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===== Past Events in Boston Massachusetts ===== | ===== Past Events in Boston Massachusetts ===== | ||
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- | | 2017-03-27 | Privacy | + | | 2019-6-26 | How to setup and use a 2FA token device, such as Yubikey at Sprout |
- | | 2017-03-24 | Libre Boston meetup | + | | 2018-07-25 |
+ | | 2018-06-27 | Monthly Digital Security 101 at Sprout | ||
+ | | 2018-05-30 | Monthly Digital Security 101 at Sprout | ||
+ | | 2018-05-09 | ||
+ | | 2018-04-25 | Monthly Digital Security 101 at Sprout | ||
+ | | 2018-03-28 | ||
+ | | 2018-02-10 | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * Mass Pirates [[https:// | ||
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+ | ^Date^Details| | ||
+ | |2018-01-31|Chatting about meshnets at Sprout| | ||
+ | |2017-12-27|Monthly Digital Security 101 at Blue Shirt Cafe| | ||
+ | |2017-11-29|Monthly Digital Security 101 at Sprout| | ||
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+ | * There was interest in a discussion about mesh networking, so demo-ing an Enigmabox would be worthwhile. PirateBox, too? During the discussion, we talked about whether a cryptocurrency would be useful to incentivize hosting nodes / file sharing on the network. Someone specifically mentioned an Initial Coin Offering to build equity. Am not an expert in this area so I don't know whether it's at all feasible. Made for good discussion at the time! | ||
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+ | * We also discussed two apps that are trying to address the injustices of people sitting in jail because they are too poor to pay cash bail (something like 700,000 people at any given moment in America). Apps like [[https:// | ||
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+ | ^Date^Details| | ||
+ | |2017-11-11|Boston Anarchist Bookfair| | ||
+ | |2017-11-04|South Boston BPL| | ||
+ | |2017-10-25|Monthly Digital Security 101 at Sprout| | ||
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+ | Talked about: | ||
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+ | * [[https:// | ||
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+ | ^Date^Details| | ||
+ | |2017-09-27|Monthly Digital Security 101 at Sprout| | ||
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+ | Talked about: | ||
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+ | * How to complete the set up for Signal, to ensure no man-in-the-middle exposure. | ||
+ | * How DropBox is known to be p0wed by the NSA. | ||
+ | * The down sides to keeping all your passwords in a Google docs, document, unencrypted. | ||
+ | * Who uses which password manager. | ||
+ | * Services which allow you to generate one time credit card numbers. | ||
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+ | ^Date^Details| | ||
+ | |2017-08-30|Monthly Digital Security 101 at Sprout| | ||
+ | |2017-07-26|Monthly Digital Security 101 at Sprout| | ||
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+ | Thanks again to Troy for hosting us! Small turnout this week, but good discussion about semiconductors, | ||
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+ | ^Date^Details| | ||
+ | |2017-07-20|In association with [[http:// | ||
+ | |2017-06-20|BPL Fields Corner branch| | ||
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+ | I went to the Fields Corner cryptoparty last week and had a lot of fun. Had about 10 attendees. Talked about using general operational security, threat models, strong passwords, password managers, mobile security, and anonymous browsing. Seemed like our info was well-received. We're getting pretty good at the Digital Security 101 training, if I do say so myself! | ||
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+ | ^Date^Details| | ||
+ | |2017-06-24|BPL South Boston branch| | ||
+ | |2017-05-30|Monthy Digital Security 101 at Sprout| | ||
+ | |2017-05-05|LGBTQ-focused [[https:// | ||
+ | |2017-04-26|Monthy Digital Security 101 at Sprout| | ||
+ | |2017-04-22|[[http:// | ||
+ | |2017-03-31|Privacy at the Border workshop for International Students - Harvard Univ| | ||
+ | |2017-03-29|Monthy Digital Security 101 at Sprout| | ||
+ | |2017-03-27|Privacy at the Border workshop for International Students - Harvard Univ| | ||
+ | |2017-03-24|Libre Boston meetup [[https:// | ||
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+ | ^Date^Location^Address^Additional Information| | ||
+ | |2017-03-02|Fields Corner branch BPL|Boston, MA|| | ||
- | ^Date ^Location ^Address ^Additional Information ^ | ||
- | | 2017-03-02 | Fields Corner branch BPL | Boston, MA || | ||
Jamie and I had a great cryptoparty last week at the Fields Corner branch of BPL. The flower of our conversation might be instructive for this month' | Jamie and I had a great cryptoparty last week at the Fields Corner branch of BPL. The flower of our conversation might be instructive for this month' | ||
For context: We were joined by a librarian and three older women, who meet regularly as a reading group. They did not have any expertise in technology. | For context: We were joined by a librarian and three older women, who meet regularly as a reading group. They did not have any expertise in technology. | ||
- | We started the conversation by loading the Norse real-time [[http:// | + | We started the conversation by loading the Norse real-time [[http:// |
Because a few of the attendees had personal experience with phishing attacks, we talked about how to hover over a link with your cursor to check the path. Close reading and attention to URL length can save you from many attacks. Similarly, if you are downloading a file from e-mail, you can hover over the attachment and see the attachment' | Because a few of the attendees had personal experience with phishing attacks, we talked about how to hover over a link with your cursor to check the path. Close reading and attention to URL length can save you from many attacks. Similarly, if you are downloading a file from e-mail, you can hover over the attachment and see the attachment' | ||
- | We moved into a discussion of passwords | + | We moved into a discussion of passwords |
- | That was the first 45 minutes of the cryptoparty. During the last 45 minutes we talked about threat modeling and a bit about encryption via HTTPS. I'd say the transition to talking about encryption needs work. It's a crucial topic but very difficult to grasp intuitively at first. | + | That was the first 45 minutes of the cryptoparty. During the last 45 minutes we talked about threat modeling and a bit about encryption via HTTPS. I'd say the transition to talking about encryption needs work. It's a crucial topic but very difficult to grasp intuitively at first. |
Scared straight, the group wondered about how they might audit their computers to know if they'd been compromised. We suggested running anti-malware programs on the reg (recommended AVG as a free alternative). We also walked through opening up the task manager and reviewing what processes are running at any given time. Right clicking was a new feature for most of the group. And we might have accidentally found some malware on the library computer, spoofing as the csrss.exe program(!). | Scared straight, the group wondered about how they might audit their computers to know if they'd been compromised. We suggested running anti-malware programs on the reg (recommended AVG as a free alternative). We also walked through opening up the task manager and reviewing what processes are running at any given time. Right clicking was a new feature for most of the group. And we might have accidentally found some malware on the library computer, spoofing as the csrss.exe program(!). | ||
- | ^Date ^Location ^Address | + | ^Date^Location^Address| |
- | | 2017-02-22 | Sprout | 339R Summer Street, Somerville, MA | | + | |2017-02-22|Sprout|339R Summer Street, Somerville, MA| |
- | | 2017-02-18 | East Boston branch BPL | Boston, MA| | + | |2017-02-18|East Boston branch BPL|Boston, MA| |
- | | 2017-02-05 | Somerville Library | Somerville, MA| | + | |2017-02-05|Somerville Library|Somerville, |
- | | 2017-02-03 | The Humanist Hub | Somerville, MA | | + | |2017-02-03|The Humanist Hub|Somerville, |
- | | 2017-01-25 | Sprout | Somerville, MA | | + | |2017-01-25|Sprout|Somerville, |
- | Someone already sent a link to [[https:// | + | Someone already sent a link to [[https:// |
During the cryptoparty, | During the cryptoparty, | ||
- | We also chatted about Tor and privacy policy. | + | We also chatted about Tor and privacy policy. |
For next month, there was some talk about focusing on surveillance cameras. I think I heard that someone had a camera to bring in to play with? Anyways, I would find it super useful to learn how to " | For next month, there was some talk about focusing on surveillance cameras. I think I heard that someone had a camera to bring in to play with? Anyways, I would find it super useful to learn how to " | ||
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I thought it would be cool if we produced a short (~20 minute) cryptoparty show that we could get aired on SCATV. They might also help us distribute the show to community access stations across the country. Anybody else interested in producing this with me? I remember someone saying that this had already maybe been done before, too. | I thought it would be cool if we produced a short (~20 minute) cryptoparty show that we could get aired on SCATV. They might also help us distribute the show to community access stations across the country. Anybody else interested in producing this with me? I remember someone saying that this had already maybe been done before, too. | ||
- | ^Date ^Location ^Address ^Additional Information | + | ^Date^Location^Address^Additional Information| |
- | | 2016-12-28 | Encuentro | 9A Hamilton Place, Boston | | | + | |2016-12-28|Encuentro|9A Hamilton Place, Boston| | |
- | | 2016-11-30 | Sprout | 339R Summer Street, Somerville, MA | | | + | |2016-11-30|Sprout|339R Summer Street, Somerville, MA| | |
- | | 2016-10-26 | Sprout | 339R Summer Street, Somerville, MA | | | + | |2016-10-26|Sprout|339R Summer Street, Somerville, MA| | |
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+ | A couple things from last night: Mailvelope seems to be a pretty cool tool. There' | ||
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+ | ^Date^Location^Address^Additional Information| | ||
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+ | |2016-10-22|BPL, | ||
+ | |2016-09-28|Sprout|339R Summer Street, Somerville, MA| | | ||
+ | |2016-08-31|Parts and Crafts|Somerville, | ||
+ | |2016-07-27|Parts and Crafts|Somerville, | ||
+ | |2016-01-27|Parts and Crafts|Somerville, | ||
+ | |2015-12-30|Parts and Crafts|Somerville, | ||
+ | |2015-10-28|Parts and Crafts|Somerville, | ||
+ | |2015-09-30|Somerville Ave Starbucks|Somerville, | ||
+ | |2015-09-16|BLU| |PGP Keysigning| | ||
+ | |2015-08-26|Parts and Crafts|Somerville, | ||
+ | |2015-07-23|Parts and Crafts|Somerville, | ||
+ | |2015-06-30|Parts and Crafts|Somerville, | ||
+ | |2015-05-21|Parts and Crafts|Somerville, | ||
+ | |2015-05-17|Danger! Awesome, Together Boston| | | | ||
+ | |2015-05-02|Point to Point Camp [[http:// | ||
+ | |2015-04-16|Parts and Crafts|Somerville, | ||
+ | |2015-03-19|Parts and Crafts|Somerville, | ||
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- | A couple things from last night: | ||
- | Mailvelope seems to be a pretty cool tool. There' | ||
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- | ^Date ^Location ^Address ^Additional Information ^ | ||
- | | 2016-10-22 | BPL, Grove Hall Branch | 41 Geneva Avenue, Dorchester, MA | | | ||
- | | 2016-09-28 | Sprout | 339R Summer Street, Somerville, MA | | | ||
- | | 2016-08-31 | Parts and Crafts | Somerville, MA | | | ||
- | | 2016-07-27 | Parts and Crafts | Somerville, MA | | | ||
- | | 2016-01-27 | Parts and Crafts | Somerville, MA | | | ||
- | | 2015-12-30 | Parts and Crafts | Somerville, MA | | | ||
- | | 2015-10-28 | Parts and Crafts | Somerville, MA | Community Jamboree: Imagining what the Internet will look like in 5 years | | ||
- | | 2015-09-30 | Somerville Ave Starbucks | Somerville, MA | | | ||
- | | 2015-09-16 | BLU | | PGP Keysigning | | ||
- | | 2015-08-26 | Parts and Crafts | Somerville, MA | | | ||
- | | 2015-07-23 | Parts and Crafts | Somerville, MA | | | ||
- | | 2015-06-30 | Parts and Crafts | Somerville, MA | | | ||
- | | 2015-05-21 | Parts and Crafts | Somerville, MA | | | ||
- | | 2015-05-17 | Danger! Awesome, Together Boston | | | | ||
- | | 2015-05-02 | Point to Point Camp [[http:// | ||
- | | 2015-04-16 | Parts and Crafts | Somerville, MA | | | ||
- | | 2015-03-19 | Parts and Crafts | Somerville, MA | | | ||
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