Free Skool:Fall 2013 Info Sec

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Information Security Post-Snowden

  • The focus of this class will understanding and applying information security in the post-Snowden world.
  • We'll need a quick overview of wiki editing as well, so that we can use this wiki for collaboration.
  • The facilitators will showcase important security tools and explain their use in the context of an increasingly wiretapped world.

--Tjhils (talk) 18:14, 15 October 2013 (EDT)

Class Description

Free software (commonly called “open source”) is in most of our pockets, in the mutant forms of Android and iOS. The conflict between human freedom and software surveillance is more real than ever. The dual nature of this technology, and technology in general, presents a challenge for activists, educators, and everyone. Learn about free (as in freedom) software, its history, and what you can do to empower and protect yourself with it.

Time and Location

Classes take place Wednesdays 5:00pm to 6:00pm EST, November ? thru December ? at The People's Arts Collective of New Haven:

212 College St, New Haven, CT 06511

Optionally, after class sessions can be scheduled, preferably somewhere with beer and the Internet.

Signing Up

There are a few ways to do this, there's a signup sheet at the Free Skool website, but it requires giving your information to Google via Google Docs. You can also just contact the facilitators (listed below) directly, or just show up. Classes are typically 13-16 people, but we have room for (maybe) 20 people and will try to make computers available for participants upon request.

Facilitator

Sean "Diggity" O'Brien

me@seandiggity.com or sean@webio.me

Participants

  • List will go here, if you want your name published!
  • Please consider joining Foojbook, which will make communication much smoother.

Class Outline

Session 1

November ?, 2013

Infomation Security Overview

Video

Readings

Freedom Tips

  1. Block ads and browse the Web more securely.
  2. Take a look at all the FOSS operations systems out there.

Session 2

November ?, 2013

Readings

Videos

Freedom Tips

  1. Take a few minutes and browse these browser addons to stop tracking.
  2. Make sure you check out PRISM Break and try the FOSS alternatives there, or see our list

Session 3

November ?, 2013

  • Loose discussion about XKeyscore, another deeply troubling NSA program revealed today.
  • XKeyscore queries, in real time, "strong selectors" such as email, or "soft selectors" such as content. It can look for "anomalies", without any specific person attached, such as a person speaking a foreign language, using encryption, or unidentified protocols/software.
  • NSA hearing cancelled

Readings

Videos

Freedom Tips

  1. Don't forget how close the links are between "hacktivism" and movements like Occupy.
  2. Does Linux = Anarchy? It's been called "practical anarchism".

Class Materials

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More Resources

  • Prism Break - A collection of FOSS and security conscious software alternatives.

Libre Recommendations

Videos

Readings

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