Super Simple Security Principles

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44. Listener Question: The Promise of Passkeys
What are passkeys?How are they different from passwords?Why are passwords so flawed?What are 3 big problems with passwords?Could passkeys be the solution we've been waiting for to make the internet safer?links:Learn more about passkeysJoin us
43. Private Person to Person Payments
What is Makanis favorite way to send money to friends and family, and why?Which disturbing Venmo privacy setting has been causing problems for years?What major PayPal policy change is coming next summer?links:Get Weekly 1-Minute Security TipsZe
42. Website and Email Filtering, Part 3: Email Friends
How do an estimated 91% of cyberattacks start?What critical feature is email missing that every modern messaging app has?How can we use an allowlist and a blocklist together?What experiment does Makani want your help with?links:Adding a Friend Sy
41. Website and Email Filtering, Part 2: Harmful Website Blocking for Everyone
What free tool can help you block harmful websites on any device without slowing it down?Wait, free? What's the catch?What bonus protection does the WARP service provide?What does it mean to rip pages out of your internet phonebook?links:https:/
40. Website and Email Filtering, Part 1
What is an allowlist?What is a blocklist?How can they keep me safe?
39. The Hidden Danger of Cookie Banners
How is a cookie banner like a road sign?What does it mean to "read the signs"?How can you use cookie banners to build good security habits?
SE2 - Announcing the Bulletproof Dojo
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38. Do I really need to accept all these cookies?
What are cookies?Do I have to accept them?Do cookies ever go away after I accept them?Unless it is actually physical cookies I can eat, I really dont want them so what do I do to avoid them?links:Privacy BadgerBrave BrowseruBlock OriginEpisod
37. Phishing Protection: Be Specifically Suspicious
How does typing in your password make you vulnerable to phishing?When do you authenticate someone in the physical world?What question should you be asking yourself more often?
36. Backblaze: Simple Whole Computer Backups
What is Backblaze?How long has Makani been using Backblaze?What feature is Backblaze missing?What is software opportunity cost?Get BackblazeJoin us for free in the IHP Academy!