Staying Safe Online
Tools of the Trade
Ad / Script Blocker
Ad / Script Blocker - Why Use One
Ad / Script Blocker - Why Use One
Ad / Script Blocker - Why Use One
Faster page loads
Ad / Script Blocker - Why Use One
Avoid "Malvertising" campaigns
- news.yahoo.com
- huffingtonpost.com
- aol.com
- weather.com
- sports.yahoo.com
- startribune.com
- centurylink.net
- entertainment.verizon.com
2015 Victims
Ad / Script Blocker - Options
Adblock Plus
Ads
Scripts
Ghostery
Ads + Scripts
Privacy Badger (EFF)
uBlock Origin
Ad / Script Blocker - Downsides
Site Blocking
Can break some sites
Password Manager
Password Manager - What Is It
Generates secure passwords
Stores them all securely
Auto-fills usernames/passwords on websites
Password Manager - 1Password Demo
Password Manager - Why Use One
Good passwords should be hard to remember
For reals example: CP3QsgEA40Tx
My LastPass Vault: 358 accounts
Password Manager - Options
Online
LastPass
Dashlane
Offline
KeePassX
Free, Premium - $12/yr
Free, Premium - $40/yr
Free, open-source
Password Manager - Downsides
Phone needed for unfamiliar computers
Need to have super-strong master password / 2FA device
2 Factor Authentication
(2FA)
2 Factor Authentication - What Is It
Popular implementation of Multi-factor authentication
- Something you know
- Password
- Something you have
- USB Tokens
- Cards
- Something you are
- Fingerprint
- Retina
2 Factor Authentication - Why Use It
Hackers need more than just your password
Password essentially useless without 2FA code
2 Factor Authentication - Google services instructions
2 Factor Authentication - Options
Google Authenticator App
SMS
Hardware Token - Yubikey
2 Factor Authentication - Downsides
Need code when signing into account from untrusted computer
Takes ~30 seconds longer to login to untrusted computer
Can pre-generate codes from app
2 Factor Authentication - Who Offers It
twofactorauth.org
All the "big sites"
- Google's services
- Amazon
- eBay
- Microsoft's services
- Apple's services
- https://blog.malwarebytes.org/threat-analysis/2015/01/major-malvertising-campaign-hits-sites-with-combined-total-monthly-traffic-of-1-5bn-visitors/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-factor_authentication
- https://blog.malwarebytes.org/threat-analysis/2015/01/major-malvertising-campaign-hits-sites-with-combined-total-monthly-traffic-of-1-5bn-visitors/
Articles
Pics
- https://bd23.https.cdn.softlayer.net/80BD23/142.4.51.106/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cnn_ad_blocking_results_firefox.png
- http://www.mozilla.cz/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Adblock-Plus-logo.png
http://www.n-droid.de/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Ghostery-Browser-Logo.png
https://www.eff.org/sites/all/themes/badger/badger-stroke.png
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gorhill/uBlock/master/doc/img/icon38@2x.png
https://inbound.org/discuss/is-it-time-that-google-removed-forbes-from-search
http://geneabloggers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Lastpass.jpg
http://screenshots.en.sftcdn.net/en/scrn/3338000/3338284/dashlane-12-535x535.png
https://www.keepassx.org/images/kpx_logo_main.png - https://www.yubico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/YubiKey-NEO.png
- https://lh5.ggpht.com/c6cKdTJeblAdoXGVnrG3FjJLv5fdv6UvN4sdRsLH4NNNmQc0OmZOxp-LxdEx8Coq5S8=h900
- https://support.1password.com/articles/browser-extension/keyboard-shortcut.gif
- https://thenextweb.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2015/02/google-2fa.png
Online Extensions
By Dan
