Anthony Collette :donor: / Loistava<p>Debunking Cybersecurity Myths</p><p>Cybersecurity expert Eva Galperin — <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@evacide" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>evacide</span></a></span> — helps debunk some common myths about cybersecurity.</p><p>☑️ Is the government watching you through your computer camera?</p><p>☑️ Does Google read all your Gmail?</p><p>☑️ Does a strong password protect you from hackers?</p><p>☑️ Will encryption keep my data safe?</p><p>☑️ Are all hackers bad people?</p><p>Eva answers all these questions and much more using clear language that's easy to understand.</p><p>Eva Galperin is the Director of Cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation — @eff</p><p>Rather read than listen? A helpful transcript is available.</p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/video/watch/expert-debunks-cybersecurity-myths" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/video/watch/expert-d</span><span class="invisible">ebunks-cybersecurity-myths</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infosec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/BeCyberSmart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BeCyberSmart</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/MoreThanAPassword" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoreThanAPassword</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/InfosecTraining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfosecTraining</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DiceWare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiceWare</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Encryption</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Passwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Passwords</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PasswordManagers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PasswordManagers</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PublicWiFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicWiFi</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/VPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VPN</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EFF</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ElectronicFrontierFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectronicFrontierFoundation</span></a></p>
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Anthony Collette :donor: / Loistava<p>Debunking Cybersecurity Myths</p><p>Cybersecurity expert Eva Galperin — <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@evacide" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>evacide</span></a></span> — helps debunk some common myths about cybersecurity.</p><p>☑️ Is the government watching you through your computer camera?</p><p>☑️ Does Google read all your Gmail?</p><p>☑️ Does a strong password protect you from hackers?</p><p>☑️ Will encryption keep my data safe?</p><p>☑️ Are all hackers bad people?</p><p>Eva answers all these questions and much more using clear language that's easy to understand.</p><p>Eva Galperin is the Director of Cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation — @eff</p><p>Rather read than listen? A helpful transcript is available.</p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/video/watch/expert-debunks-cybersecurity-myths" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/video/watch/expert-d</span><span class="invisible">ebunks-cybersecurity-myths</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infosec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/BeCyberSmart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BeCyberSmart</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/MoreThanAPassword" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoreThanAPassword</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/InfosecTraining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfosecTraining</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DiceWare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiceWare</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Encryption</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Passwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Passwords</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PasswordManagers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PasswordManagers</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PublicWiFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicWiFi</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/VPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VPN</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EFF</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ElectronicFrontierFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectronicFrontierFoundation</span></a></p>
Anthony Collette :donor: / Loistava<p>Debunking Cybersecurity Myths</p><p>Cybersecurity expert Eva Galperin -- @evacide -- helps debunk some common myths about cybersecurity.</p><p>☑️ Is the government watching you through your computer camera?</p><p>☑️ Does Google read all your Gmail?</p><p>☑️ Does a strong password protect you from hackers?</p><p>☑️ Will encryption keep my data safe?</p><p>☑️ Are all hackers bad people?</p><p>Eva answers all these questions and much more using clear language that's easy to understand.</p><p>Eva Galperin is the Director of Cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation -- @eff</p><p>Rather read than listen? A helpful transcript is available.</p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/video/watch/expert-debunks-cybersecurity-myths" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/video/watch/expert-d</span><span class="invisible">ebunks-cybersecurity-myths</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infosec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/BeCyberSmart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BeCyberSmart</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/MoreThanAPassword" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoreThanAPassword</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/InfosecTraining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfosecTraining</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DiceWare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiceWare</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Encryption</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Passwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Passwords</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PasswordManagers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PasswordManagers</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PublicWiFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicWiFi</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/VPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VPN</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EFF</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ElectronicFrontierFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectronicFrontierFoundation</span></a></p>
Anthony Collette :donor: / Loistava<p>Use a Password Manager? No way!!</p><p>In the before times, when I was still what some of you would call a “normie,” whenever someone suggested I use a Password Manager, my response was . . .</p><p>“I’m busy here — can’t you see I’m busy? Why are you asking me to do . . . ONE. MORE. THING?”</p><p>Advice delivered this way felt more like an imposition than an invitation.</p><p>The messaging I heard simply wasn’t persuasive.</p><p>Eventually . . . waaay too late in the game (sorry to say) I tried a Password Manager.</p><p>What an eye-opening experience. Now I’m a raving fan.</p><p>Password Managers, when used correctly, make online life so much simpler.</p><p>But if they’re so awesome, why do only 7% of online adults use Password Manager apps, and only 6% of adults save passwords in their browser’s built-in Password Manager?</p><p>Tech folks have done an amazing job of solving a painful tech problem. But the messaging directed to the general public hasn’t moved the needle near far enough. The industry simply hasn’t found the right messaging yet.</p><p>What’s the right message?</p><p>A message that *persuades.*</p><p>Thinking about the guidance from the Electronic Frontier Foundation, what if we tried something like this:</p><p>******<br>Everyone hates passwords. Now you can eliminate 95% of the Pain of Passwords. Today.</p><p>Password Managers create long, truly complex passwords composed of random characters that look like r8:W3=7uU0VpcS; impossible to remember but — that's the point.</p><p>Correctly using a Password Manager means you are:</p><p>Free from the *chore* of thinking up passwords.<br>Free from the *burden* of memorizing passwords.<br>Free from the *worry* of forgetting passwords.<br>Free from the *bother* of typing passwords.<br>Free from the *hassle* of frequently resetting passwords. </p><p>Using a Password Manager also massively shortens the length of the interruption you experience as you work online. Nobody likes to be interrupted.</p><p>By correctly using a Password Manager, you don't even have to know what your passwords are, if you don’t want to. You can eliminate 95% of the pain of passwords. Right Now. Today. Not sometime in the future.</p><p>This is our current reality.<br>*******</p><p>This is a faithful description of my personal experience using a Password Manager.</p><p>Would this message resonate with consumers?</p><p>No crystal ball here, but given the low adoption rate of Password Managers, isn’t it worth a try?</p><p>The EFF would also suggest that consumers use a DiceWare passphrase to unlock their devices, and to secure their Password Manager.</p><p>And if their eyes haven’t glazed over yet, we’d tell folks to use Multi-Factor authentication like a YubiKey or authenticator app for critical online accounts.</p><p>But simply as a starting point, perhaps a more pointed message like the one above would be worth a try.</p><p>What do you think? </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Passwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Passwords</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cybersecurity</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PasswordManager" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PasswordManager</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/MoreThanAPassword" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoreThanAPassword</span></a></p>
Anthony Collette :donor: / Loistava<p>Debunking Cybersecurity Myths</p><p>Cybersecurity expert Eva Galperin -- <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.lol/@evacide" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>evacide</span></a></span> -- helps debunk (and confirm!) some common myths about cybersecurity.</p><p>☑️ Is the government watching you through your computer camera?</p><p>☑️ Does Google read all your Gmail?</p><p>☑️ Does a strong password protect you from hackers?</p><p>☑️ Will encryption keep my data safe?</p><p>☑️ Are all hackers bad people?</p><p>Eva answers all these questions and much more using clear language that's easy to understand.</p><p>Eva Galperin is the Director of Cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation -- <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@eff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>eff</span></a></span></p><p>A helpful transcript is available.</p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/video/watch/expert-debunks-cybersecurity-myths" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/video/watch/expert-d</span><span class="invisible">ebunks-cybersecurity-myths</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infosec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/BeCyberSmart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BeCyberSmart</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/MoreThanAPassword" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoreThanAPassword</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/InfosecTraining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfosecTraining</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DiceWare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiceWare</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Encryption</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Passwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Passwords</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PasswordManagers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PasswordManagers</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PublicWiFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicWiFi</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/VPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VPN</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EFF</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ElectronicFrontierFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectronicFrontierFoundation</span></a></p><p>:boost_ok: Feel free to share (boost) this post with all those who follow you by clicking the cycled-arrow icon below.</p><p>:mastodon: Here on Mastodon, boosting doesn’t elevate a post through any algorithmic shenanigans. Everyone who follows you gets to see the post (“toot”) without the platform interfering.</p>
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