Proactive Measures

[dninja at gmail.com (Robin Wood)]

I've taken my laptop to the last 2 shmoocons and the last toorcon and
never actually opened it at the con itself. That seemed like the best
way to stay safe.

I've also heard other people who either have a second laptop, usually
an older, almost discardable one, that they clear down before going
and then clear down when they go home, or who just do the same with
their normal day-to-day one.

Robin

2009/2/1  <byte.bucket at 4a44.com>:
> Many such lists are already in existence.  You might want to have a look
> at this one: http://events.ccc.de/congress/2008/wiki/How_To_Survive
>
> --
> byte_bucket
> > Hey Everyone,
> >
> > I have been pondering the idea of creating a list of things a person can
> > do
> > prior to going to an event such as DefCon or Shmoocon to protect
> > themselves.  I thought since we getting closer to Shmoocon it might make
> > for
> > an interesting list as everyone begins to add their special tweaks.
> >
> > Here are a couple that come to mind for me, although it is not all of them
> > it will get the list started :-)
> >
> > Hardcode DNS - 208.67.220.220 & 208.67.222.222
> > Disable Bluetooth
> > Disable Wireless if at all possible
> > SSH & Tunnel
> > Configure local firewall to only allow whats absolutely needed and drop
> > anything else
> > Create a checksum of the system before leaving & check it while at the
> > event
> > Change passwords before leaving
> > Change passwords as soon as you return
> > Never leave your equipment unattended
> > Never check banking or other important sites while at the event
> > Disable any unneeded users on the system
> >
> > Test the laptop prior to leaving
> >
> > Just a quick list off the top of my head, I'll think about it more while I
> > am at work tonight...
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