EVERYTHING Is Backdoored. By Default.

The Art Of The Terminal • October 9, 2025
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🤯 It's time to accept it: we are in a state of IT security war. šŸ¤” Why Shai Hulud NPM worm is a symptom of a bigger problem? šŸ¤” Who are the biggest customers on the backdoors market? šŸ¤” What can we do -- the builders and the people running software -- to protect ourselves? 🧠 Sharpen your fundamental programming skills by working on real-world projects on Codecrafters. Sign up here: https://app.codecrafters.io/join?via=vivus-ignis šŸ˜ Links & goodies: https://github.com/vivus-ignis/the-art-of-the-terminal/tree/master/everything-is-backdoored-by-default šŸ˜ Tip me on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/theartoftheterminal Chapters: ----------------- 00:00:00 - We Are In IT Security War 00:01:29 - My Confession 00:02:04 - Shai Hulud & Backdoors in Prog Langs Packages 00:07:41 - Backdoors In Operating Systems 00:10:23 - Not Just Criminals 00:17:14 - Hardware Backdoors 00:19:06 - What Can We Do About It? Technical Solutions 00:22:50 - Non-technical Solutions

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