1. Cybersecurity for Everyone
Protecting Your Conversations & Data

2. Hi! I’m Randal Randal Humphries Savannah Native 16 years in Technology
IT Manager, The Center for Digestive & Liver Health
CTO, First City Software
Freelance Developer
Lives for the bodiless exultation of cyberspace

3. What Cybersecurity Is:
A set of techniques used to protect networks, computers, the data they stored and transmitted on networks and computers
Necessitated by the digital age
As critical to your safety as seatbelts, deadbolts, and smoke alarms
Available to everyone regardless of technical skill level

4. What Cybersecurity Isn’t
Magic
Exclusive to businesses and governments
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5. Who Wants My Data? Hackers Governments (ours and theirs)
Corporations/ISPs
Who Wants My Data?

6. Why do they want my data? Money Surveillance (yes, really) Marketing
Identity Theft
Extortion
Surveillance (yes, really)
Marketing
Why do they want my data?

7. What of my data do they want?
Identity
Social Security Number
Personal Associations
Social/Political Affiliations
Behavior
Where you hang out online
With whom you hang out online
What you post
What you buy / want to buy
Usernames & Passwords
Financial Data
What of my data do they want?

8. How do they get my data? In transit At rest From service providers:
When you send things over the internet
When an app you use acts on your behalf
At rest
Malware or viruses on your hard drive.
Physical access to your devices
Compromised backups
From service providers:
Social networks
Hosting companies (Google, Apple, Amazon...)
providers (Google, Apple, Microsoft, Yahoo…)
How do they get my data?

9. What Can I Do About It? Privacy Consciousness Encryption Antimalware
Awesome Passwords
What Can I Do About It?

10. Privacy Consciousness
Read Privacy Policies
Familiarize Yourself w/ Privacy Settings
Privacy
Consciousness
Watch the Watchers!

11. Don’t leave localhost with it!
HTTP vs. HTTPS
Mobile Devices
Hard Drives & Flash Drives
VPN
Chat/IM/Text
Encryption
Don’t leave localhost with it!

12. HTTP vs HTTPS The “S” stands for Secure… Really
HTTP is sent in “plain text”
HTTPS is encrypted end-to-end
Look for HTTPS
Install HTTPS Everywhere Plugin in Your Browser
HTTP vs HTTPS
The “S” stands for Secure… Really

13. Mobile Devices Passcodes, People!
Setting up a passcode encrypts the device
True for both Android and Apple
Mobile Devices
Passcodes, People!

14. Both the Hard and Flash Variety
Macs: FileVault
Windows 10: DiskCryptor
Windows 10 Pro: Bitlocker
Linux: Tons of them...
Drives
Both the Hard and Flash Variety

15. VPN Locking a safe in a safe Encrypts all data sent/received
Helps mask your identity
Hide your tracks
A necessity on open WiFi
Recommendations
NordVPN
Hotspot Shield
Private Internet Access VPN
KeepSolid VPN
VPN
Locking a safe in a safe

16. Email Yes… Even your email Mac: PGPTools Windows: PGP4Win Linux: Tons…
Use an encrypted service
Lavabit
Protonmail
Yes… Even your

17. Your poop emoji’s are public
Signal
Encrypts calls too!
ChatSecure
Free!
WhatsApp
Owned by Facebook so proceed w/ caution
Chat/IM/Text
Your poop emoji’s are public

18. Antimalware Worth every penny Yes; Macs get malware
Use a good antimalware program
Keep it updated
Recommendations
Bitdefender (Total Security)
AVG
MalwareBytes
Bonus Points!
Internet Security appliance
Bitdefender BOX 2
Cujo Smart Firewall
Antimalware
Worth every penny

19. Like socks, they should be changed often
Your password sucks
The longer the better
The more random the better
Enable two-factor authentication when available
Disable your browser’s password manager
Use a password manager
Stores passwords for you
Generates secure passwords for you
Recommendations
LastPass
1Password
KeePassX
Like socks, they should be changed often

20. Some Helpful Links
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Surveillance Self-Defense
Mozilla Advocacy
Diskcryptor
Two Factor Authentication

21. Thanks!
@randalmeister