#DigitalHygiene

BiyteLümbiytelum
2026-01-22

Nobody warns teams about clipboard risk — but it’s real.
Passwords, API keys, internal notes, crypto addresses, even client data often live briefly in clipboard memory, logs, or clipboard managers.
It’s a tiny surface area with real security implications.
Privacy isn’t just tools. It’s operational hygiene.

BiyteLümbiytelum
2026-01-15

Take only what you need. Leave no digital footprints. 👻

Brian Greenberg :verified:brian_greenberg@infosec.exchange
2026-01-15

We expect our smartphones to work 24/7 without a break. But Apple’s latest warning suggests that "uptime" is a vulnerability, not a virtue. PLUS you should be updating your phones frequently so you get the latest security patches. Mercenary spyware has been detected in the wild, and it thrives in the volatile memory of devices that never sleep. The solution isn't just a patch; it's also simple reboot. Turning your phone off and on again isn't just a meme from The IT Crowd anymore—it's basic digital hygiene. And update all your devices‼️

TL;DR
🧠 Mercenary spyware is targeting iOS memory (RAM).
⚡ A restart clears volatile memory, disrupting the attack chain.
🎓 "Inactivity reboots" are good, but a manual restart is better.
🔍 Zero-click attacks often fail if the device is freshly booted.

forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/20
#CyberSecurity #TechTrends #Apple #DigitalHygiene #security #privacy #cloud #infosec

Jana · SafeShareSafeShare
2026-01-14

10-Sekunden-Routine fürs Teilen:
1. Link kopieren
2. In SafeShare einfügen
3. Clean-Link teilen
Entfernt Tracking-Parameter – ohne Upload, local-first.
safesharepro.com/app/

Sun Kitty ☀️Crissy@tech.lgbt
2026-01-10

Digital burnout isn't about time. It's about system corruption.

We apply self-respect to our tech habits. The constant notification chaos is a threat to your Resonant Life OS.

Your focus is the most important asset. Protect it.

I teach a simple rule: Don't manage the distraction; delete the interrupt.

Set 3 protocols now:
1. Mind: Silence all non-essential app alerts
2. Body: Implement a Digital Sunset (no screens after 9 PM)
3. Purpose: Unfollow any feed that drains your energy

These are not boundaries, they're the technical needs of a healthy system. Respect your system!

What's the 1st interrupt you are deleting this weekend? LMK :)

#DigitalHygiene #ResonantLifeOS #SelfRespect

BiyteLümbiytelum
2025-12-24

Trying to quit YouTube isn’t about going offline.
It’s about reducing unnecessary data exposure.

We compared Grayjay, Invidious, and NewPipe.
Not as hype, but as tools with real tradeoffs depending on how you actually live and work.

📺🕵️‍♂️
Read the note here:
👉 substack.com/@biytelmbackchann

2025-12-23

Part 3 of Everyday Defense is live: Browser hygiene that actually sticks.

Profiles (Daily/Work/Money/Admin), extension hygiene, anti-tracking settings that won’t wreck your day, and a simple safe-download routine.

🔗 kylereddoch.me/blog/cybersecky

#CybersecKyleHowTo #EverydayDefense #BrowserSecurity #Privacy #InfoSec #BlueTeam #DigitalHygiene

covered in mosspixouls@post.lurk.org
2025-12-21

#DecRecs Day 20 - Password Management and 2FA

I've been using Bitwarden as my password manager since 2021. I recommend that any student that is using an .edu email that they might lose access to in the future use a manager to keep track of accounts that they might need to change access from. I periodically go through my passwords and sort them into folders, descriptive titles, and delete unused accounts.

I recently switched to Ente Auth as my 2FA. I thought that I *needed* to always have Google and Microsoft's proprietary authentication apps - turns out I was able to add them to a different service super easily. Ente is multi-platform so it doesn't have to be only on your phone. Now if I could only get Steam to let me use a different app...

I find that these were great free options and have been easy to use. Both of these have a 0 data policy so if you lose access to your account, that's it- they can't restore it for you because they literally don't have that data. It's important to think about how you might want to back it up outside of the service.

#passwords #digitalHygiene #bitwarden #enteAuth #authenticator #2fa

DigitalNaiv = Stefan PfeifferDigitalNaiv
2025-12-09

X ist eine Nazikneipe: Löscht Twitter! @JanSkudlarek ruft erneut zum auf: „X ist eine Nazikneipe.“ Wer Anstand hat, verlässt den Laden – und löscht Twitter. Statt Applaus für „freien Diskurs“ herrscht dort rechte Hetze als Hausmusik. Zeit für einen klaren Schnitt. 👉 steady.page/de/janskudlarek/po
@janskudlarek

THE * HIDDEN * NODEthe_hidden_node
2025-12-09

Ongoing thread: how to stay sane in the age of synthetic media and cheap AI.
– AI as attack and defence (NASA vuln story)
– New rule for 2026: treat viral content as unverified by default
– AI as tool, not person—but more like infrastructure than a hammer

I’m collecting thoughts, not preaching doctrine. Boost what helps, challenge what doesn’t.

THE * HIDDEN * NODEthe_hidden_node
2025-12-09

Story of the week: NASA spacecraft had a serious software vulnerability sitting there for 3 years. Humans missed it. An AI-based code analysis tool helped find and fix it in 4 days.

This is the tension we’re living in:
– AI will be used to attack systems faster.
– We need AI to help defend and audit them faster too.

The goal isn’t “AI good/AI bad” — it’s: who points these tools at what, and with which values?

THE * HIDDEN * NODEthe_hidden_node
2025-12-09

New rule for 2026: treat every viral image/quote/clip as unverified by default — especially if it makes you angry fast.

Before you boost:
– Who wants me to feel this?
– Find the original source + date?
– quick fact-check or AI assistant suggest it’s edited/synthetic?
– Would I still share it if it were AI-generated?

30 seconds of pause is the new digital hygiene. Don’t be free compute for someone else’s disinfo campaign.

Kevin Bowen :xfce:kevinbowen@hachyderm.io
2025-12-05

Started my end of year digital cleaning/account & key auditing early with a surprisingly concentrated vengeance today:

Acheived Inbox Zero on all three of my active email accounts:
- account 1(emails going back to 2014)
- account 2(emails going back to 2020)
- account 3(emails going back to beginning of this year).

Scrubbed, archived, deleted, unsubscribed from dozens of lists. Spotless. A ghost town. Empty.🎉 Feels good.

#TinyVictories #email #DigitalHygiene #Motivation

2025-11-29

New research from Italian universities examines how much password security changes when public social data is factored into evaluation.
Using SODA ADVANCE, the team reconstructed volunteer profiles and tested how several LLMs generated and scored passwords based on varying amounts of personal context.

The work highlights the gap between syntactic complexity and real-world guessability - especially when personal data is publicly discoverable.

Thoughts on integrating personal-context analysis into future password tools?

Source: helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/28

Follow @technadu for balanced cybersecurity insights.

#infosec #cybersecurity #passwordsecurity #research #LLM #digitalhygiene #privacy #dataprotection #securitynews

Social data puts user passwords at risk in unexpected ways
অর্ঘ্য 🏏📚 💻StringsVsAtoms
2025-11-14

International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative like LibreOffice.

🔗 euractiv.com/news/internationa

BiyteLümbiytelum
2025-11-06

Deleting a file isn’t the end—it’s the start of the cleanup.
Caches, thumbnails, DNS history, autofill data, and even “recent files” logs remember far more than most realize.
🧹 Privacy = clearing what your system keeps “for convenience.”

Joseph Quigleyquigs@hachyderm.io
2025-09-07

I have declared tab bankruptcy.
210 tabs gone. Date range between Jan, 2025 and yesterday.

#LifeUpdate #IHaveDeclaredBankruptcy #DigitalHygiene #Safari #Brower #Tabs

A screenshot of Apple Safari with the "Close Tabs to the Right" menu option highlighted.
Debby ‬⁂📎🐧:disability_flag:debby@hear-me.social
2025-09-04

🛡️ "Autonomous AI agents are like 'malware with a brain.' Unlike traditional malware following fixed instructions, AI-driven malware is adaptable, learning as it attacks, manipulating the AI ecosystem from the inside.” — PurpleSec purplesec.us/learn/ai-vs-ai/

#AISafety #DigitalDefense #ThinkBeforeYouClick #AISafety #Cybersecurity #DigitalHygiene #TrustNoOne #SecurityFirst

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