[HacktionLab] Getting data 100% safe

[enjoyeverymoment at riseup.net]

another thing for people to take on board :)
it's like saying how far do you take it, and I guess I'm shooting low to
involve more and get them to start their own learning cycle
I think their is lots of intention by those wanting to change there but
the overwhelming time and know-how (or seemingly so as the page grows in
the list of consideration when changing) makes me wonder how many with the
advice received would actually consider the change... and what can be done
to change that (as is being done by us all I'm guessing)

I got TrueCrypt going in no time which is a great milestone... on to the
next milestone, but perhaps in another part of life for now... thanks all


> Quoting Charlie Harvey <charlie at newint.org>:
>
>>
>> If you actually need your data to be secure, then you actually need to
>> run a peer-reviewed OS (I prefer free software ones, but the
>> availability of the source is the important thing here). If you just
>> don't want it being seen by a casual attacker (like a neighbourhood cop
>> or your family) then what you suggest might be enough.
>
> Then you'll also need to:
> * rid your system of any third party firmware for your wireless or
> graphics card, printers
> * never use any proprietary drivers
> * always boot with Coreboot
> * never use any closed source browser plugins
>
> Recommended distros Ututo (website down) and
> http://www.gnewsense.org/, but there will still be some firmware
> present in your hardware and you still need to Coreboot. It's a tough
> world.
>
> All that said, I don't think it's just the availability of the source
> code, its whether people more knowledgeable and with more free time
> have actually bothered to look at it. I think only really Linux and
> BSD kernels fit this.
>
> In short, for a basic guide, Linux is a good bet for security.
>
> Cheers,
> ==
>  From Ben Green
>
>
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