2022 Cyber Crime Forum

Notes and references from our presenters Fred and Ryan

Basic Solutions

• VPN
  • https://www.howtogeek.com/133680/htg-explains-what-is-a-vpn/
• Browser Settings
  • https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/boost-your-privacy-by-changing-these-browser-settings-right-now/
• DNS
  • https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-and-why-to-change-your-dns-server
• Firewall
  • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-firewall/best-practices-configuring
  • https://appletoolbox.com/mac-firewall-what-is-it-do-you-need-it-how-to-use-it/
• Virus Scanning
  • https://www.howtogeek.com/679263/how-to-scan-with-microsoft-defender-antivirus-on-windows-10/

Moderate Solutions

• Browser Isolation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_isolation
• Routing (Edge): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Router_(computing)

Resources

• Browser Fingerprinters
  • Panopticlick / Cover Your Tracks: https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/
  • Am I Unique: https://amiunique.org/
  • Extension Fingerprinter: https://z0ccc.github.io/extension-fingerprints/
• Articles
  • https://www.iflscience.com/technology/judges-porn-habits-and-politicians-medication-found-in-anonymous-browsing-data/
  • https://mashable.com/article/hospital-tracking-data-facebook-meta-the-markup-investigation
  • https://hothardware.com/news/chrome-extensions-track-you-browser-fingerprinting
  • https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/boost-your-privacy-by-changing-these-browser-settings-right-now/
  • https://www.howtogeek.com/269265/how-to-enable-private-browsing-on-any-web-browser/
• References
  • Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://www.eff.org/
  • TOR: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_(network))
  • Privacy By Design: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy_by_design