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An Ethical Guide to Cyber Anonymity

by Kushantha Gunawardana

December 2022

Beginner to intermediate

322 pages

8h 46m

English

Packt Publishing

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The categorization of informationDifferent forms of sensitive informationRaw data can create sensitive informationPrivacy in cyberspaceCyber anonymitySummary
Impersonation and identity theftTechnical, procedural, and physical accessTechnical controlsAccess controlsDiscretionary access controlMandatory access controlRole-based access controlProcedural controlsPhysical controlsCreating vulnerabilities to compromise systemsVulnerable systemExploit for the recovered vulnerabilityThe motivation of the attackerCreating vulnerabilitiesIncrease the attack surface using sensitive dataCreating entry points and botsZombies and botnetsSummary
Cyber exposure indexWHOIS recordsEverything exposed in cyberspace mattersExposing an email addressWe don’t need to enter our real information alwaysFacts we shouldn’t be disclosingRemove personnel information from WHOISImage meta dataDisposed devicesUnsecured camerasSocial media mattersConcerns on social mediaRisks involved with social mediaSolutions for the risks introduced by social mediaSpot potential scams on social mediaSummary
Information gatheringPassive information gatheringActive information gatheringEnumerationIdentity exposureOnline password crackingOffline password crackingArtifacts that can be collected from devicesSocial engineeringTypes of social engineeringTools used by attackers to launch social engineering attacksPreventing social engineering attacksSummary
MaltegoGoogle Advanced Search and dorksDorksGoogle Advanced SearchReverse Image SearchUvrx Social SearchUvrx File SearchUvrx Social SearchUvrx Health SearchOpen Wi-Fi networksWhat is open Wi-Fi?Risks involved with open Wi-FiHow to minimize the risks with open Wi-FiPhishing sitesSummary
Artifacts that attackers can collect from youArtifacts that competitors would like to collectDirect web tracking cookiesThird-party tracking cookiesWhat can tracking cookies do?How to handle cookiesThe Brave browserDevices can be compromisedWays that an attacker can access your networksCloned sessionCompromising browsersSummary

Definition of cyber anonymityPrivacy and anonymityWhat is privacy?What is anonymity?Levels of cyber anonymityBeyond Level 1 and Level 0Super-anonymous levelBest practices to maintain cyber anonymityDeveloping a cyber anonymity mindsetSummary
Understanding the scope of accessPlanning for connectivityTypes of connectionsHow to secure a home networkConfiguring a strong Wi-Fi passwordDevice configurations to make it secureUnderstanding the level of accessPreparing the deviceVirtual machinesUsing live boot versionsHow you can improve privacy and anonymity on Windows 10How you can improve privacy and anonymity on your Android or iPhonePreparing applications for anonymityHow to block app tracking on Android devicesHow to block app tracking by iOS devicesSummary
Avoiding behavior-tracking applications and browsersBrowser extensionsAnti-tracking softwareUsing secure messaging appsEncryptionUsing disposable emails and contact numbersBurner phoneVirtual numbersUsing virtual machines and virtual applicationsPortable applicationsVirtual desktop and applicationsSummary
What proxy chains and anonymizers are (for example, Tor)AnonymizersFree proxy serversProxy chainsCensorship circumvention (Psiphon)Live OS (for example, Tails)TailsQubes OSVPN solutionsLogless servicesThe Whonix OSSummary
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Content preview from An Ethical Guide to Cyber Anonymity

Part 1: The Basics of Privacy and Cyber Anonymity

Upon completion of this part, you will understand the basics of privacy and cyber anonymity.

This part comprises the following chapters:

Chapter 1, Understanding Sensitive Information
Chapter 2, Ways That Attackers Use Your Data

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