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Internet Expert Debunks Cybersecurity Myths | WIRED
Cybersecurity expert Eva Galperin helps debunk (and confirm!) some common myths about cybersecurity. Is the government watching you through your computer camera? Does Google read all your Gmail? Does a strong password protect you from hackers? Will encryption keep my data safe? Eva answers all these questions and much more. Google stopped this practice in…
Stewie Williamson
July 29, 2020 at 10:43 pm
Again the only thing to stop ourselves, is ourselves, do not upload much into these days. Do not speak into the camera’s eyes or lense, only take still photos.
RodrigoCL
July 29, 2020 at 10:52 pm
It is fair that a cybersecurity expert has a cybernetic eye.
Now srsly, really informative video.
Dame Anvil
July 29, 2020 at 10:58 pm
Download antivirus software. Only that the anti-virus companies aren’t usually aware of governmental apps and a Google search might show you something like
or like
And the governmental agencies DO have the authority to block the detection of their spy software.
So just because someone looks like a cartoon, doesn’t mean they understand more than Duffy Duck.
Iren Ackerman
July 29, 2020 at 11:03 pm
Am I the only one who rushed to change every single password there is?
I went ahead and changed all my passwords. And now each website I sign in has a different password. Oh and I dont keep them written in my phone cause its not safe)
Fernando J
July 29, 2020 at 11:08 pm
Privacy is dead ISPs can sell your online information since it is not owned by you.
Calmsea Palomares
July 29, 2020 at 11:09 pm
stock videos that is in this video is so cringey
R Age
July 29, 2020 at 11:10 pm
If everybody relies on a password manager, what happens if a hacker comes up with a way into the password manager?
Prince Blake
July 29, 2020 at 11:21 pm
Oh please. How much did the government pay her to run this anti-intellectual ad. No one ever said the government was spying on us LEGALLY. A judge? really brah? sure if they want to indict you. Knowing the thought pattern of the general populous is way more valuable than hunting criminals. Manipulating the masses is power.
C M
July 29, 2020 at 11:30 pm
Ahahaha if you believe things are actually done above the table honestly then we should be having a different conversation. You’re being tracked in everything you do, and anyone who wants to get a hold of that information will whether you like it or not. All that’s left for you do do is accept this truth, or reject it and go live in the artic wilderness.
Boyan Anakiev
July 29, 2020 at 11:41 pm
This woman is clueless if she thinks governments or anyone would follow laws or if they can’t just fabiracte warrants whenever they want to. Not to mention that she’s speaking about the US where as other countries dont give 2 flying fucks about that.
Ron Moses
July 30, 2020 at 12:00 am
I figured these comments would be an endless stream of mansplaining. Glad to see I was wrong. Good video, good audience.
Beauregard Slim
July 30, 2020 at 12:03 am
Great stuff! Practical advice for everyone. The gmail part was a good chuckle.
Eva needs some diffusion for those harsh lights, though. Wax paper is good in a pinch.
DeckardCain
July 30, 2020 at 12:11 am
she is beautiful!
Mr Frosty
July 30, 2020 at 12:13 am
Google is the biggest tracking system out here I use duck duck go 👍👍
Jarek Nowak
July 30, 2020 at 12:20 am
👍
About a Local Story
July 30, 2020 at 12:21 am
And all your Android…
Leandro Madeo
July 30, 2020 at 12:25 am
What if they hack the password manager’s password?
Mynxiish
July 30, 2020 at 12:31 am
Great video! More people should see this for sure. Maybe I can show this to my Mom and she’ll finally FaceTime with me. lol
Projectile Live
July 30, 2020 at 12:41 am
Many wrong info
Shumon M
July 30, 2020 at 12:42 am
AV? First make sure you’re installing all the latest updates!
Matthew Magda
July 30, 2020 at 12:44 am
It’s cringy how bad she needs a chiropractor and a hair stylist!
Jre Fan
July 30, 2020 at 12:45 am
she looks like an anorexic meth addict
Jay Peterson
July 30, 2020 at 12:57 am
15 seconds in and I dig this person.
glikcat!
July 30, 2020 at 1:13 am
internet expert?
…i should be on wired
Blague
July 30, 2020 at 1:24 am
Interesting eyes I kinda like them.
Anthony T
July 30, 2020 at 3:51 pm
This video is full of “Appeal to Authority” logical fallacies. Just cause government says it’s true doesn’t mean it is. Remember the gulf of tonkin? Remember the WmD’s? They totally were lying just to protect us huh?
aaa aaa
July 30, 2020 at 4:17 pm
Mrs. Robot
Roo Goya
July 30, 2020 at 5:07 pm
This was great.
Eno Bangaru
July 30, 2020 at 5:19 pm
Thank you for the information…mam
João Maverick
July 30, 2020 at 5:35 pm
she’s so beautiful. I love older women.
-
July 30, 2020 at 10:51 pm
Older? She only looks like she is about 35.
João Maverick
July 30, 2020 at 11:05 pm
@- still a lot older than me
ByEFelicia
July 30, 2020 at 5:43 pm
I love that she thinks the US government obeys the law 🙄
SomeDumbMei
July 30, 2020 at 6:07 pm
disliked for the cuts holyyyyyyyyy
Noah B.-Wall
July 30, 2020 at 6:24 pm
Wow! Great video! I love her!!!
Luisa
July 30, 2020 at 7:03 pm
Is no one going to talk about how creepy her eyes look…?
Hackerman
July 30, 2020 at 7:25 pm
She just hacked my heart.
Shawn
July 30, 2020 at 7:26 pm
It’s probably better not to “debunk” some of the half-myths. A false sense of security is not a thing professionals in the realm ever advocate.
Karthanok
July 30, 2020 at 7:29 pm
Has a different password for every platform
*Forgets them all*
Tiagorpg mendes
July 30, 2020 at 7:34 pm
useful site it checks if your email was leaked by any site that was compromised
A Life penned down
July 30, 2020 at 8:04 pm
using password manager is like taking all money in bank and hoping that bank never get robbed 😂
Abdel Azeez 188
July 30, 2020 at 8:14 pm
???
drupi_ROM
July 30, 2020 at 8:19 pm
My password is “a”.
Sarah Chowder
July 30, 2020 at 8:41 pm
I doubt this woman even knows how to install a driver.
Sarah Chowder
July 30, 2020 at 8:41 pm
Women don’t belong on the internet
Kevyn Mausisa
July 30, 2020 at 9:12 pm
The government is watching us watch this video…
Alvar Lagerlöf
July 30, 2020 at 9:12 pm
Laughs in password manager
HighSpeedNoDrag
July 30, 2020 at 9:22 pm
Drill the F@cking camera through and through. next?
KickAHobo
July 30, 2020 at 9:53 pm
this is the cutest smartest nervous little nerd. please marry me
Daniela Lobos Pérez
July 30, 2020 at 10:48 pm
I assume Google knows already everything about me, so I use my name and image along my own thoughts in my YouTube comments. There’s no need for an “alter” account, it’s Google, they know.
Bruh Frog
July 30, 2020 at 11:18 pm
Wired, I love the stock footage with computers circa 1990.
Pica_Pica
July 31, 2020 at 1:23 am
The lighting & darker eyelashes on the right eye make her eyes look VERY wonky, uneven.
For starters, I think you should avoid letting the lights make the pupil WHITE. Especially only one of them & the other much less strongly.
Robo Falkor
July 31, 2020 at 2:03 am
Who edited this video, an AI???? It’s spastic
L Lawliet
July 31, 2020 at 3:26 am
Sister.
Katie Henry
July 31, 2020 at 3:35 am
Really very interesting content. New subbie.
Leandro Vazquez
July 31, 2020 at 5:27 pm
I discovered some zero days in me watching this video.
D4NNY.
July 31, 2020 at 8:22 pm
She pretty much tries to assure us that there is no prism program, and the government isn’t spying on everyone
Ryan Sonic
August 1, 2020 at 12:03 am
Wait a sec… https data can indeed be seen in detail and read by content filters, not just the domain visited. Swapping out the cert for a dummy cert at the point of filtering/monitoring (ex: Most “next gen” firewalls)
Reflex
August 1, 2020 at 2:06 am
I thought it wasn’t good practice to keep all your passwords in one location.
J S
August 1, 2020 at 3:58 am
Idk if she’s heard of the PRISM program.
Randeep
August 1, 2020 at 4:34 am
I’m little skeptical about password managers…what if they are syncing sensitive data or get compromised? Then we r doomed!
That Weird Aussie Girl
August 1, 2020 at 10:27 am
My school makes sure that the students have a very secure and unique password for their emails, however, there’s kinda no point in securing our passwords, if said password is then just rewritten on a piece of paper, and then is used as scrap paper….for anyone to see 💁🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️kinda a flaw in the plan…
YsoSerious
August 1, 2020 at 3:43 pm
3:38 Google still reads your email but not for targeted ads anymore.
Policy Change since 2018.
Dean Powell
August 2, 2020 at 8:54 pm
thank you, I thought that what she said was not 100% correct and just spent 10 minutes refreshing my memory about it.
ryacus
August 3, 2020 at 3:17 pm
“policy change” just means they aren’t gonna admit they are doing it anymore.
mirc dom
August 1, 2020 at 7:29 pm
1. Anitivirus usage is actually harmful
2. Google does not use email content to target ads
This video is so poorly researched. I respect EFF, I don’t understand why the quality of content is so low. Disappointing…
Jimmy
August 1, 2020 at 8:56 pm
I’d like her to react to Mr.Robots hack scenes 😀
User 5748
August 1, 2020 at 9:15 pm
So are people fine with Google reading their emails? They can hand them over to the government at any time.
Justyna Figas-Skrzypulec
August 3, 2020 at 10:27 pm
Thing is, even if they said they are not reading this all but would be still doing this, it wouldn’t make any practical difference. We are sorta fine with it because we have no way to control it.
DevilDogMuNky
August 2, 2020 at 12:12 am
I bet she has a dragon tattoo…
Matthew Tan
August 2, 2020 at 12:36 am
nonono. demons follow one le don’t play play
Michele Russel
August 2, 2020 at 3:12 am
Is this video sponsored by the US government or something? Just going to completely ignore the fact that the US is proven to spy on people all around the world and in the US?
ryacus
August 3, 2020 at 3:16 pm
I found that part hilarious, just because they need a warrant doesn’t mean they are gonna have one and that doesn’t mean they can’t get one after the fact and date it for beforehand good luck proving otherwise.
ModdedJet
August 2, 2020 at 4:05 am
:443th comment lol 😛
Olivia drinkwine
August 2, 2020 at 5:03 am
And if you can’t remember all of those passwords use a password manager
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yesitsmeguru
August 2, 2020 at 3:54 pm
Is she 60 or is she 30?
superjfbm
August 2, 2020 at 4:32 pm
Why does her left eye have a mini telescope?
Xidane007
August 2, 2020 at 8:21 pm
Jokes on you my phone has pop up camera and my data is useless AF.
levintine777
August 3, 2020 at 1:29 am
I just finished my thesis about cybersecurity… this vid is week late for me
George Nolte
August 3, 2020 at 3:34 am
If youre writing a thesis on cybersecurity, how did this video hold any value to your research? This is all extremely surface level practice and doesn’t even begin to cover the vast array of tools at the disposal of a truly security conscious individual, family, business, network, organization, or enterprise.
levintine777
August 3, 2020 at 3:52 am
George Nolte its just for the first chapter where i discuss about the basic of cyberspace, cybersecurity and its danger, i wrote about Tor network, judge warrant for spy network, etc on later chapters. Mine talked more of the application of state’s jurisdiction and i’m pretty sure my professors not too interested in the technical viewpoint of cybersecurity anyway
Omar
August 3, 2020 at 4:59 am
Based, she reads what she says you can notice her eyes
Blender Dumbass
August 3, 2020 at 7:18 am
I was ready to cringe. And then she actually was smart. WTF internet. ( Some people still think Linux is a company LOL )
MagneticVoltage
August 3, 2020 at 9:38 am
Great video, and she seems lovely 🙂
Paul Potter
August 3, 2020 at 9:58 am
Very good video. Most webcams don’t have lights independent to the camera though, so can’t be activated without it coming on.
Tote Sprachen leben länger
August 3, 2020 at 11:39 am
8:08 That map still has the Soviet Union xD
Vladimir Amelkin
August 3, 2020 at 12:50 pm
Google just ALLOW to read all your mail to you know who. You forgot about Snowden, lol?
babadook trying to hook
August 3, 2020 at 3:22 pm
I think this women just hacked my mind
The Father
August 3, 2020 at 3:22 pm
I think this women just hacked my mind
Haroon Afridi
August 3, 2020 at 5:04 pm
In Https “s” stand for secure not security
Dumpster Fire
August 3, 2020 at 7:13 pm
Government needs a permission? Laughs in Edward Snowden’s NSA revelations. 😀
Bipolar Mind Droppings
August 3, 2020 at 9:00 pm
Ive been putting silly answers in for security questions for years, it used to amuse me no end when i called the bank and they asked “what street did you grow up on?” And i answered “Sesame Street”. Its a great bit of security advice but you do then also have to essentially remember more passwords.
Ivan Patrick Lambert
August 4, 2020 at 5:48 am
Whatsapp does have end to end encryption only when and if you turn it on…
Vfxswagg
August 4, 2020 at 6:29 am
What’s up with her eyes? 👀
Priyanshu
August 4, 2020 at 9:23 am
I love her voice sweet.
UberArchangel
August 4, 2020 at 10:05 am
Gmail algorithms used for adds. Gets sold to ad companies. Ad companies sell to government. So you are using double speak. Have fun with your life in politics.
Yash Arya
August 4, 2020 at 1:30 pm
Why her one eye is looking smaller than the other?
deidara _
August 4, 2020 at 6:18 pm
She clearly has no idea what she’s talking about. Yes, legally the government can’t spy on you without a warrant, but the entire point of the Snowden leaks is that’s exactly what they’re doing, they’re spying on innocent people without a warrant as a part of a bulk collection program called PRISM. Privacy _is_ dead. At least for most people. Everything you do online is recorded and used for all kinds of purposes like marketing things to you and indeed spying on you. Again, Google is a part of the PRISM program, the government has access to your emails without the need for a subpoena. Read the Snowden leaks. There’s more than just two areas where encryption is used. Encryption is also used to safely store data on servers. Passwords will often be stored using a hashing-algorithm, which is a cryptographic algorithm which only works one way, so the information encrypted can’t be decrypted.
murderbunnies
August 4, 2020 at 6:28 pm
White-Haired Violet Parr is right, a password manager is a great, I’d say Critical even, tool everyone should use.
Reg Hunt
August 5, 2020 at 12:04 am
This is an excellent overview. Sure some of the details can be argued about, but in general, this is pretty valuable.
Zack Edwards
August 5, 2020 at 1:52 am
Username: jhaselhoff0003@mymail.lausd.net
Password:Success2020
Jay B
August 5, 2020 at 6:05 am
Most people who are worried about the government spying on them are just paranoid. You’re not important enough for your government to spy on you. She’s right, it’s criminals who want your passwords and access to your accounts that you need to worry about.
jocaguz18
August 6, 2020 at 8:24 am
You are right, *I* am not that important…the guy over there investigating corruption is tho, and if he is the only one surfing anonymously then he is easy to catch (Why the USA army made Tor public). Use your brain for once, Jay
ComradeQ
August 5, 2020 at 6:17 am
Luna Lovegood!?
Biel Borba
August 5, 2020 at 7:49 am
terrible video.
Tony Nordin
August 5, 2020 at 9:42 am
If you burn off your fingerprints with acid you’ll be harder to track. Or cut off the tip of each finger if acid hurts too much. Or wear gloves. Gloves filled with acid.
Haluk Yiğit
August 5, 2020 at 3:13 pm
She looks like a baby bird
The Wandering Aristotle
August 5, 2020 at 5:37 pm
More than information, please tell her to eat and get healthy. She’s having red eyes, ask her to sleep. Video can be made later but a healthy life doesn’t come all the time. Please.
Ibtesam Ahmad
August 5, 2020 at 5:44 pm
Google reads all of your gmail, that’s not what Autocomplete Interview of Google Search Team told about 😂
Mako
August 5, 2020 at 10:53 pm
Most of this information is accurate enough, but some of it I disagree with. Think some of these assertions need data to back it up.
Pedro Fernandes
August 6, 2020 at 2:33 am
Is the Patriot Act gone?!
It’d seem so by her assurances that the government would need a subpoena or warrant to access our information.
Rumpelstiltskin
August 6, 2020 at 12:37 pm
Jesus christ why did you keep zooming in and out it makes me feel sick
Murder HeWrote
August 8, 2020 at 12:14 am
it’s hard to see just a skeleton
Nekminute
August 7, 2020 at 11:36 am
one eye is real
Talia Floyd
August 7, 2020 at 4:22 pm
She looks exactly like I imagined a cyber security expert looks.
Roger Pettett
August 19, 2020 at 5:13 pm
Sorry Eva, suggesting the IT manager in an organisation can’t see your HTTPS traffic is only half the story. If you’re using a corporate-provided laptop and you have either a corporate proxy or certain corporate security products installed, the chain of trust is less trustworthy.
Many organisations will commonly install a trusted corporate certificate authority which the user’s computer will not flag as untrusted when using HTTPS.
Topi Linkala
August 19, 2020 at 7:45 pm
Are there sites that store passwords in non-ecrypted form? I don’t know any.
Lykourgos Tsirikos
August 19, 2020 at 7:58 pm
I always use “incorrect” as my password, so whenever I type it wrong the validation message reminds me that “Your password is incorrect”
hullstar242
August 19, 2020 at 8:40 pm
What If someone hacks into my password manager then…….
thepetyo
August 19, 2020 at 9:18 pm
Government needs permission? Haha. Incredible that you have not heard about NSA. And there are other governments you know. This is completely naive.
bluefootedpig
August 19, 2020 at 10:22 pm
Myth: Privacy is dead. I agree that it is dead, but that we need to stop trying to fight it, but rather regulate it. Which is what she gets at with determining the digital footprint, and what companies can and cannot use. The fact is when you interact with a website, they will gather as much information as they can about you, just like when you visit a grocery, they will track what you buy. A good business model tracks their users. The idea that we can live a life without being tracked is foolish. We need to instead tie the hands of those with power, and those that do track as to what they can do with that information.
Gabriel
August 20, 2020 at 12:25 am
Terrible editing!
Jeremy P
August 20, 2020 at 10:47 am
They need a warrant to search your data!!!!
(surveillance_program)
Leon Jones
August 20, 2020 at 4:23 pm
Thanks very much for explaining these areas!
Paul Martin
August 20, 2020 at 5:49 pm
Good advice.
Lucas A&S
August 20, 2020 at 5:56 pm
She sounds like Ellen page
N R
August 20, 2020 at 6:26 pm
Can password managers be hacked
CMLAFLAMME
August 20, 2020 at 8:34 pm
My takeaway..
The Government doesn’t spy on people without a really good reason.
Google only spies to sell you something you might want.
Cyberwar almost never happens.
Hackers aren’t bad people.
Oh, okay.
Dark Newt
August 20, 2020 at 10:51 pm
“The government needs a warrant’… actual LOL.. hon, I have a bridge to sell you.
Kristof Balogh
August 21, 2020 at 12:11 am
“to watch you the government needs a warrant” Sure they do. Just like they needed a warrant for MK Ultra. Oh wait… nvm 😀
YetiUprising
August 21, 2020 at 1:39 am
It might be the lighting but her eyes are different and it bugs me
David Adams
August 21, 2020 at 5:51 am
Eva, please write a book.
Noble George
August 21, 2020 at 8:17 am
lol the ad i got is ” DO YOU WANNA HACK COMPUTERS…..”
xD
Nick M
August 21, 2020 at 8:54 am
10:55 They even get the Position Title in English wrong!
Vito C
August 21, 2020 at 9:51 am
So this is what the Dr does when she’s not running the Spartan program
Ninja Pyjamas
August 21, 2020 at 11:37 am
As revealed by Snowden and others, government agencies are not always strictly following the letter of the law.
Sage
August 22, 2020 at 6:17 am
Anyone know where I can find more videos to learn about the internet like this one?
Mark Penhall
August 22, 2020 at 10:05 pm
Wired the real source of disinformation
diego srvin
August 22, 2020 at 11:00 pm
She described the deep web not the dark web lol
David Gulbransen
August 23, 2020 at 1:19 am
The comments on encryption in transport were misleading…just because a site’s URL includes “https” does not necessarily mean that other people cannot read/intercept your traffic between your browser and the website. A notable example of this can be in a business setting where a proxy is set up. Your employer may very well have their proxy certificate installed on your computer such that a website will still show trusted, https, etc, but they are able to decrypt, scan, save, etc all of your traffic, then re-encrypt it and forward it on to the website’s servers.
Aty
August 23, 2020 at 5:23 pm
There is something about her.. the way she moves while she speaks, it makes me wanna learn more about her and her mindset. Its weird but i just like to hear and learn what she says
Hotobu
August 23, 2020 at 7:58 pm
It’s like a living Tim Burton character is telling me about cyber security.
kacklal
August 23, 2020 at 10:51 pm
That eye reflection is not is it?
Karthik Narasimhan
August 24, 2020 at 12:31 am
She’s so cute