Practical Digital Security

Hi

• I'm Libby Horacek
• I'm not a security expert
• So this workshop is not about expert security advice
• Instead this workshop is about:
  • Thinking about our security needs
  • Providing space and time to do the basics that we all need to do

Introductions

• Your name and pronoun
• Your organization (if applicable and you feel like it)
• In one word, how does thinking about digital security make you feel?

What are your security concerns?

• Examples:
  • "As a website developer, I'm concerned about the security of users of the sites I build."
  • "As a woman in tech, I'm concerned about trolls exposing my private information."

Look at your device

• Find an option or setting or feature that looks like it might have something to do with security
• Try:
  • Your phone's "settings" section
  • Your browser's "preferences" section
  • The settings for an app
• Who is this setting for? What concern does it address?

What about other tools?

• What other tools have you heard of or used?
• Where do they fit on this chart?

Why is the lower right

so difficult to defend?

Start in the upper left

• Often easier and more approachable
• More complex defenses won't protect you if you don't take care of the simpler stuff as well

But keep going!

• More security and privacy is better
• Concerns may change over time - be prepared
• Learn and you can educate and help others

Introduction to Tools and Practices

Challenges to getting started

What can we do about it?

• Work together
• Take breaks
• Don't get discouraged
• Ask questions

How it's going to work:

• Pick a table/topic
• Work on that topic for 15 minutes
• Take a break
• Keep going or try another table

Topics

• Change a weak password
• Install a password manager
• Turn on two-factor authentication for an account
• Create a Keybase.io account