online security
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BabyPhotos
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BabyPhotos
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(and online security)
@mat
"In the space of one hour, my entire digital life was destroyed...
— Mat Honan
"In the space of one hour, my entire digital life was destroyed...
First my Google account was taken over, then deleted...
— Mat Honan
"In the space of one hour, my entire digital life was destroyed...
First my Google account was taken over, then deleted...
Next my Twitter account was compromised, and used as a
platform to broadcast racist and homophobic messages...
— Mat Honan
"In the space of one hour, my entire digital life was destroyed...
And worst of all, my AppleID account was broken into, and my
hackers used it to remotely erase all of the data on my iPhone, iPad,
and MacBook."
First my Google account was taken over, then deleted...
Next my Twitter account was compromised, and used as a
platform to broadcast racist and homophobic messages...
— Mat Honan@mat
Dec 2009 — 32 million
Dec 2009 — 32 million
420K
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8.2M
June / July 2012
Dec 2009 — 32 million
420K
???
8.2M
453K
6.5M 1.5M
June / July 2012
"Two-factor authentication is one of the best things you can do to make sure your accounts
don’t get hacked."
— Lifehacker Australia
Best Security Practices
Strong passwords / Two-factor
Unique emails for [email protected] or [email protected][email protected] or [email protected]
Use good “security questions”
Secure websites (https://)
“Security Questions”
The best answers are non-sensical!
Pet’s name? Spaghetti
Look for the Lock!
Fishing
Phishing
$1,690
