[Liverpool] IT Security Advice For LSC

[Dan Lynch]

Hi folks,

Just a quick note to say I'm in gonna be 15mins late. In a restaurant
waiting for food and it's taking a while. Should have gone to the chippy.

See you soon,

Dan
On 7 Nov 2012 12:23, "David Hughes" <dghughes82 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>
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