Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Step 0

Assumptions

  • You are not a cybersecurity expert
  • You want to reduce the risks you're exposed to online
  • You want to be resistant to the threats you face online
  • You have a limited or no budget
  • You do not want to spend a lot of time doing all of the above (let's be honest: you don't have the drive or diligence to do so. That's OK, most people don't. You're not a bad person, you're just human).
What we're going to do is walk you through some fundamental things that will help protect you from several different types of threats, reduce the risk assocated with online activity, and improve your resilience in case these defensive steps fall short or something else goes wrong.

Everything we're going to show you should cost you nothing but time and effort. There are paid options we'll talk about if you want to go down that route, but the goal here is to help you leverage things you've already got access to but maybe were not aware of that will go a long way in leveling up your cybersecurity posture.

Nothing we're going to do will guarantee you security. Nobody can promise that because that's just not possible. What we're doing is making your a harder target than you were before.