#1820: Security Advice

XKCD comic, described below.
Transcript

[Cueball is listening to Ponytail who holds her hands out in front of her.]

Ponytail: We've been trying for decades to give people good security advice.

Ponytail: But in retrospect, lots of the tips actually made things worse.

[Cueball takes his hand to his chin as Ponytail takes her arms down.]

Cueball: Maybe we should try to give bad advice?

Ponytail: I guess it's worth a shot.

[Below these two panel is one large and long panel with a long list with 13 tips. The underlined heading and the bracket below it are centered above the bullet list below.]

Security tips

(Print out this list and keep it in your bank safe deposit box.)

  • Don't click links to websites
  • Use prime numbers in your password
  • Change your password manager monthly
  • Hold your breath while crossing the border
  • Install a secure font
  • Use a 2-factor smoke detector
  • Change your maiden name regularly
  • Put strange USB drives in a bag of rice overnight
  • Use special characters like & and %
  • Only read content published through tor.com
  • Use a burner's phone
  • Get an SSL certificate and store it in a safe place
  • If a border guard asks to examine your laptop, you have a legal right to challenge them to a chess game for your soul.

(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)

Never give your password or bank account number to anyone who doesn't have a blue check mark next to their name.

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