15:02 I've used most of the antivirus softwares on windows in the past 10 years and I've come to the conclusion that almost all of those are not as good as the default windows defender in catching malicious files and basic UX. Most third party softwares use a significant amount of system resources at all times. I haven't found anything that works better and is more seamless than windows defender. I don't think having an extra antivirus software is important or provides extra security to people who are getting phished and not to mention that all the antivirus software other than the top few feel really shady for the amount of permissions they require to function. I would say that if you've been on the internet for the past 2-3 years then having a third party antivirus software is a big oof.
I concur. I also don't think it's necessary for people, like myself, who are very cautious on the internet with shady things. I haven't used a third party anti virus for about 9 years and have only once gotten a virus. It's actually super easy to avoid getting viruses and such if you just follow very basic safety etiquette online.
Bro this is really well made! Could you give us some Q&A as what your background is/motivation for these videos? Sounds like you have atleast some deep knowledge about CS
I can't get any of your tips to work. Please send me your credit card number, experation date and that weird 3 digit number I can't remember the name of. I am a Nigerian prince, so you can trust me.
Windows defender does the job just fine for home users, it ain't like it was back in the day. Windows defender and Malwarebytes free is all you need, well maybe a little common sense too
anti-virus software is like the computer crimes guy at the police station. His name is Dave, he's 55 and he hasn't understood computers or hackers since 1979.
I have raged at my banks who do things like sending text messages with shortlinks, or ringing me up asking for security info - because they won't understand they're training their customers to fall for scammers.
Did you send your friends the message via whatsapp? That is an end-to-end encrypted service hence without the warning popping up "the encryption key has changed" on your friends' phone (and assuming they trust you) it was granted they'll open the message ;) I would've too (a security expert here) unless the key change warning is present. A much more representative example would be to send "I barely know them" type friends on facebook the same thing and see how many will self destruct I reckon.
It would be great to see a video about the spy programs and how you can check that is your phone have one or not. This recent Pegasus scandal gave me the idea.
"In terms of safety, the mathematical apparatus is flawless, computers are vulnerable, networks are generally lousy, and people are just disgusting." LOVE IT
Wow... I have found you to be someone that is actually rather intelligent when it comes to the topics you discuss, but your comment and response to Windows users @15:00 is laughable at best and not laughable in the way you laughed. Giving bad suggestions due to lack of knowledge on the topic, i.e. McAfee..., and responding as though Windows users are inherently insecure or rather more susceptible to viruses/attacks( me reading into your response), truly shows your lack of true understanding of the OS/OSs you are discussing. Keep up the good work, but I'd suggestion researching everything you discuss, without a inherent bias of ignorance/superiority due to what you know and what you believe your views know.
@user Using Windows like a noob and considering Windows as an OS of noobs and not understand the true power of it, is rather noob, imo. MacOS users, even though they are a much smaller user base, is clearly a larger noob to not noob user base, based on the majority of users of Apple products. Good products, but setup quite simple and restrictive, to protect their noob user base.
I once received a dm from a former high school classmate and it contained a link to what looked like my Instagram account. Only my close HS friends followed my account so I was surprised that they knew it. I clicked on the link and the page loaded slow enough for me to notice that the url was not forwarded to Instagram so I was able to go back and close the browser window. I searched Twitter to see if anyone also had the same experience and sure enough it was a hacking/phishing scheme. For assurance, I still changed my password and checked my dm for unrecognized sent messages.
@@Sumsubcom I realized that my usernames are the same that's why the supposed instagram link could could've just been a copy from my twt but if it was different then that would be really sus
Honest question - do you trust Kaspersky as an anti-virus? I used to use it but since it's a Russian company and its privacy policy is vague I really don't feel like it's not worth the risk.
Ok, so - hear me out: What if this whole channel is just an extraordinarily thought out facade for us to trust Bradley so that he can phish us with a link in the description?
This channel deserves way more recognition, not just because of the astonishing amount of effort and work put into them, but because of the concise and well-researched information being presented. As someone currently studying CyberSec, I can say I'm impressed and very happy this channel exists.
You're doing a great job, more people need to see your videos! When you were talking about banking and 2-factor auth, I just had to think about the big mess that banking authentication actually is in. Quite often a code by SMS serves the purpose, in times where sim-swap is not impossible. Or each bank comes up with their unique way to send the code via their mobile app. I'd love to see a video addressing this, as scammers already evovled said trojan horse to sneak their way as seemingly "useful" or gimmicky app onto people smartphones, while especially banking tasks are increasingly performed on these seemingly more secure devices. While this assumption is still widely true, that also means, 2-factor auth and banking device are becoming the same thing. But most worrying is the way, banks use easily accessible public record for authentication by phone, which makes even sharing the full birthday a major security issue.
when the lady straight up verbally told the interviewer her password... WHAT Also awesome stuff! Just discovered this channel and LOVE all the content you've been putting out :)
consistantly impressed with your guys content. Bradely, incredible charismatic. appreciate all your guys work (not forgetting the team behind the camera and editors!)
Fun little story: I worked at a Burger King a while ago. It was around 10:30pm and the store received a call: Me: BK, how may I help you? Scammer: Ah yes, I am with the Utah Money Bureau, and who am I speaking to? Me: (my name) At this point my immediate thought was "It's 10pm, state and federal agencies don't call past 5, so this is obviously a scam" Scammer: Yes, (my name), just who I needed to talk to! I also caught that immediately, but I must admit it's quite clever. Knowing the people I work for, they'd probably fall for that lol. Anyway, the call unfortunately disconnected so I couldn't find out anything else about the scam.
This channel is a gift. I just started a project on the safety of our online systems and I found this channel full of wonderful information. Thanks so much
If your friends received the text message as being from YOU (a recognized contact in their phone) why would they not click the link? Theres no possible reason they wouldn't, especially when you finish by saying theres no one to trust in the entire online jungle except YOU.
Just use a password manager. If your password looks like a 30 symbol long string of random gibberish you probably won’t be able to tell your password to anyone.
Whether you click on a link or type it in, it is still malcious so what the heck is he talking about? With a phisher cgecker/anti virus it would be okay though as long as the hacker is not a Kevin Mitnick or even better.
