Book Links (third edition)

Errata and Other Info

You can find more info related to the book on my Apress GitHub page, including errata. You might also check out my Amazon Author or Goodreads Author pages.

Book Links

Preface

  1. https://www.snopes.com/quotes/sutton.asp

Chapter 1: Before We Begin

  1. https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/sms-follow
  2. feedback@firewallsdontstopdragons.com

Chapter 2: Cybersecurity 101

  1. http://achristmasstoryhouse.com/ (updated)
  2. http://yahoo.com/
  3. https://www.salon.com/2014/10/30/im_terrified_of_my_new_tv_why_im_scared_to_turn_this_thing_on_and_youd_be_too
  4. http://benton.org/initiatives/obligations/charting_the_digital_broadcasting_future/sec2
  5. http://whatsmyos.com/
  6. https://takeout.google.com/settings/takeout
  7. https://privacy.apple.com/

Chapter 3: The Three Ups: Back Up, Clean Up, and Update

  1. https://www.backblaze.com/
  2. https://freemacsoft.net/appcleaner/
  3. https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

Chapter 4: Passwords

  1. https://www.grc.com/sqrl/sqrl.htm
  2. http://www.splashdata.com (updated)
  3. https://www.grc.com/haystack.htm
  4. https://lastpass.com/
  5. https://lastpass.com/otp.php
  6. http://bugmenot.com/
  7. http://login2.me/

Chapter 5: Computer Security

  1. https://www.howtoreplaceyourpc.com/ (website is gone)
  2. https://isc.sans.edu/survivaltime.html
  3. https://www.eff.org/issues/know-your-rights#5
  4. https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA16-187A156
  5. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/14210/security-essentials-download
  6. https://home.sophos.com/download-mac-anti-virus
  7. https://www.veracrypt.fr/
  8. http://eraser.heidi.ie/download.php
  9. https://www.pendriveapps.com/freeraser-portable-file-shredder/
  10. https://www.lastpass.com
  11. http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/free-pdf-reader.html
  12. https://www.gonitro.com/pdf-reader

Chapter 6: LAN Sweet LAN

  1. https://www.trustworthyInternet.org/ssl-pulse/
  2. https://www.techspot.com/guides/287-default-router-ip-addresses/
  3. https://www.routerpasswords.com/
  4. https://customer.comcast.com/
  5. https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2

Chapter 7: Practice Safe Surfing

  1. https://www.certificate-transparency.org/
  2. http://lifehacker.com/5973689/how-web-sites-vary-prices-based-on-your-information-and-what-you-can-do-about-it5
  3. https://panopticlick.eff.org/
  4. https://www.ted.com/talks/glenn_greenwald_why_privacy_matters
  5. https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/020515/business-google.asp
  6. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/
  7. https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/
  8. https://duckduckgo.com/privacy
  9. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/extensions
  10. https://www.worldprivacyforum.org
  11. https://www.optoutprescreen.com/ (updated)
  12. https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/
  13. https://www.google.com/ads/preferences/
  14. https://www.donotcall.gov/
  15. https://www.dmachoice.org/#

Chapter 8: Secure Communication

  1. https://www.fastmail.com/
  2. https://protonmail.com/
  3. https://www.7-zip.org/
  4. https://www.keka.io/en/  (updated)
  5. https://send.firefox.com/
  6. https://myaccount.google.com/security#activity
  7. https://account.live.com/Activity
  8. http://edit.yahoo.com/config/eval_profile
  9. https://www.virustotal.com/#/home/url
  10. https://www.virustotal.com/#/home/upload
  11. https://www.signal.org/download/
  12. https://app.wire.com/

Chapter 9: Online Accounts and Social Media

  1. https://account.microsoft.com/
  2. https://spreadprivacy.com/windows-7-privacy-tips/
  3. https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN15953.html
  4. https://support.office.com/en-us/article/add-or-remove-an-email-alias-in-outlook-com-459b1989-356d-40fa-a689-8f285b13f1f2
  5. https://www.fastmail.com/help/receive/aliases.html
  6. https://www.freeze.equifax.com/Freeze/jsp/SFF_PersonalIDInfo.jsp
  7. https://www.experian.com/freeze/center.html
  8. https://www.transunion.com/credit-freeze/place-credit-freeze
  9. https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/11/how-to-opt-out-of-equifax-revealing-your-salary-history/
  10. https://www.sync.com/
  11. https://cryptomator.org/
  12. https://twofactorauth.org/
  13. https://tosdr.org/
  14. https://www.facebook.com/help/1701730696756992
  15. https://help.instagram.com/181231772500920
  16. https://help.twitter.com/en/managing-your-account/
  17. https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/50191/accessing-your-account-data
  18. https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3024190
  19. https://help.yahoo.com/kb/account/sln28671.html
  20. https://help.pinterest.com/en/articles/change-your-privacy-settings
  21. https://www.facebook.com/help/325807937506242/
  22. https://help.instagram.com/116024195217477/
  23. https://support.twitter.com/articles/14016-about-public-and-protected-tweets#
  24. https://help.linkedin.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/66/ft/eng
  25. https://yahoo.mydashboard.oath.com/
  26. https://help.pinterest.com/en/articles/change-your-privacy-settings
  27. https://www.facebook.com/help/224562897555674
  28. https://help.instagram.com/448136995230186/
  29. https://support.twitter.com/articles/15358-deactivating-your-account#
  30. https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/63?lang=en
  31. https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN2044.html
  32. https://help.pinterest.com/en/articles/deactivate-or-reactivate-account#Web

Chapter 10: Parental Guidance

  1. http://www.pewinternet.org/2018/05/31/teens-social-media-technology-2018/ (updated)
  2. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/add-child-account
  3. https://account.microsoft.com/family/
  4. https://www.apple.com/families/
  5. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/11/guide-chromebook-privacy-settings-students
  6. https://www.opendns.com/home-internet-security/
  7. https://www.netsmartz.org/Resources/Pledges (redirects to site without pledges)
  8. https://www.connectsafely.org/family-contract-smartphone-use/
  9. http://www.janellburleyhofmann.com/postjournal/gregorys-iphone-contract/ (updated)
  10. https://www.commonsensemedia.org/
  11. https://www.netsmartz.org/
  12. https://www.connectsafely.org/
  13. https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/topics/protecting-kids-online

Chapter 11: Don’t Be a Smartphone Dummy

  1. http://www.pewinternet.org/2017/01/26/americans-and-cybersecurity/ (updated)
  2. https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/cops-compel-fingerprint-unlock-not-passcode/
  3. https://blog.lastpass.com/2018/06/passwords-are-big-news-at-apples-developer-conference.html
  4. https://signal.org/
  5. https://app.wire.com/
  6. https://www.eff.org/wp/digital-privacy-us-border-2017
  7. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201351

Chapter 12: Odds and Ends

  1. https://haveibeenpwned.com/
  2. https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/
  3. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/products/scanner
  4. https://www.nomoreransom.org
  5. http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201250
  6. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17127/windows-back-up-restore
  7. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17143/windows-10-back-up-your-files
  8. https://www.backblaze.com/restore.html
  9. https://www.nextavenue.org/5-steps-creating-your-digital-estate-plan/
  10. http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/10/online-life-after-death-explainer/
  11. https://lifehacker.com/you-need-to-deal-with-your-digital-legacy-right-now-1820407514
  12. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noscript/
  13. https://guardianproject.github.io/haven/
  14. https://twit.tv/shows/know-how/episodes/315
  15. https://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html
  16. https://www.privacytools.io/
  17. https://dd-wrt.com/
  18. https://openwrt.org/
  19. https://www.polarcloud.com/tomato
  20. https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en/
  21. https://www.torproject.org/
  22. https://securedrop.org/
  23. https://www.virtualbox.org/
  24. https://www.wikihow.com/Install-Ubuntu-on-VirtualBox
  25. https://tails.boum.org/
  26. https://www.silentcircle.com/
  27. http://www.dban.org/

Chapter 13: Parting Thoughts

  1. http://whoismyrepresentative.com/
  2. https://www.firewallsdontstopdragons.com
  3. https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/
  4. https://spreadprivacy.com/
  5. https://www.schneier.com/
  6. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/digital-skills/online-safety-resources
  7. http://www.firewallsdontstopdragons.com
  8. http://twit.tv/show/security-now
  9. https://www.eff.org/
  10. https://epic.org/
  11. https://cdt.org/
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