[Liverpool] IT Security Advice For LSC

[Simon Chambers]

Perhaps the easiest option for secure communications would be to suggest that they use Tormail, it's easy enough to use, either on Windows/Mac (install the browser bundle, can even run off a pendrive) and it's webmail, so nothing is stored locally.  It's not perhaps the most secure option, but its easy and should provide what they need.

Quite a few options, so perhaps best discussed this evening.

Simon

On Wed, Nov 07, 2012 at 10:59:07AM +0000, Dan Lynch wrote:
> I'm not sure exactly what they want but that sounds pretty close to me. Dave
> from LSC suggested using the machine they have there as a demo maybe. That runs
> Ubuntu 10.04. It could really do with updating though. Another job for the LUG
> I think.
>
> I expect the group will have a mixture of Windows, Mac and Linux at home yeah.
> I'll introduce you to Dave tonight if you like? He's a nice guy.
>
> Thanks for showing an interest in helping :)
>
> Dan
>
> On 7 Nov 2012 01:17, "David Hughes" <dghughes82 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>     On 06/11/12 21:19, Dan Lynch wrote:
>     > Hi Folks,
>     >
>     > Dave down at the LSC has been in touch to ask if anyone from LivLUG would
>     > be willing to teach them about encryption and security. I suggested PGP
>     > obviously and told him there are many good browser and mail client
>     > extensions to make it simpler to use. I also recommended he look at Tor.
>     > Another obvious one.
>     >
>     > It's for the Mersey Anarchist group. They'd like to learn how to
>     > communicate more securely. They're nice people and just a bit unsure
>     where
>     > to start with IT security. They have a meeting on the evening of Thursday
>     > November 15th at LSC and want to know if anyone is willing to attend to
>     > help.
>     >
>     > Unfortunately I have an event that night but I may still be able to call
>     in
>     > for a very brief while. Anyone else interested in helping them out and
>     > offering advice?
>     >
>     > We can talk about it at the meeting tomorrow I just thought I'd post here
>     > so I don't forget :)
>     >
>     > Cheers,
>     >
>     > Dan
>
>     I'd be happy to do it - presumably they want something along the lines
>     of a 30-60 minute primer on how to get started with PGP and Tor + a
>     basic overview of best practices? Presumably there'll be a mixture of
>     Windows, Mac and Linux users amongst them?
>
>     Cheers,
>
>     David
>
>
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