[Liverpool] IT Security Advice For LSC

[David Hughes]

The last train home for me is still at 21:12 so I won't be able to hang
around for too long tonight, but if there's time that'd be great.

See y'all later,

David

On 07/11/12 11:10, Simon Chambers wrote:
> 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