Cybersecurity
c/cybersecurity is a community centered on the cybersecurity and information security profession. You can come here to discuss news, post something interesting, or just chat with others.
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- Be respectful. Everyone should feel welcome here.
- No bigotry - including racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia.
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- No pornography.
Community Rules
- Idk, keep it semi-professional?
- Nothing illegal. We're all ethical here.
- Rules will be added/redefined as necessary.
If you ask someone to hack your "friends" socials you're just going to get banned so don't do that.
Learn about hacking
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Notable mention to !cybersecuritymemes@lemmy.world
- Do not use a personal virtual private network (VPN). Personal VPNs simply shift residual risks from your internet service provider (ISP) to the VPN provider, often increasing the attack surface. Many free and commercial VPN providers have questionable security and privacy policies. However, if your organization requires a VPN client to access its data, that is a different use case.
Nice try, fed! We all know how trustworthy ISPs are. While I'm at it, why don't I just install a backdoor for you? Maybe add a keylogger, as a treat?
Most of the advice is prescient, but this one is just stupid.
There are so many VPN providers selling your data, being operated by the feds, operated by cybercriminals etc. it really doesn't matter just as said in 8.