InfoSec 1: Information Security for Women Online
Women face special security challenges online that men do not typically deal with. We get sexually harassed and threatened. We get stalked. We also often engage in habits that can be part of the problem without us recognizing how we put ourselves at risk.My father and exhusband were both career military, so I spent much of my life exposed to ideas like "loose lips sink ships." I also worked in insurance for over five years and got annual information security training as part of my job. Yet, it still took me a lot of years to figure out how to both feel reasonably safe online and largely put a stop to things like harassment.Here are my opinions on some best practices:Stop Being "Gossipy"Men tend to invest their identity in their work. Women tend to invest their identity in their relationships. So, women are more prone than men to telling anecdotes about people. First, you should just do less of this generally. But when you do tell stories, tell them with an eye towa…