Crypto Fiesta - Hacker Paradise

Slides for the Hacker Paradise Buenos Aires Crypto Party.

The real meat of any crypto party is in the round table discussion groups that break out soon after the slides are put away.

Transcript

1. Crypto Fiesta Josh Schneier & Richard Littauer
2. What is a crypto party? • Learning opportunity for all • Please help each other out! • Beginners especially welcome • Here to dispel the prejudice that crypto is hard to use • No such thing as a bad or dumb question • Not a lecture - this part will be brief
3. Why does it matter? • Privacy • Everyone should have something to hide • Freedom • Living in unprecedented times • We are already being surveilled - fight back • Education is the great equalizer
4. Security Disclaimer • 100% security is not possible in any context • Crypto (privacy enhancing software) is generally legal to use, but not in every country • Security is a process and takes work, there is no magic bullet • IF YOU ARE SOMEONE WHO IS AT RISK WE WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LINKS AND RECOMMEND THAT YOU CONSULT WITH PROFESSIONALS
5. Threat Modeling • What is a threat model? • Why is it important? • What kind of threats exist on the internet and in other electronic communication contexts? • Any ideas about the sort of tools you can use to protect yourself?
6. Overview of Topics Basic Internet Security 1. 2FA 2. Password Manager 3. Adblocker (and other extensions) 4. Disable Flash 5. Don’t download or click email attachments/links 6. Beware of phishing 7. Op-Sec Messaging Email Anonymous Browsing Physical Machine Security
7. Additional Resources • Slides based on www.cryptoparty.in • Surveillance Self-Defense ssd.eff.org • Access Now www.accessnow.org • Rise Up riseup.net • Tor Project www.torproject.org • GPG gnupg.org • Tails tails.boum.org