//YouTube channels
YouTube channels, reviewed.
The cybersecurity channels worth subscribing to — long-form education, breakdowns of real techniques, and the rare creators who don't waste your time. We say who each one is for, who it isn't, and where to start.
Computerphile
Brady Haran, Sean Riley · 2013–
Brady Haran's University-of-Nottingham-flavored explainer channel for computer science. Mike Pound's cryptography and security videos in particular deserve their reputation.
BeginnerFoundationsCryptographyRead reviewCookie Connecté
Samson Son · 2016–
French-language IT vulgarization by Samson Son, an information-systems architect. Short videos (~10 min), clean diagrams, square explainers on GDPR, networking, cyber, AI.
BeginnerFoundationsEducationRead reviewIppSec
IppSec · 2017–
IppSec's HackTheBox walkthrough channel. One retired box per video, narrated end-to-end, with the consistent rhythm that made it the canonical OSCP prep resource.
IntermediatePentestingCTFRead reviewJohn Hammond
John Hammond · 2014–
John Hammond's channel — fast-paced malware-analysis breakdowns, CTF walkthroughs, and 'this just landed in our incoming' style episodes from his day job at Huntress.
BeginnerMalwareCTFRead reviewLiveOverflow
Fabian Faessler · 2015–
Fabian Faessler's channel on binary exploitation, reverse engineering, and the patient curiosity that turns CTF tricks into intuitions.
AdvancedReverse EngineeringExploitationRead reviewMicode
Michaël de Marliave · 2017–
The flagship French-language cybersecurity-vulgarization YouTube channel. Michaël de Marliave produces investigations and accessible explainers (scams, hackers, internet infrastructure) with production values rare in France.
BeginnerFoundationsCybercrimeRead reviewProcessus Thief
Christopher Thiefin · 2018–
French-language offensive YouTube channel by Christopher Thiefin (offensive security engineer). HackTheBox walkthroughs, EDR bypass, PPID spoofing, C2 development, Windows internals.
AdvancedPentestingRed TeamRead reviewThe Cyber Mentor
Heath Adams · 2018–
Heath Adams's channel — practical pentest tutorials, career advice, and the long-form Practical Ethical Hacking course that launched the TCM Academy and the PNPT certification.
BeginnerPentestingCareerRead reviewUnderscore_
Michaël de Marliave · 2021–
French-language tech talk-show hosted by Micode on Twitch and YouTube. Hacking, dev, AI, tech entrepreneurship; long-form panel format with practitioner guests.
IntermediateFoundationsAIRead review