Con Panel Idea: Protecting Yourself Online

[deskitty]

I'm thinking of putting together a panel for the next FC or BLFC [I'm not going to make it] on how to protect yourself online. Some potential topics for discussion include:

• What is "security"? What is "privacy"? (threat modeling)
• What to look for in a "secure" service. (Not all security/privacy protections are the same; how to tell the difference.)
• Browsing the Web (HTTP and HTTPS, certificates, etc.)
• Chatting online (Telegram, WhatsApp, Signal, etc.)
• File storage (Dropbox, SpiderOak, etc.)
• Choosing secure passwords/passphrases
• Protecting your phone and computer from attack

The EFF has a great resource that covers a lot of these topics. I would be leaning heavily on their material, and supplementing it with additional details that I've learned or researched (e.g. Telegram's over-hyped security).

If you're going to one of these conventions, would you be interested in such a panel? If so, what would you like to see/hear/learn about?

While I have a strong technical background, I'm not a career security expert. If you're an expert, or at least have a strong security background, would you be interested in reviewing my material and/or co-presenting?

Leave me your thoughts in the comments below.

— Des