There are always tradeoffs between security & convenience… The secret to digital security: lies, random characters, and a password manager!

1. DefendingYour Accounts, Devices, & Anonymity

2.  Information is power!
 Tech is very good today… even for hackers
 John the Ripper & GPUs
 Hacking effected 48% of Americans in 2014 & cost
businesses nearly $500mil in losses
 3.1 million Americans had their phones stolen in 2013
(1.4 million lost their phones)
 Not all hackers are evil (black hat)
 White hats find and help fix problems
 Nations are also in the game
 Stuxnet worm
 PRISM program
 Bugs (Heartbleed)

3.  Brute force hacking
 John the Ripper
 Social engineering
 Con men
 Packet sniffing
 WireShark
 Robbery
 3.1 million
 Viruses/worms
 Bugs

4.  PGP
 AES
 RSA
 PBKDF2: Password-Based Key Derivation Function 2
 WPA 2 (WiFi Protected Access)
 WiFi encryption
 TLS (https)
 Internet communication encryption

5.  Print scan (Touch ID / hand)
 Mostly safe from everyone but the police
 Eye scan (retina / iris)
 Odor sensor (breath)
 Voice recognition
 Face recognition

6.  The best password is a semisensical passphrase
 th3Qu!ckBr0wnf0XjumP3d.
 Minimum 9 characters including both upper &
lowercase letters, numbers, and specials
 Here’s a strong/unique passcode: !sWt^%vTR]/9
 Two-factor authentication (2FA) can also be
used for additional security
 Sadly, some sites restrict passcodes to 15
characters and/or do not allow specials

7.  Something you know & something you have
 Apple
 Google
 Microsoft
 Facebook
 Yahoo
 Evernote
 Cloud storage (Tresorit)
 E*Trade,Vanguard, PayPal, etc…
 Many more!

8.  80% of top security experts use one!
 1Password
 LastPass
 Dashlane
 KeePass
 Norton Identity Safe
 iCloud Keychain
 Google Synch
 Browsers
 Computer / Device specific

9.  Change the router nameASAP
 Change the admin password ASAP
 Change the gateway’s IP address
 UseWPA2 withAES encryption!

10.  Quantum computing
 Massively parallel
 Current passwords snap like a twig
 Quantum encryption
 Unbreakable
 The act of intercepting it breaks it

11.  VPNs
 Route users through multiple IPs masking their
identity and location
 TOR
 Browser based
 Uses proxies

12.  Always use HTTPS for commerce & utilize the
EFF’s HTTPS Everywhere extension
 Use 2FA on password recovery email accounts
 Do not underestimate the physical security of your
computers & mobile devices (use a PIN)
 Social engineering is a powerful tool
▪ As is dumpster diving
 Encrypt your PC’s hard drive (VeraCrypt)
 Use PayPal – Keep payment info. in one place
 If you’re not using a password manager, write your
passcodes down and keep them in a safe place.
That said, use a password manager!