An Ethical Guide to Cyber Anonymity : Concepts, Tools, and Techniques to Protect Your Anonymity From Criminals, Unethical Hackers, and Governments

Dive into privacy, security, and online anonymity to safeguard your identity Key Features Leverage anonymity to completely disappear from the public view Be a ghost on the web, use the web without leaving a trace, and master the art of invisibility Become proactive to safeguard your privacy while using the web Book Description As the world becomes more connected through the web, new data collection innovations have opened up more ways to compromise privacy. Your actions on the web are being tracked, information is being stored, and your identity could be stolen. However, there are ways to use the web without risking your privacy. This book will take you on a journey to become invisible and anonymous while using the web. You will start the book by understanding what anonymity is and why it is important. After understanding the objective of cyber anonymity, you will learn to maintain anonymity and perform tasks without disclosing your information. Then, you'll learn how to configure tools and understand the architectural components of cybereconomy. Finally, you will learn to be safe during intentional and unintentional internet access by taking relevant precautions. By the end of this book, you will be able to work with the internet and internet-connected devices safely by maintaining cyber anonymity. What you will learn Understand privacy concerns in cyberspace Discover how attackers compromise privacy Learn methods used by attackers to trace individuals and companies Grasp the benefits of being anonymous over the web Discover ways to maintain cyber anonymity Learn artifacts that attackers and competitors are interested in Who this book is for This book is targeted at journalists, security researchers, ethical hackers, and anyone who wishes to stay anonymous while using the web. This book is also for parents who wish to keep their kid's identities anonymous on the web. Table of Contents Understanding Sensitive Information Ways That Attackers Use Your Data Ways That Attackers Reveal the Privacy of Individuals and Companies Techniques that Attackers Use to Compromise Privacy Tools and Techniques That Attackers Use Artifacts that Attackers Can Collect from You Introduction to Cyber Anonymity Understanding the Scope of Access Avoiding Behavior Tracking Applications and Browsers Proxy Chains and Anonymizers Cover Title Page Copyright and Credits Contributors Table of Contents Preface Part 1: The Basics of Privacy and Cyber Anonymity Chapter 1: Understanding Sensitive Information The categorization of information Different forms of sensitive information Raw data can create sensitive information Privacy in cyberspace Cyber anonymity Summary Chapter 2: Ways That Attackers Use Your Data Impersonation and identity theft Technical, procedural, and physical access Technical controls Access controls Discretionary access control Mandatory access control Role-based access control Procedural controls Physical controls Creating vulnerabilities to compromise systems Vulnerable system Exploit for the recovered vulnerability The motivation of the attacker Creating vulnerabilities Increase the attack surface using sensitive data Creating entry points and bots Zombies and botnets Summary Part 2: Methods and Artifacts That Attackers and Competitors Can Collect from You Chapter 3: Ways That Attackers Reveal the Privacy of Individuals and Companies Cyber exposure index WHOIS records Everything exposed in cyberspace matters Exposing an email address We don’t need to enter our real information always Facts we shouldn’t be disclosing Remove personnel information from WHOIS Image meta data Disposed devices Unsecured cameras Social media matters Concerns on social media Risks involved with social media Solutions for the risks introduced by social media Spot potential scams on social media Summary Chapter 4: Techniques that Attackers Use to Compromise Privacy Information gathering Passive information gathering Active information gathering Enumeration Identity exposure Online password cracking Offline password cracking Artifacts that can be collected from devices Social engineering Types of social engineering Tools used by attackers to launch social engineering attacks Preventing social engineering attacks Summary Chapter 5: Tools and Techniques That Attackers Use Maltego Google Advanced Search and dorks Dorks Google Advanced Search Reverse Image Search Uvrx Social Search Uvrx File Search Uvrx Social Search Uvrx Health Search Open Wi-Fi networks What is open Wi-Fi? Risks involved with open Wi-Fi How to minimize the risks with open Wi-Fi Phishing sites Summary Chapter 6: Artifacts that Attackers Can Collect from You Artifacts that attackers can collect from you Artifacts that competitors would like to collect Direct web tracking cookies Third-party tracking cookies What can tracking cookies do? How to handle cookies The Brave browser Devices can be compromised Ways that an attacker can access your networks Cloned session Compromising browsers Summary Part 3: Concepts and Maintaining Cyber Anonymity Chapter 7: Introduction to Cyber Anonymity Definition of cyber anonymity Privacy and anonymity What is privacy? What is anonymity? Levels of cyber anonymity Beyond Level 1 and Level 0 Super-anonymous level Best practices to maintain cyber anonymity Developing a cyber anonymity mindset Summary Chapter 8: Understanding the Scope of Access Understanding the scope of access Planning for connectivity Types of connections How to secure a home network Configuring a strong Wi-Fi password Device configurations to make it secure Understanding the level of access Preparing the device Virtual machines Using live boot versions How you can improve privacy and anonymity on Windows 10 How you can improve privacy and anonymity on your Android or iPhone Preparing applications for anonymity How to block app tracking on Android devices How to block app tracking by iOS devices Summary Chapter 9: Avoiding Behavior Tracking Applications and Browsers Avoiding behavior-tracking applications and browsers Browser extensions Anti-tracking software Using secure messaging apps Encryption Using disposable emails and contact numbers Burner phone Virtual numbers Using virtual machines and virtual applications Portable applications Virtual desktop and applications Summary Chapter 10: Proxy Chains and Anonymizers What proxy chains and anonymizers are (for example, Tor) Anonymizers Free proxy servers Proxy chains Censorship circumvention (Psiphon) Live OS (for example, Tails) Tails Qubes OS VPN solutions Logless services The Whonix OS Summary Index Other Books You May Enjoy