Computers, Security >

See also:

• Data security
• Internet security

• Operating systems will each have their own specific security notes.

• /tag/computer-security

• Securification was a significant project and thought experiment.

One of the tricks is to get a disliked project up and running to make it the de facto alternative, then either pulling out to let it rot, or setting up to make/slow decision making, allowing the liked project to become the de facto popular/better project in comparison. — spiralofhope, 2018-07-27 on the Devuan mailing list.

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• encryption
• chroot
• AppArmor
• Uncomplicated Firewall

• When passwords won’t work

Operating systems which are explicitly security-focused:

• /tag/security+linux-distributions

• /tag/security+bsd-distributions

Anything using systemd has been subverted at its core:

• /tag/systemd+linux-distributions

Peer-to-peer ∞

See Peer-to-peer for things like a Darknet.

Virus, Malware ∞

• /tag/anti-virus-software
• United States – Federal Trade Commission – How To Recognize, Remove, and Avoid Malware
• https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/upload

• Notes on interpreting antivirus scans

Stuff ∞

• https://www.reddit.com/r/privacytoolsIO/
• https://sectools.org/

• https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/ [ 1 ]

  • Browser tracking checker
• Defensive Technology – EFF Surveillance Self-Defense Project
• Debian > Securing Debian Manual
• Upload files with secure privacy features

• Scylla and Charybdis

  • Encrypted and Compressed File Transfer
  • Reportedly moving to https://github.com/hilbix/
• GPA – The Gnu Privacy Assistant
• CryptoMail.org – an encrypted e-mail application service provider
• MaraDNS – a security-aware DNS server
• AFICK (Another File Integrity CHecker)
• Lynis
• Computer software & security
• Open Web Application Security Project
• Enkoder – protecting an email address by making it self-evaluating JavaScript
• The Hacker News – Breaking News, Cyber Security, Hacking News
• Krebs on Security
• Security In A Box
• Neworder

• BNC (software) — A BNC (short for bouncer)

  • A piece of software that is used to relay traffic and connections in computer networks, much like a proxy. Using a BNC allows a user to hide the original source of the user’s connection, providing privacy as well as the ability to route traffic through a specific location. A BNC can also be used to hide the true target to which a user connects.

• https://metasploit.com/

  • https://web.archive.org/*/community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog
    — was https://web.archive.org/*/blog.metasploit.com
  • https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
  • https://www.rapid7.com/products/metasploit/download/pro/
• https://pwnies.com/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20161106082248/http://securityforest.com:80/

• University of Waterloo Information security services

  • its old website, at least, included HOWTOs for various OS’. The new one is unchecked.

• http://web.archive.org/web/20160521095337/http://lavarnd.org/what/sound_argument.html — Using a CCD (used in Digital cameras) for random number generation.

Communication ∞

• SSH
• Comparison of software and protocols for distributed social networking
• Enigmail: A simple interface for OpenPGP email security
• CenterIM – has OTR

• Diaspora

  • The Diaspora Project
  • The Diaspora Project
  • Diaspora* by diaspora
• Cryptocat
• RedPhone :: Secure Calls – Android Apps on Google Play
• Bringing GnuPG/PGP to the web browser
• Instantbird – Instant Messaging
• Muji – video conferencing

• Cryptography FAQ Index

Search engines ∞

See Search engines

Open DNS ∞

TODO

Footnotes

1. was https://panopticlick.eff.org [ ↩ ]