Course Overview

Explore the complexities of online privacy and anonymity in the modern digital landscape. Learn about various tools, techniques, and strategies used to enhance privacy and understand their implications for cybersecurity. Master OTW has successfully remained anonymous on the Internet for over 20 years and now you can learn how he does it!

What you will learn:

1. Threat Modeling for Privacy

   • Identifying potential adversaries and tailoring strategies

   • Assessing risks and determining appropriate anonymity measures

2. Fundamental Principles of Digital Anonymity

   • Understanding digital footprints and data trails

   • Leveraging digital forensics knowledge for enhanced privacy

3. Advanced Anonymity Tools and Techniques

   • TOR Browser: Functionality, benefits, and limitations

   • Anonsurf and Proxychains: Usage and best practices

   • Privacy-focused operating systems

4. Data Encryption and Security

   • VeraCrypt: Creating and managing encrypted volumes

   • Best practices for data protection and secure storage

5. Mobile Device Privacy

   • Strategies for maintaining anonymity on smartphones

6. VPN Technology

1. • Understanding VPN functionality, benefits, and limitations

7. Anonymous Communication

   • Secure email practices and anonymous email services

8. Cryptocurrency and Financial Privacy

   • Overview of cryptocurrency anonymity

9. Web Browsing Privacy

   • Private search engines and their features

   • Advanced browser settings for enhanced privacy (DoH, User Agent spoofing)

10. Anti-Forensics Techniques

    • Secure file deletion and disk cleaning

    • Managing bash history

11. Digital Identity Management

    • Creating and maintaining secure online personas

Hands-On Labs

1. Setting up and managing VeraCrypt encrypted volumes

2. Configuring secure file deletion

And More!