

  • @globaljourneywithmancy
    @globaljourneywithmancy 5 років тому

    It gives me goosebumps whenever i see these kinda videos. But does shadow network relate to dark web??

    • @FamesHD
      @FamesHD 5 років тому

      Manisha Hamal definitely intertwined.
      011011010011110101 011000010010111 011
      111011100111011100
      0100110 0110101001

  • @Tej517
    @Tej517 5 років тому +1

    @7:12 it's Natanz not Nantaz .

  • @spaghetti9845
    @spaghetti9845 5 років тому +1

    i used a securid ... since it changes codes every 30 sec that is tough

  • @earthman6700
    @earthman6700 5 років тому

    As Captain Adama said 'I will not have networked computers on this ship!'. (a lesson from the future).

  • @geoffreylee5199
    @geoffreylee5199 6 років тому

    Diamonds Are Forever is about computer break in, with an audiocassette ...

  • @RigorMortisRape
    @RigorMortisRape 4 роки тому +10

    When he says ‘the agents’, I keep hearing the Asians.

  • @552rehtyls
    @552rehtyls 9 років тому +2

    What program is being used to show the network here? I am interested in that!

    • @shepkohler6399
      @shepkohler6399 6 років тому

      PRISM

    • @babybirdhome
      @babybirdhome 5 років тому

      Xavier Grogan Microsoft PowerPoint. It's an illustration modeled after the fact based on network packet captures and log analysis.

  • @justineb211
    @justineb211 5 років тому +4

    USB not surprising, I remember I love you and everyone at the company being warned BUT STILL opening it. Uggh, pain for the day.

  • @jink6091
    @jink6091 7 років тому

    Good speaker.

  • @jaymills1573
    @jaymills1573 5 років тому +2

    This speech is informative about the way the present and future will be on cyber defense and infiltration. The down side is its bias to oneside, saying that this country or that country is making nuclear weapons. Let countries like the USA, Russia and China also have stock nuclear weapons. So if another country tries to arm itself it is added to a sanctions list. Its a case of a story not being bias to one country and keep it neatral to all countries. Keep it to science and tech and not politics.

  • @aseeds7785
    @aseeds7785 4 роки тому +2

    18:45 In a nutshell: In a virtual world but full of Player versus player, then booted to a world full of npcs with the sprites of the original players.

  • @danielescobar7618
    @danielescobar7618 2 роки тому

    It's already happening. Just this morning I went to microwave some soup and when I got it out the bowl was scalding hot to the touch but the soup was still COLD

  • @MathewunnamedWeymouth
    @MathewunnamedWeymouth 4 роки тому +1

    Nice advertisement hidden as a TED talk...

  • @chriskaprys
    @chriskaprys 5 років тому +3

    If you close your eyes you can enjoy Patrick Swayze giving a talk on cyber spy technology.

  • @over00lordunknown12
    @over00lordunknown12 6 років тому +5

    5:46 DAMN IT! The gyroscope in my phone will burn out and I won't be able to use the compass... XD

    • @BOT-vk7wq
      @BOT-vk7wq 4 роки тому

      Unplugging my GameCube from now on, don't want to get hacked

  • @yoyoh0neysingh
    @yoyoh0neysingh 3 роки тому +1

    I Like this Guy

  • @blendpinexus1416
    @blendpinexus1416 6 років тому

    if i found a usb stick i would insert it into my virtual machine to check and wipe it. then use it. (the wiping also wipes and replaces the partition table so ALL data is gone, nearly pemenently)

    • @babybirdhome
      @babybirdhome 5 років тому +1

      scooter800m None of those things you said are true except that you'd plug it into your computer.
      Your virtual machine can't access that USB stick until your host operating system has connected and talked to it to tell your VM that it exists in the first place. By the time your VM knows it's there, you've already been pwned.
      Also, if it's actually a rogue device designed to hack your machine, you're only going to be able to wipe the part that it wants you to think you've wiped, not the part that was put there to infect your machine.

    • @rickwrites2612
      @rickwrites2612 2 роки тому

      I don't understand why anyone would even take it. They're cheap.

  • @breakerboy365
    @breakerboy365 8 років тому +16

    mcafee is so bad i dont use an antivirus anymore

    • @johnkean6852
      @johnkean6852 5 років тому

      They're the ones spreading the viri

    • @Calm_Energy
      @Calm_Energy 5 років тому +1

      Windows Defender should be good enough for the average user, for now. If you really want a secure box use Linux.

    • @johnkean6852
      @johnkean6852 5 років тому +1

      McFacoffee - this has been a pain telling me l had no protection (when l have Defender which l found after a search) and slowing my operating system. I am NOT computer literate but managed to delete the bugger for good today. Now my computer runs smoother than ever! Does anyone think its a bad apple? (If doctors feed you with bad apples they can always charge you for services.) l think some of these companies actually give your computer viruses so you sign up in a panic.

    • @babybirdhome
      @babybirdhome 5 років тому

      Calm Energy Linux is not going to be more secure than Windows or Mac for the average user. The average user is better off with an iPad.

  • @gordoncw
    @gordoncw 4 роки тому +4

    they're going to use our kids they're going to go through the game consoles, gamers

  • @rot10119
    @rot10119 4 роки тому +1

    In what universe did the cold war create the computer?

  • @sweden5665
    @sweden5665 7 років тому

    what software was he using at the end?

  • @nirvanaurantian6834
    @nirvanaurantian6834 6 років тому

    So what is new? How much time is required before a hack is found? Are you relying on your trusted software developers for security? You are a target don't you think it prudent to test your vulnerability? Would you not bait and trap? Ever considered training and education in " computer espionage "? Cyber warfare anyone?

  • @lifeisgood070
    @lifeisgood070 6 років тому

    ooooo man this dude is sick. Interesting.

  • @thesaviour5017
    @thesaviour5017 5 років тому +3

    Next convergence is probably Skynet

  • @moiquiregardevideo
    @moiquiregardevideo 7 років тому

    This talk reflect the information that is verifiable in most media. The first this or that is actually the first time journalists spread the new to everybody. The experts know many more earlier examples. Just dig at the right place for counter examples.
    That doesn't diminish the importance of the talk. I just want to remind people to do a little more research before propagating the facts that are said in this video.

  • @darrenraleigh1986
    @darrenraleigh1986 3 роки тому

    This guy could have been field personnel. Everyone would look right past him.

  • @rcollins0618
    @rcollins0618 7 років тому +1

    started out predictably, maybe even kinda cheesy, but this is a good one!

  • @americaalwayswins9655
    @americaalwayswins9655 10 років тому

    Excellent. I want in.

  • @RoboKatz
    @RoboKatz 6 років тому +4

    Big Brother is us.

  • @kbto
    @kbto 7 місяців тому

    A lot of this is incorrect in terms of the Natanz stuxnet attack. The Natanz siemens box was airgapped so it was impossible for stuxnet to phone home, it was programmed to know what to do. Also recently (3 months as of the writing of this comment) it was discovered that stuxnet was delivered via a water pump installed in the facility.

  • @philipzaccheus8398
    @philipzaccheus8398 10 місяців тому

    A rose is a ROSE that which we call A ROSE by other NAME would SMELL as SWEET.