by ‣ - 27.02.2023

Agenda

  1. Info security on the web in general

  2. Attack vectors

    1. Phishing social engineering
    2. Honeypots
    3. Malicious scripts
    4. Scams
    5. Ransomware
    6. Key loggers
    7. DDos
  3. Things that can happen

    1. Hacks
    2. Botnets
    3. Stolen data
  4. Tips

    1. At the internet router
      1. Do not use the default wifi password, change it asap
      2. Use the latest standard of wifi security WPA WEP
      3. Use a very secure firewall for your internet
    2. Over text, email, etc
      1. Do not open texts that look malicious
      2. DO NOT open emails that you think might be malicious
      3. If you ever receive anything for "support", independently verify the thing is real
    3. Over VPN
      1. Be sure it's a real VPN
      2. Over slack and other messaging platforms
    4. Mobile
      1. Independently verify mobile apps on the app store
      2. On mobile browsing see browser tips
    5. On the browser
      1. Independently verify all browser plugins before you download
      2. DO NOT TRUST GOOGLE ADS
      3. Independently verify domains so that you know they are the real website
      4. DO NOT CLICK ON ADS
      5. Get a verified plugin that blocks javascript scripts (Noscript is a good one, indepedently verify it)
      6. If you are a secure browser, like Brave, put it as the default browser on all your devices so all traffic goes through the browser that's most secure
    6. the chrome extensions that enhance browsing security
  5. Your data stored

    1. Don't save your passwords
    2. Don't save any stored info on websites
  6. 2 factor authentication from your phone

Questions here

  1. Blockchain trilemma is the issue with all blockchains! Security, scalability and decentralization :) . when do we fix this?
  2. How about some NFT's they send to your wallets?
  3. the chrome extensions that enhance browsing security?
  4. Hardware wallet necessary?
  5. recommendations for vpn subscriptions?