CYBERSECURITY! The good, the bad, and the hacked

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Shows concrete failures and fixes: a copied forum snippet nearly drops a production database, test data left in code exposes real users, and 90% of breaches come from human error (Cypsafe/ICO 2019) while phishing accounts for ~45% of reports. Demonstrates protectedtext.com client-side encryption behavior and recommends tooling: automated analysis and use vulnerability scanners like Mayhem, enable OS and compiler defenses, apply least-privilege, and pay for security code audits and pen tests to find what actually breaks.

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1. 0:00Introduction and speaker intro
2. 3:59Humans make mistakes in software
3. 5:25Pentesters the good in cybersecurity
4. 7:54Hackers the bad in cybersecurity
5. 10:25Developer mistakes the ugly truth
6. 13:14Encryption and client-side security
7. 16:04Developers and end users the heart of issues
8. 19:57What developers should do to improve
9. 22:23Tenacity and self-learning for developers
10. 27:43Breaking boundaries and innovation
11. 31:15Building secure software practices
12. 33:21Demo of ProtectedTest.com
13. 34:43Closing and Q&A invitation

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