I didn't catch the video: was it for a specific system they didn't own/have permission for, or was it their own device that launched fireworks?
I hope IppSec doesn't lose his uploads. And all of the computer security conference videos.
YouTube bans content “showing users how to bypass secure computer systems”
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#12Rhetorical question: If a YouTube video can show how to bypass it, does it really count as a "secure" system?
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#13I know this might not be a popular opinion.
But showing people how to hack systems... that seems like an OK thing to ban. It's a crime. Teaching people how to commit a crime has always been not OK.
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#14Didn't they just host a CTF recently?
BigCo has silos. Water is wet. More breaking news at 11.
Sarcasm aside, I'm betting there's an organizational unit responsible for content policy and they have nearly zero contact with the organization unit that put on the CTF.
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#15Does this mean that all the reverse engineering videos, con talks, prof of exploit demos, CTF walkthroughs', and fuzzing tutorials will be removed? What about videos showing me how to use tools like Twistlock? Will they be exempt, but videos about burp be banned?
What constitutes a "secure" computer system?
Side note, I guess its time to fire up youtube-dl. Are there any channels that need to be archived? I normally just watch what comes up in a search, not anyone in particular.
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#16I know this might not be a popular opinion. But showing people how to hack systems... that seems like an OK thing to ban. It's a crime. Teaching people how to commit a crime has always been not OK.
How are security professional supposed to learn how to secure systems? This is silly, and I'm not surprised that Google is leaning towards censorship again. Where are all the Google cloud employees when you need them commenting on threads?
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#17There are thousands of hours of excellent cybersecurity content hosted on YouTube. The possibility of losing this wealth of information and history is shocking to me.
Time to start the archive effort. And to finally appreciate what so many other communities have gone through when they've found themselves on the wrong side of one of the internet behemoths. I feel naive.
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#18This might not be particularly relevant but what was the video actually about? Did it show how to remotely launch professional fireworks shows?
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#19There's a fine line between pentesting education and "how to break into a computer", and it's sad that instructional videos are now being banned due to this policy.
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#20I know this might not be a popular opinion. But showing people how to hack systems... that seems like an OK thing to ban. It's a crime. Teaching people how to commit a crime has always been not OK.
No, whether it's a crime depends.
Is it a crime to teach people how to pick a lock?