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#Security Best Practices An Incomplete Security and Privacy Guide for the Masses

##About

This guide is intended to help people who care about their online security and privacy but need more information to make better security aware decisions.

##Goals

Often with security and privacy concerns there exist tradeoffs with usability and complexity. The most secure user is often the one who doesn't use the Internet, but if you would like to climb out from under your rock to join the rest of us on the Internet, this guide is here to help you. Getting to a point where you can be reasonably confident in your personal security and privacy online can take a lot of effort, due diligence, and technical vigilance. All of the items in this guide can be overwhelming. Don't treat these items as hard and fast rules to tackle all at once, rather over time do your best to improve your security posture by implementing and trying out more of these practices. Once you have tried many of them out, you can then decide for yourself what your security and privacy needs are compared to the inconvenience and acceptance for the listed threats.

##Topics

  1. Email
  2. Text Messaging SMS
  3. Chat (Gtalk / other messengers)
  4. Local Storage
  5. Windows Desktop
  6. Mac OS
  7. iOS Mobile Devices
  8. Android Mobile Devices
  9. Passwords
  10. Password Managers
  11. Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
  12. SSL /TLS
  13. Social Media and Dating Sites
  14. GPS Tagging
  15. Updates
  16. Social Engineering
  17. Browser Security
  18. Backups
  19. VPN
  20. Tor
  21. Travelling Safely
  22. Wifi Security
  23. Parents

##Additional Resources and References

  1. https://gist.github.com/grugq/353b6fc9b094d5700c70 - Point form quick free security advice. Some points come from this source but are expanded on for more accessibility
  2. https://storify.com/thegrugq/opsec-for-dating-websites - Specific advice for online dating safety
  3. http://www.irongeek.com/i.php?page=videos/bsidessf2015/201-fck-these-guys-practical-countersurveillance-lisa-lorenzin -- Still need to pull a few apps mentioned in this talk out and include them.
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