Digital Hygiene for Nomads
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Our laptop and smartphone contain our life and our livelihood, and yet we expose them to all sorts of threats and risks through traveling. In this skillshare I can show you the basic best practices to take care of your data, finances and gear as you move around.
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Digital Hygiene for Nomads
- 1. Information Security for Nomads Sébastien Arbogast - 2023 How to take good care of your stuff?
- 3. What if…?
- 4. Your laptop stopped working
- 5. Your laptop got stolen
- 6. Your phone got left behind
- 7. Your email (or socials) got hacked
- 8. Safety Protocol • Passwords • Data protection • Internet connection • Gear • Financials • Borders • Best practices
- 9. Passwords • Check this out! • Use a password manager: 1password, Dashlane, LastPass • Synchronize it across all your devices • Generate unique passwords for everything • Change passwords for your critical accounts • Email accounts • Social accounts • Accounts with your credit card on them • Progressively all the others • Enable 2FA, but not with SMS (Google Authenticator or Yubikey)
- 11. Data protection • Full remote backup: Backblaze, or at the very least Dropbox or Google Drive • Encrypt your hard drive • MacOS: enable Filevault • Windows: • make sure BitLocker is enabled • CipherShed or VeraCrypt
- 12. Internet connection • Antivirus if you are on Windows (Defender might not be enough) • Avira • Kaspersky • Bitdefender • Keep your OS up-to-date • Use a VPN everywhere you don't trust • ExpressVPN • NordVPN • ProtonVPN • Sometimes VPNs are blocked (we see you Starbucks)
- 13. Gear • Laptop recovery: • iCloud (mac) • HiddenApp • Prey • Use a webcam cover • Lock your devices systematically • Biometric is best • At least 6-digit PIN • You need a PIN, really • AirTags are awesome! • Theft-proof backpack
- 14. Financials • Neobanks are the best • Revolut • N26 • Wise • Never give you credit card details over the phone, or at least use a virtual one • Crypto-currencies • Use a hardware wallet: Ledger Nano X or Trezor • Or at least a software wallet: Exodus or Coinbase Wallet • But DO NOT keep your crypto on online marketplaces
- 15. Borders • Do not share your socials with customs • Lock your phone with your PIN before crossing the border (disable biometrics) • Avoid giving away your IMEI
- 16. Best practices • Generate unique random passwords • Store everything sensitive in your password manager • Never open attachments you don't trust • Never answer emails that ask for your info • Avoid writing your credit card details in an email or on paper (rentals) • If you have to give a password, change it afterwards • Always use a VPN on public wi fi s • Check if some of your accounts have been compromised: https://haveibeenpwned.com/ • Beware of social engineering • Beware of random USB keys • Don't share pictures of your boarding passes