The Shellshock Bug In About Four Minutes

Remember Heartbleed? Well, this is probably worse. Here's a (somewhat simplified) explanation of what Shellshock actually is. Don't worry: I haven't included instructions on how to actually exploit it. The moral of the story is: keep your security patches up to date!

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Tom Scott is now even recording videos while at a job interview.

[Freakcent]

The shellshock bug can even make red shirts disappear. 

[lyadmilo]

I really appreciate how, in your more techy videos, you don't talk down to people who can't code.

[IoEstasCedonta]

"The command line is... like having a text message conversation with your computer."

...well, I'm officially a thousand years old.

[KangasniemiJerri]

Fake Tom Scott.

No red t-shirt.

I refuse to accept Tom Scott can possibly wear anything else.

[rhysgregson]

I never understood how a set of characters like this could do so much... I've recently been learning bash and now I understand.

[DefrankedChannel]

3:45 Gru from Despicable Me wanders in to frame in the bottom left

[wow-roblox]

“In the beginning there was the command line and the computer” is this a new religion?

[CaledonianCamel]

Me watching this video: Bus, bus, bus, bus, bus, bus, bus, bus, bus, bus, bus, bus, bus, bus

[SeanOGrady-miralize]

No red t-shirt? You somehow lose credibility without it :P 

I'm obviously kidding.. but it is jarring

[erictaylor]

I liked the last line but it presents us with a paradox. A guy on you tube has advised us not to take our security advise from some guy on you tube.

[BartRamakers]

Hi Tom, please never stop posting videos like this. They're really informative, and you always make me laugh :)

[AllDayBikes]

Tom speaks in two languages simultaneously.

English, and hands.

[emeraldfox]

Thank you YouTube, for telling me about a bug relevant 6 years ago, I'm still going to enjoy informal Tom Scott, but still

[sjwimmel]

Who comes up with these genius names like Heartbleed and Shellshock?

[puffdaddy]

Tom and Michael Reeves are the two YouTubers who really inspired me to learn programming. After seeing and listening to them talk about what’s possible, it sparked something in me. I now have a hobby that I love, and have access to endless free resources to progress further. YouTube is a blessing to the independent learner, and I’m thankful there are educational channels like toms around to expose people to subjects they’d otherwise never consider

[devhonk]

"Hope you are not taking security tips from some guy on Youtube"
**confused liveoverflow watcher noises**

[baylinkdashyt]

"In the Beginning was the Command Line".

My favorite Neal Stephenson composition.

[stevesmith]

what's this, a suit? Not a red t-shirt with jeans? this isn't Tom, it's an imposter!

[et_aliae]

On the subject of "rm -rf /"
Most systems make you add "--no-preserve-root" to the end, making it harder to accidentally do it.