The 7 Things I Know About Cyber Security After 25 Years | April 2024
Cryptoparty v1
1. What is a CryptoParty
CryptoParty is a decentralized, global initiative to introduce
the most basic cryptography software and the fundamental
concepts of their operation to the general public, such as the
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Tor anonymity network,
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public key encryption (PGP/GPG), and
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OTR (Off The Record messaging).
CryptoParties are free to attend, public, commercially and
politically non-aligned events.
2. Why CryptoParty/Cryptography?
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When mass surveillance and data mining define our online
lives, privacy and data protection acquire a whole new
meaning.
Citizens should be empowered to take informed decisions and
resist such surveillance.
3. Some tools
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Lightbeam – To visualise how third parties track you
when you access any website.
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Browser extensions – Do Not Track Me,
HTTPSEverywhere
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Anonymous Browsing – TOR Browser
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Encrypted Emails – Thunderbird / PGP
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Password Management – Keepass
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Secure Operating Systems – TAILS
9. TOR Browser www.torproject.org
Things to watch out for while using TOR
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Internet speed might be reduced
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Websites ask you to authenticate again
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The last loop is unsecure
12. Encrypted Emails
Things you need
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Email Client (Thunderbird // Claws etc)
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OpenPGP
Steps to Encrypted Emails
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Setup your email client
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Generate your public and private key
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Publish your private key, if you prefer to.
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Encrypt outgoing emails using the receipients' public key
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Decrypt incoming emails using your own private key
