David Bombal

David Bombal

Want to learn about IT? Want to get ahead in your career? Well, this is the right place! On this channel, I discuss Python, Ethical Hacking, Networking, Network Automation, CCNA, Virtualization and other IT related topics. This YouTube channel has new videos every week! Subscribe for technical, detailed, no fluff content. David’s details: Discord: https://discord.com/invite/usKSyzb Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/davidbombal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidbombal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbombal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidbombal.co Website: http://www.davidbombal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/davidbombal All the best! David

  1. 5d ago

    #616: How Police Can Track Your Phone

    Big thanks to ThreatLocker for sponsoring my trip to Black Hat USA 2026 and also for sponsoring this video. To start your free trial with ThreatLocker please use the following link: https://www.threatlocker.com/davidbombal Your phone can be tricked into connecting to a fake cell tower. These devices are commonly known as Stingrays, cell-site simulators or IMSI catchers. They can be used to identify and locate phones in an area, and some attacks can interfere with the security of your cellular connection. At Black Hat and DEF CON, I spoke to Cooper Quintin, Senior Staff Technologist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), about Rayhunter. Rayhunter is an open-source project from the EFF designed to detect suspicious cellular activity using inexpensive mobile hotspot hardware. In this interview, Cooper explains how Stingrays and IMSI catchers work, why your phone can connect to a fake cell tower, what an IMSI is, how cellular downgrade attacks work, what a null cipher is, how Rayhunter detects suspicious activity, and what the EFF has learned from real-world deployments. We also get into mobile forensic extraction, phone searches at the border, biometrics vs PINs and passwords, and the bigger question of how much surveillance power governments and law enforcement should have. Thanks to ThreatLocker for sponsoring my trip to Black Hat and DEF CON and for sponsoring this video. #CyberSecurity #Privacy #Hacking // Cooper Quintin’s SOCIAL // EFF Website: https://www.eff.org/about/staff/coope... LinkedIn: / cooper-quintin-932029125 Website: https://cooperq.com/ // Web Page REFERENCE // https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03... https://www.eff.org/ https://ssd.eff.org/ // David's SOCIAL // Discord: discord.com/invite/usKSyzb Twitter: www.twitter.com/davidbombal Instagram: www.instagram.com/davidbombal LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/davidbombal Facebook: www.facebook.com/davidbombal.co TikTok: tiktok.com/@davidbombal YouTube: / @davidbombal Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3f6k6gE... SoundCloud: / davidbombal Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... // MY STUFF // https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidbombal // SPONSORS // Interested in sponsoring my videos? Reach out to my team here: sponsors@davidbombal.com // MENU // 0:00 - Intro 0:52 - Cooper Quintin introduction 01:18 - Rayhunter tool by EFF 02:45 - Stingrays used by law enforcement 05:05 - How the Rayhunter works 08:44 - Threatlocker sponsor segment 09:59 - Rayhunter results 12:06 - Concerns of Stingrays 14:02 - Why should people care 15:17 - Concerns of mobile forensic extraction tools 17:17 - Password vs biometric 18:04 - Conclusion Please note that links listed may be affiliate links and provide me with a small percentage/kickback should you use them to purchase any of the items listed or recommended. Thank you for supporting me and this channel! Disclaimer: This video is for educational purposes only. #cybersecurity #bhusa26 #privacy

    #616: How Police Can Track Your Phone

  2. Oct 20

    #615: How is AI Changing Cybersecurity?

    Big thanks to Cisco & Splunk for sponsoring my trip to .Conf 2026 and also for sponsoring this video. // Kamal Hathi’s’ SOCIAL // LinkedIn: / kamal-hathi // Hanlin Fang’s SOCIAL // LinkedIn: / hanlinfang // Jessica Oppenheimer’s SOCIAL // LinkedIn: / jessbair // Craig Woolley’s SOCIAL // LinkedIn: / craig-woolley-783059111 // Tom Smit’s SOCIAL // LinkedIn: / tsmit50 // Bruce Snell’s SOCIAL // LinkedIn: / brucesnell-security // Heath Johnson’s SOCIAL // LinkedIn: / heathjohnsonvm // Paul Bannister’s SOCIAL // LinkedIn: / paul-bannister // Hao Yang’s SOCIAL // LinkedIn: / hao-yang-bb6ab429 // Robert Castley’s SOCIAL // LinkedIn: / robertcastley // Leila Reyhani’s SOCIAL // LinkedIn: / leila-reyhani // David's SOCIAL // Discord: discord.com/invite/usKSyzb Twitter: www.twitter.com/davidbombal Instagram: www.instagram.com/davidbombal LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/davidbombal Facebook: www.facebook.com/davidbombal.co TikTok: tiktok.com/@davidbombal YouTube: / @davidbombal Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3f6k6gE... SoundCloud: / davidbombal Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... // MY STUFF // https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidbombal // SPONSORS // Interested in sponsoring my videos? Reach out to my team here: sponsors@davidbombal.com // MENU // 0:00 - How to stay in control in the world of AI 00:38 - Visualizing data with Splunk 02:24 - Born observable // Observability for AI 04:36 - Cisco Data Fabric 06:43 - Hunt and investigation // Security threats 08:10 - Data foundation 09:08 - The cost of AI and the ROIs 09:41 - Red vs blue team with AI 11:46 - Visualizing AI security 13:00 - Targeted autonomy 14:02 - .conf26 summary 15:26 - Conclusion Please note that links listed may be affiliate links and provide me with a small percentage/kickback should you use them to purchase any of the items listed or recommended. Thank you for supporting me and this channel! Disclaimer: This video is for educational purposes only. #splunk #cybersecurity #ai

    #615: How is AI Changing Cybersecurity?

  3. Oct 20

    #614: Learn Malware Analysis with Ghidra and x64dbg (for free)

    Want to learn how to reverse engineer malware? Lindsay Kaye joins me to demonstrate malware analysis using Ghidra and x64dbg, two free tools you can use to develop your skills. Lindsay is the author of Dissecting the Dark Web. In this interview, we take apart a data theft tool used by LockBit affiliates and examine BlackMatter ransomware. You’ll see how malware detects a debugger, hides strings, and loads functions at runtime. We also run ransomware in a lab VM to show what happens to the victim’s files. We discuss: • How ransomware gangs steal data before encrypting it • How static and dynamic analysis work together • Finding malware indicators in Sysmon logs • Why ransomware can print physical ransom notes • How reputation and trust work in criminal forums • How to start reverse engineering by compiling your own C programs and examining them in Ghidra If you have some programming knowledge and want to understand how malware works, this is a practical look at the skills involved. // Sponsored SEGMENT // Big thank you to Proton Pass for sponsoring this video. To sign up for Proton Pass, please use the following link https://proton.me/davidbombal to get Proton Pass free. // Link to No Starch Website for Lindsay Kaye’s Book // Order Dissecting the Dark Web on No Starch: https://nostarch.com/dissecting-the-d... Use Coupon Code KAYE25 for 25% off Dissecting the Dark Web at NoStarch.com // Lindsay Kaye’s SOCIALS // Website: https://www.lindsaymkaye.com/ LinkedIn: / lindsaymkaye Human Security Website: https://www.humansecurity.com/people/... // David's SOCIAL // Discord: discord.com/invite/usKSyzb Twitter: www.twitter.com/davidbombal Instagram: www.instagram.com/davidbombal LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/davidbombal Facebook: www.facebook.com/davidbombal.co TikTok: tiktok.com/@davidbombal YouTube: / @davidbombal Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3f6k6gE... SoundCloud: / davidbombal Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... // MY STUFF // https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidbombal // SPONSORS // Interested in sponsoring my videos? Reach out to my team here: sponsors@davidbombal.com // MENU // 0:00- Coming Up 0:40 - Intro (Lindsey's Book) 02:49 - Lindsey's Background 03:30 - Proton Ad 05:44 - Interesting Book Topics 07:18 - Demo Starts 10:57 - How To Follow Along With The Book 14:12 - x64 Debuggng 20:21 - Writing Rules With Stealbit 23:27 - Analysing Ransomware 28:10 - Building Your Ransomware 31:05 - Reputations On The Dark Web 32:52 - Analysing Dark Web Malware 37:30 - Running The Ransomware 41:00 – Questions to Lindsay 42:17 – How to Connect with Lindsay 42:39 – Final thoughts Please note that links listed may be affiliate links and provide me with a small percentage/kickback should you use them to purchase any of the items listed or recommended. Thank you for supporting me and this channel! Disclaimer: This video is for educational purposes only. #defcon #reverseengineering #darkweb

    #614: Learn Malware Analysis with Ghidra and x64dbg (for free)

  4. Oct 12

    #613: Think You’re Private Online? Watch This

    Big thank you to DeleteMe for sponsoring this video. Use my link join https://joindeleteme.com/Bombal or use the QR code in the video to get 20% off. How private are the apps you use every day? I sit down with Thorin Klosowski from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) to discuss online privacy, secure messaging, VPNs and the data we share with AI tools. We look at Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram, discuss privacy tradeoffs across Windows, Linux, Android and iPhone, and ask what you should assume about email and cloud storage. Thorin also walks through EFF’s free Surveillance Self-Defense guides to help you create a security plan and decide what to focus on first. If you work in cybersecurity, or you simply want to help your family protect their privacy, this conversation gives you a starting point without assuming everyone needs the same tools. In this interview: Why “I have nothing to hide” misses the point How to think about passwords, two-factor authentication and security planning Why messaging defaults and privacy settings matter What a VPN can and cannot do for your privacy AI features, cloud storage and questions to ask about your data Phone and computer privacy tradeoffs, email and encryption Which privacy setting or app are you going to review first? Let me know in the comments, and subscribe for more cybersecurity and privacy conversations. // Thorin Klosowski’s SOCIALS // Website: https://www.eff.org/about/staff/thori... EFF LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eff?... // Web page REFERENCE // https://ssd.eff.org/ // David's SOCIAL // Discord: discord.com/invite/usKSyzb Twitter: www.twitter.com/davidbombal Instagram: www.instagram.com/davidbombal LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/davidbombal Facebook: www.facebook.com/davidbombal.co TikTok: tiktok.com/@davidbombal YouTube: / @davidbombal Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3f6k6gE... SoundCloud: / davidbombal Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... // MY STUFF // https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidbombal // SPONSORS // Interested in sponsoring my videos? Reach out to my team here: sponsors@davidbombal.com // MENU // 0:00 - Coming Up 0:40 – Intro & about the EFF 02:50 – DeleteMe Sponsored Section 05:08 – Surveillance & Self-Defence Tools 08:41 – Tool Guides, AI Privacy & Cloud Storage 13:29 – Messaging Apps to use 16:27 – Operating Systems to use 21:16 – How Secure is Email & Encryption 23:22 – Security Tips for Activists & Protestors 26:53 – Closing & Conclusion Please note that links listed may be affiliate links and provide me with a small percentage/kickback should you use them to purchase any of the items listed or recommended. Thank you for supporting me and this channel! Disclaimer: This video is for educational purposes only. #Privacy #CyberSecurity #EFF

    #613: Think You’re Private Online? Watch This

  5. Oct 8

    #612: How Hackers Trick AI Into Giving Up Secrets (Demos and free labs)

    Big thanks to Proton Drive for sponsoring this video. You can use my link http://proton.me/drive/davidbombal to sign up for Proton Drive and get 40% discount. // Free AI labs // Prompt Injection Taxonomy: https://arcanum-sec.github.io/arc_pi_... AI Security Resource Hub: https://arcanum-sec.github.io/ai-sec-... // Jason Haddix’s SOCIALS // X: https://x.com/Jhaddix?lang=en Github: https://github.com/Arcanum-Sec Website: https://arcanum-sec.com/ // David's SOCIAL // Discord: discord.com/invite/usKSyzb Twitter: www.twitter.com/davidbombal Instagram: www.instagram.com/davidbombal LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/davidbombal Facebook: www.facebook.com/davidbombal.co TikTok: tiktok.com/@davidbombal YouTube: / @davidbombal Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3f6k6gE... SoundCloud: / davidbombal Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... // MY STUFF // https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidbombal // SPONSORS // Interested in sponsoring my videos? Reach out to my team here: sponsors@davidbombal.com // MENU // 0:00 -Coming Up 0:48 - Jason Haddix at DEF CON 01:36 - Sponsor – Proton Drive 03:31 - AI Chatbot Penetration Testing 04:11 - The Prompt Injection Taxonomy 06:19 - Bypassing AI Guardrails & Classifiers 07:15 - DEF CON AI Hacking CTF 08:31 - Why AI Security Testing Is Different 10:18 - Instagram AI Account Takeover Demo 14:39 - AI Meeting Transcript Prompt Injection Demo 17:28 - How to Start Learning AI Security 18:18 - Final Thoughts Please note that links listed may be affiliate links and provide me with a small percentage/kickback should you use them to purchase any of the items listed or recommended. Thank you for supporting me and this channel! Disclaimer: This video is for educational purposes only. #ai #aihacking #promptinjection

    #612: How Hackers Trick AI Into Giving Up Secrets (Demos and free labs)

  6. Oct 1

    #611: Building AI Agents? Set Up These Guardrails First

    Big thanks to ‪@Cisco‬ & ‪@Splunkofficial‬ for sponsoring my trip to .Conf 2026 and also for sponsoring this video. AI agents can do things you never intended. So how do you monitor their behavior, spot security problems and decide what they should be allowed to do? I’m joined by Splunk’s Kamal Hathi at .conf26 to discuss AI agent security, observability and what an agentic SOC means for the people working in cybersecurity. Kamal explains why setting a goal isn’t enough. You need visibility into what your agents are actually doing, clear guardrails and human oversight for important decisions. We also discuss why monitoring only a sample of agent activity can leave gaps, and how focused small language models could help reduce evaluation costs. In this interview, we cover: • Known agents, unregistered agents and unexpected behavior • AI evaluations, guardrails and zero trust • Automating SOC alert triage while keeping humans in control • Using AI to create SOAR playbooks • Running models locally for privacy, cost and control • Choosing between local models and cloud models • Whether you should still study computer science in 2027 If you’re building AI agents, working in cybersecurity or deciding what to learn next, this conversation will give you plenty to think about. // Kamal Hathi’s’ SOCIAL // LinkedIn: / kamal-hathi // David's SOCIAL // Discord: discord.com/invite/usKSyzb Twitter: www.twitter.com/davidbombal Instagram: www.instagram.com/davidbombal LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/davidbombal Facebook: www.facebook.com/davidbombal.co TikTok: tiktok.com/@davidbombal YouTube: / @davidbombal Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3f6k6gE... SoundCloud: / davidbombal Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... // MY STUFF // https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidbombal // SPONSORS // Interested in sponsoring my videos? Reach out to my team here: sponsors@davidbombal.com // MENU // 0:00 - Coming Up 0:43 - Intro 02:25 - Security Against AI 06:26 - Collecting Data on your AI 08:33 - AI Hallucinations 10:48 - Is Life Like Sci-Fi? 14:09 - Will AI Replace You? 17:16 - Not Giving Your Information to AI 18:50 - Kamal's Prediction for the Future of AI 20:20 - Final Thoughts 21:29 - What Should you Study in 2027? 22:00 - Conclusion Please note that links listed may be affiliate links and provide me with a small percentage/kickback should you use them to purchase any of the items listed or recommended. Thank you for supporting me and this channel! Disclaimer: This video is for educational purposes only. #SplunkConf26 #Splunk #Cisco

    #611: Building AI Agents? Set Up These Guardrails First

  7. Oct 1

    #610: WiFi Pineapple Pager: What Can It Actually Do?

    Big thank you to proton VPN for sponsoring the video. To get 70% off your Proton VPN subscription use the following link: https://protonvpn.com/davidbombal Note: Hak5 did not pay me to make this video. But, for full transparency: Darren was kind enough to give me some cool Hak5 gadgets. Get your own using my link below. // Buy Hak5 coolness here (Affiliate Link): // Buy Hak5: https://davidbombal.wiki/gethak5 WiFi hacking without opening your laptop? ‪@DarrenKitchen‬ from ‪@hak5‬ joins me to talk about the WiFi Pineapple Pager and what this little Linux device can actually do. Darren shares the story behind the Pager, explains its support for 2.4, 5, and 6 GHz WiFi, and walks us through features including wireless reconnaissance, eventtriggered alerts, and community-created payloads. We also discuss how Bash and DuckyScript helpers let users build their own functionality, and how Pager Portal makes it possible to download payloads directly onto the device. How does it compare with the WiFi Pineapple Mark VII and Enterprise? We look at the different use cases, from portable testing to remotely auditing a client’s wireless network. And yes, someone has already made it run Doom. This is an interview and feature overview with the creator, covering the ideas, technology, and community behind the WiFi Pineapple Pager. // Darren Kitchen SOCIAL // YouTube: / darrenkitchen Website: https://hak5.org/pages/hack-across-am... X: https://x.com/hak5darren // Hak5 WEBSITE // https://shop.hak5.org/ // Previous YouTube video with Darren REFERENCE // Hacking Gadgets Every Cybersecurity Pro should know: • Hacking Gadgets Every Cybersecurity Pro Sh... // David's SOCIAL // Discord: discord.com/invite/usKSyzb Twitter: www.twitter.com/davidbombal Instagram: www.instagram.com/davidbombal LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/davidbombal Facebook: www.facebook.com/davidbombal.co TikTok: tiktok.com/@davidbombal YouTube: / @davidbombal Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3f6k6gE... SoundCloud: / davidbombal Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... // MY STUFF // https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidbombal // SPONSORS // Interested in sponsoring my videos? Reach out to my team here: sponsors@davidbombal.com // MENU// 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Coolest hacking tool // Hak5 WiFi Pineapple Pager 03:10 - Proton VPN sponsor segment 05:28 - History of the WiFi Pineapple 08:53 - WiFi Pineapple Pager overview 12:17 - The community 15:55 - Easy to get started 16:50 - WiFi Pineapple Mk7 18:53 - WiFi Pineapple Enterprise 21:23 - Supported WiFi frequencies 22:43 - Conclusion Please note that links listed may be affiliate links and provide me with a small percentage/kickback should you use them to purchase any of the items listed or recommended. Thank you for supporting me and this channel! Disclaimer: This video is for educational purposes only. #wifipineapplepager #wifi #hackinggadgets

    #610: WiFi Pineapple Pager: What Can It Actually Do?

  8. Oct 1

    #609: How Hackers Target Satellites Through Ground Control Systems

    Big thanks to DeleteMe for sponsoring this video. Protect your business with DeleteMe by using the following Link: https://joindeleteme.com/bombal-biz You’ll also get a free year of social media protection for every seat you purchase. How do you hack a satellite? The attack can start on the ground. Watch a mission control demo showing how web vulnerabilities can change a simulated spacecraft’s orbit. At DEF CON, I meet Milenko and Andrzej, the authors of The Spacecraft Hackers Handbook, to explore spacecraft cybersecurity. They explain the infrastructure behind satellite operations, what the Via sat attack actually targeted, and why protecting spacecraft requires both security and space engineering knowledge. Then Andrzej demonstrates previously patched vulnerabilities in an older version of mission control software. Using Burp Suite, he shows how path traversal exposes configuration files and how cross-site scripting can trigger a spacecraft command through an operator’s browser. We cover: • Why satellite security extends to systems on the ground • How path traversal and XSS affect mission control software • Telemetry, telecommands, CCSDS and the SDLS security layer • How GPS supports timing as well as navigation • Python examples, a prepared lab VM and learning resources • The authors’ nine satellite cybersecurity challenges on Hack The Box • Skills and career opportunities in spacecraft cybersecurity The demonstration uses a spacecraft simulator. The vulnerabilities shown were disclosed to the vendor and patched. // Link to No Starch Website for Milenko and Andrzej’s Book// The Spacecraft Hacker’s Handbook: https://nostarch.com/spacecraft-hacke... Use Coupon Code SPACE25 for 25% off The Spacecraft Hacker’s Handbook. // Milenko Starcik’s SOCIALS // Website: https://visionspace.com/team/milenko-... Website 2: https://starcik.space/ // Andrzej Olchawa’s SOCIALS // Website: https://visionspace.com/author/a-olch... Website 2: https://andy.codes/ X: https://x.com/0x4ndy // Online Resources // https://spacesecurity.club https://github.com/orgs/spacecrafthac... // Blog Post REFERENCE // https://www.hackthebox.com/blog/hack-... // David's SOCIAL // Discord: discord.com/invite/usKSyzb Twitter: www.twitter.com/davidbombal Instagram: www.instagram.com/davidbombal LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/davidbombal Facebook: www.facebook.com/davidbombal.co TikTok: tiktok.com/@davidbombal YouTube: / @davidbombal Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3f6k6gE... SoundCloud: / davidbombal Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... // MY STUFF // https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidbombal // SPONSORS // Interested in sponsoring my videos? Reach out to my team here: sponsors@davidbombal.com // MENU // 0:00 - Intro 0:52 - How Russia hacked satellites 02:12 - The Spacecraft Hacker's Handbook 03:23 - VisionSpace 04:04 - DeleteMe sponsor segment 05:29 - Growth in satellites launched 06:28 - What would losing satellites mean 07:12 - Protocols explained 08:00 - Misconceptions of satellite hacking 09:28 - Threat level of satellite hacking 10:39 - Upcoming demo explained 12:20 - Who is the book for? 16:46 - A gap 17:48 - Other recommendations 19:49 - Hacking satellite demo overview 20:34 - Hacking satellite demo walkthrough 33:54 - Demo next steps 34:29 - Demo walkthrough continued 38:51 - Conclusion Please note that links listed may be affiliate links and provide me with a small percentage/kickback should you use them to purchase any of the items listed or recommended. Thank you for supporting me and this channel! Disclaimer: This video is for educational purposes only. #sattelitehacking #spacecraftcybersecurity #defcon

    #609: How Hackers Target Satellites Through Ground Control Systems
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Want to learn about IT? Want to get ahead in your career? Well, this is the right place! On this channel, I discuss Python, Ethical Hacking, Networking, Network Automation, CCNA, Virtualization and other IT related topics. This YouTube channel has new videos every week! Subscribe for technical, detailed, no fluff content. David’s details: Discord: https://discord.com/invite/usKSyzb Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/davidbombal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidbombal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbombal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidbombal.co Website: http://www.davidbombal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/davidbombal All the best! David

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    David Bombal
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    500
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