Cybersecurity: Beyond Anti-Virus
INTRODUCTION
In the wake of the WannaCry Ransomware epidemic, this is a means to secure themselves beyond the typical advice regarding antivirus. This is not meant to devalue antivirus but rather to amplify ones personal information security, commonly known as cybersecurity. These steps are not all inclusive and should be considered as part of defense in depth. If you have any questions about this, email me at [email protected].
MY ANALYSIS
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Cloud file storage – which vendors are most secure and do you need to encrypt your files as well with vendors like google drive and dropbox?
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What are you top best practices for email security
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What password management vendor would you recommend, if any?
Conclusion
References
- https://tresorit.com/pricing
- https://spideroak.com/about/price-list
- https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/
- https://www.boxcryptor.com/en/pricing/
- https://www.mailvelope.com/en/
- https://keybase.io/
- https://protonmail.com/
- https://countermail.com/
- https://www.yubico.com/start/
- https://duo.com/
- https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1066447?hl=en
- http://keepass.info/
- https://spideroak.com/personal/encryptr
- https://www.dashlane.com
- https://1password.com/
- https://www.lastpass.com/
About Joe Gray
Joe Gray joined the U.S. Navy directly out of High School and served for 7 years as a Submarine Navigation Electronics Technician. Joe is currently a Senior Security Architect and maintains his own blog and podcast called Advanced Persistent Security. In his spare time, Joe enjoys attending information security conferences, contributing blogs to various outlets, training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (spoken taps out A LOT!), and flying his drone. Joe is the inaugural winner of the DerbyCon Social Engineering Capture the Flag (SECTF) and was awarded a DerbyCon Black Badge. Joe has contributed material for the likes of AlienVault, ITSP Magazine, CSO Online, and Dark Reading.