Book Links (first edition)

Firewalls Dont Stop Dragons 1st edition OLD

Chapter 1 – Before We Begin
Chapter 2 – Cybersecurity 101
  1. aboutthedata.com
  2. ip2location.com
  3. http://www.wired.com/2014/10/verizons-perma-cookie/
  4. http://www.salon.com/2014/10/30/im_terrified_of_my_new_tv_why_im_scared_to_turn_this_thing_on_and_youd_be_too/
  5. http://benton.org/initiatives/obligations/charting_the_digital_broadcasting_future/sec2%20
  6. http://whatsmyos.com/
Chapter 3 – First Things First
  1. http://www.code42.com/crashplan/download/
  2. http://www.freemacsoft.net/appcleaner/
  3. https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
Chapter 4 – Passwords
  1. https://www.grc.com/sqrl/sqrl.htm
  2. http://splashdata.com/press/worstpasswords2013.htm
  3. https://www.grc.com/haystack.htm
  4. https://lastpass.com/
  5. https://helpdesk.lastpass.com/upgrading-to-premium/ios/
  6. https://helpdesk.lastpass.com/upgrading-to-premium/lastpass-for-android/
  7. https://lastpass.com/otp.php
  8. http://bugmenot.com/
  9. http://login2.me/
Chapter 5 – Computer Security
  1. http://www.howtoreplaceyourpc.com/
  2. https://isc.sans.edu/survivaltime.html
  3. https://www.eff.org/issues/know-your- rights#5
  4. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security-essentials- download?os=win7
  5. http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools/sophos-antivirus-for-mac-home- edition.aspx
  6. https://diskcryptor.net/
  7. http://eraser.heidi.ie/download.php
  8. http://www.pendriveapps.com/freeraser-portable-file-shredder/
  9. http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/free-pdf-reader.html
  10. https://www.gonitro.com/pdf-reader
  11. http://www.businessinsider.com/russia-hacked-webcam-scandal-2014-11
Chapter 6 – LAN Sweet LAN
  1. https://www.trustworthyInternet.org/ssl-pulse/
  2. http://www.techspot.com/guides/287-default-router-ip-addresses/
  3. http://www.routerpasswords.com/
  4. https://customer.comcast.com/
  5. https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
Chapter 7 – Practice Safe Surfing
  1. http://www.certificate-transparency.org/
  2. https://letsencrypt.org/
  3. http://www.propublica.org/article/everything-we-know-so-far-about-obamas-big-data-operation
  4. http://lifehacker.com/5973689/how-web-sites-vary-prices-based-on-your-information-and-what-you-can- do-about-it
  5. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/lightbeam/
  6. https://panopticlick.eff.org/
  7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_Data_Center
  8. http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/web-browsers/325447-are-you-using-the-most-secure-web-browser
  9. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/
  10. https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/
  11. https://duckduckgo.com/privacy
  12. https://duck.co/help/desktop/chrome
  13. http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0262-stopping-unsolicited-mail-phone-calls-and-email
  14. https://www.optoutprescreen.com/?rf=t
  15. http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/
  16. http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/
  17. http://www.donotcall.gov/
  18. https://www.dmachoice.org/#
Chapter 8 – Secure Communication
  1. http://edit.yahoo.com/config/eval_profile
  2. https://www.google.com/settings/security
  3. https://account.live.com/activity
  4. https://adium.im/
  5. https://www.pidgin.im/
  6. https://otr.cypherpunks.ca/
Chapter 9 – Online Accounts
  1. http://therumpus.net/2010/01/conversations-about-the-Internet-5-anonymous-facebook-employee/?all=1
  2. BugMeNot.com
  3. 10minutemail.com
  4. guerrillamail.com
  5. getairmail.com
  6. https://help.yahoo.com/kb/creating-aliases-sln3240.html
  7. https://twofactorauth.org/
  8. https://www.facebook.com/help/325807937506242/
  9. https://help.instagram.com/116024195217477/
  10. https://support.twitter.com/articles/14016-about-public-and-protected-tweets#
  11. https://help.linkedin.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/66/ft/eng
  12. https://plus.google.com/settings
  13. https://help.yahoo.com/l/us/verizon/toolbar/toolbarx/security/security-05.html
  14. https://help.pinterest.com/en/articles/change-your-privacy-settings
  15. https://www.facebook.com/help/224562897555674
  16. https://help.instagram.com/448136995230186/
  17. https://support.twitter.com/articles/15358-deactivating-your-account#
  18. http://help.linkedin.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/63/~/closing-your-account
  19. https://support.google.com/plus/answer/1044503?hl=en
  20. https://help.yahoo.com/kb/yahoo-account/closing-yahoo-account-sln2044.html
  21. https://help.pinterest.com/en/articles/deactivate-or-reactivate-account#Web
 Chapter 10 – Odds and Ends
  1. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/set-parental-controls#1TC=windows-7
  2. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/family-safety
  3. https://www.opendns.com/home-Internet-security/
  4. http://www.netsmartz.org/Resources/Pledges
  5. http://www.connectsafely.org/family-contract-smartphone-use/
  6. http://www.janellburleyhofmann.com/postjournal/gregorys-iphone-contract/
  7. https://www.commonsensemedia.org/
  8. http://kids.getnetwise.org/
  9. http://www.safekids.com/
  10. https://www.privacyrights.org/childrens-online-privacy-a-resource-guide-for-parents
  11. http://www.onguardonline.gov/features/feature-0004-featured-net-cetera-toolkit
  12. http://www.onguardonline.gov/articles/0012-kids-and-socializing-online
  13. http://www.safetyweb.com/teens-and-mobile
  14. http://www.staysafeonline.org/data-privacy-day/parent-resources/
  15. http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/cops-compel-fingerprint-unlock-not-passcode/
  16. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/11/effs-guide-protecting-devices-data-border
  17. InsureMyTrip.com
  18. http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx
  19. http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201250
  20. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/restore-files-backup#1TC=windows-7
  21. http://support.code42.com/CrashPlan/Latest/Restoring/Restoring_Files_From_The_CrashPlan_App
  22. https://www.passwordbox.com/legacylocker
  23. http://deathswitch.com/
  24. http://www.nextavenue.org/article/2012-05/5-steps-creating-your-digital-estate-plan
  25. http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/10/online-life-after-death- explainer/?ncid=rss_truncated
  26. https://resistsurveillance.org/ (no longer available)
  27. http://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html
  28. http://dd-wrt.com/
  29. http://www.polarcloud.com/tomato
  30. https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en/
  31. https://www.torproject.org/
  32. https://freedom.press/securedrop
  33. https://securedrop.propublica.org/
  34. https://securedrop.theguardian.com/
  35. https://www.virtualbox.org/
  36. https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en/
  37. https://tails.boum.org/
  38. http://www.zeusgard.com/
  39. https://www.blackphone.ch/
Parting Thoughts
  1. http://whoismyrepresentative.com/
  2. https://www.eff.org/
  3. https://epic.org/
  4. http://www.firewallsdontstopdragons.com
  5. https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/
  6. http://slashdot.org/
  7. http://twit.tv/show/security-now
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