Protecting Traditional and Blockchain Virtual Economies
summary
Covers security risks and defensive strategies for virtual economies including traditional platforms and blockchain-based systems that handle cryptocurrency and NFTs. Draws on the presenter’s 20+ years of hands-on experience in both exploiting and securing virtual-economy platforms to explain how to identify vulnerabilities and design and build more secure economic systems.
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chapters (16)
- 0:00Start
- 3:47Timeline
- 8:53Types of Economic Systems
- 12:49Recap
- 15:13Protecting Web 2 Economies
- 16:23Access/Authorization Issues
- 17:29Integer Exploits
- 18:30Race Conditions
- 24:31TLDR: The Exploit
- 27:54Finney Attacks and Race Attacks
- 28:58DAO attacks
- 29:29Wallet Attacks
- 31:54Axie Infinity
- 34:22Web 2 Summary (1997-2017)
- 38:03Additional Resources
- 39:27Web 3 Incidents 2022 Summary
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