Chesbro on Security: Happy New Year 2018

Monday, January 1, 2018

Happy New Year 2018

Personal Security Resolutions for the New Year

Many people make resolutions for the New Year. The intent of these New Year resolutions is usually to make some improvement in their lives during the upcoming year. When making your resolutions for 2018, consider things that will improve personal privacy and security in your life. Some New Year Resolutions that you might want to make are:

I will learn at least one new thing every week to help me improve my personal privacy and security.

Read the following blogs during the New Year:

Deeplinks Blog | Electronic Frontier Foundation - https://www.eff.org/deeplinks
Chesbro on Security - https://chesbro-on-security.blogspot.com/
The Privacy Blog - http://theprivacyblog.com
Duck Duck Go Blog - https://spreadprivacy.com
Listen to these Privacy & Security Podcasts

I will update all of my passwords and use a password manager to help secure my personal accounts.

Password managers worth considering include:

I will stop sending SMS/ Text messages and only use End-to-End Encrypted Message Apps. Some recommended messaging apps are:

Signal - https://signal.org
WhatsApp - https://www.whatsapp.com
Wickr Me - https://www.wickr.com/personal/

I will use an encrypted e-mail service such as Proton Mail or Tutanota.

Proton Mail - https://protonmail.com
Tutanota - https://tutanota.com

I will review a copy of my credit report. - You can get a free copy of your credit report from https://www.annualcreditreport.com/

I will add a Credit Freeze to each of my credit reports. - You can learn more about credit freezes from the Federal Trade Commission https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0497-credit-freeze-faqs

I will help protect my on-line activity by using a search engine that does not track me, and I will encrypt my on-line connections with https://

Browsers that do not track you: