Cybersecurity Resources by Station 2 Innovation & Spark Growth
(February 2024 – Organized by Tech MacGyver https://techmacgyver.net/cybersecurity-resources/)
Password/Passkey Managers
– Bitwarden https://bitwarden.com/pricing/
(Free tier, open-source software with code often reviewed by independent researchers)
– Password Safe https://pwsafe.org/
(Free and open-source password manager for Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Android, and Apple iOS)
– Norton Password Manager https://my.norton.com/extspa/passwordmanager
– (Free & uses 256-bit AES, unlimited password syncing, auditing, and biometric login for mobile users)
Password Creation Tools
– https://1password.com/password-generator/
– https://www.lastpass.com/features/password-generator#generatorTool
– https://my.norton.com/extspa/passwordmanager?path=pwd-gen
URL & Scam Checkers
– Phishing Link (URL) & Email Checker https://easydmarc.com/tools/phishing-url
– URLVOID Website Reputation Checker https://www.urlvoid.com/
– Trend Micro Website Reputation Checker https://global.sitesafety.trendmicro.com/
– Google Website Reputation Checker https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?hl=en
– Web of Trust (WOT) https://www.mywot.com/scorecard/
QR-Code Checker – Is that QR Code a scam?
– Google I/O Web Sandbox PWA https://io.perceptiontoolkit.dev/
Free Security Software (Antivirus & Anti-Malware)
– Malwarebytes Free Antivirus/Anti-Malware (Add features with paid version)
https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download
– Bitdefender Antivirus Free (Windows, Mac, & Android)
https://www.bitdefender.com/solutions/free.html
– Sophos Home (Windows & Mac) – While it is free forever, Sophos will try to upsell you to Sophos Premium, which is a paid service, by making Premium available at no cost for the first 30 days. After 30 days Premium protection ends but standard Sophos Home protection continues.
https://home.sophos.com/en-us/download-mac-security
– Defender (Built-in for Windows) – Add the “ConfigureDefender” utility to your PC and make changes to protection levels with ease: https://github.com/AndyFul/ConfigureDefender
Free Web Browser Addons to Combat Fake & Malicious Websites
– Web of Trust (WOT) https://www.mywot.com/browser-safe-browsing
(Supports Windows, macOS, Android and iOS)
– Bitdefender Traffic Light https://www.bitdefender.com/solutions/trafficlight.html
(Cross-browser add-on that intercepts, processes, & filters Web traffic)
– Malwarebytes Browser Guard https://www.malwarebytes.com/browserguard
(Protect Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari browsers against malware tech support scams)
Has My Personal Information or Passwords Been Leaked/Compromised?
– Firefox Monitor https://monitor.mozilla.org
– Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) https://haveibeenpwned.com/
(Quickly assess if you may have been put at risk due to an online account having been compromised or “pwned” in a data breach)
DNS – Safer Alternatives to your ISP
-Cloudflare Primary DNS: 1.1.1.1
-Cloudflare Secondary DNS: 1.0.0.1
-Primary DNS: 2606:4700:4700::1111 (IPv6)
-Secondary DNS: 2606:4700:4700::1001 (IPv6)
-OpenDNS Primary DNS: 208.67.222.222
-OpenDNS Secondary DNS: 208.67.220.220
-Comodo Secure Primary DNS: 8.26.56.26
-Comodo Secure Secondary DNS: 8.20.247.20
-Google Primary DNS: 8.8.8.8
-Google Secondary DNS: 8.8.4.4
-Google Primary DNS IPv6: 2001:4860:4860::8888
-Google Secondary DNS IPv6: 2001:4860:4860::8844
-DNSWatch Primary DNS: 84.200.69.80
-DNSWatch Secondary DNS: 84.200.70.40
-Quad9 Primary DNS: 9.9.9.9
-Quad9 Secondary DNS: 149.112.112.112
-Cleanbrowsing Security Filter DNS: 185.228.168.9
-Cleanbrowsing Adult Filter DNS: 185.228.168.10
(Adult Filter Blocks access to pornographic & explicit sites)
-Cleanbrowsing Family Filter DNS: 185.228.168.168
(The Cleanbrowsing Family Filter blocks access to all adult, pornographic and explicit sites. It also blocks proxy and VPN domains that are used to bypass the filters. Mixed content sites (like Reddit) are also blocked. Google, Bing and YouTube are set to the Safe Mode. Malicious and Phishing domains are blocked.)
Anti-Disinformation & Fact Checking Links
– Fight Disinformation with Google Fact Check Tools https://newsinitiative.withgoogle.com/resources/trainings/verification/google-fact-check-tools/
– Combat Misinformation with Snopes https://www.snopes.com/
– Annenberg Public Policy Center https://www.factcheck.org/
– Tech ARP News & Fact Check site https://www.techarp.com/
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And
Please visit Tech MacGyver at https://techmacgyver.net/cybersecurity-resources/ for updated versions of this list in English.
Password Creation Tools
– https://1password.com/password-generator/
– https://www.lastpass.com/features/password-generator#generatorTool
– https://my.norton.com/extspa/passwordmanager?path=pwd-gen
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URL & Scam Checkers
– Phishing Link (URL) & Email Checker https://easydmarc.com/tools/phishing-url
– Website Reputation Checker by URLVOID https://www.urlvoid.com/
– Website Reputation Checker by Trend Micro https://global.sitesafety.trendmicro.com/
– Website Reputation Checker by Google’s Safe Browsing https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?hl=en
– Web of Trust (WOT) https://www.mywot.com/scorecard/
QR-Code Checker
– Google I/O Web Sandbox PWA https://io.perceptiontoolkit.dev/
Free Web Browser Addons to Combat Fake & Malicious Websites
– Web of Trust (WOT) https://www.mywot.com/browser-safe-browsing
(Supports Windows, macOS, Android and iOS)
– Bitdefender Traffic Light https://www.bitdefender.com/solutions/trafficlight.html
(Cross-browser add-on that intercepts, processes, & filters Web traffic)
Malwarebytes Browser Guard https://www.malwarebytes.com/browserguard
(Protect Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari browsers against malware tech support scams)
Anti-Disinformation & Fact Checking Links
– Fight Disinformation with Google Fact Check Tools https://newsinitiative.withgoogle.com/resources/trainings/verification/google-fact-check-tools/
– Combat Misinformation with Snopes https://www.snopes.com/
– Annenberg Public Policy Center https://www.factcheck.org/
– Tech ARP News & Fact Check site https://www.techarp.com/
Free Security Software
– Malwarebytes Free antivirus (Add features with paid version)
Has My Personal Information or Passwords Been Leaked/Compromised?
– Firefox Monitor https://monitor.mozilla.org
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– Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) https://haveibeenpwned.com/
(Quickly assess if you may have been put at risk due to an online account having been compromised or “pwned” in a data breach)