Exploring Hacker Operating Systems: Qubes OS

In this episode we are exploring Edward Snowden's favorite OS, Qubes, a "reasonably secure" operating system. Qubes OS is a free and open source operating system leveraging Xen-based virtualization to allow for isolated "qubes", enabling privacy and security by compartmentalization. Sign up for our e-mail alerts to stay updated when we go live & register to win free swag: https://info.varonis.com/securityfwd Chapters: 0:00 Countdown 0:46 Intro 1:51 Why Qubes 4:40 Who Should Use Qubes 5:40 Hardware Requirements 7:20 Qubes Docs 9:55 Qubes Installer 14:37 Rebooting 16:40 Second Half of Installer 19:13 How Qubes VMs Work 22:07 Disposable Machines 23:40 James' Setup 29:12 Kody Librem Laptop 30:53 How to Setup your own System 32:01 Slow Setup Process 33:08 First Login 35:30 Disposable Whonix Tor Browser 38:05 Password Vault 39:44 Sharing Data Across VMs 44:44 Persistence 51:34 Closing Thoughts 53:59 Endscreen