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How to protect your computer at a hacker conference in 30 minutes or less

HOPE X is in 8 hours, and I want to protect my laptop without installing a fresh OS. I want to take reasonable precautions that still let me get to bed in the next 30 minutes.

  • Install Little Snitch, and whitelist ports 80, 443, 6697
  • Remove all saved wireless access points
  • Disable all network devices except usb tether to phone
  • Uninstall flash (or never install it in the first place)
  • Tape over camera
  • Disable bluetooth
  • Use a password manager instead of typing in passwords manually
  • Never share a usb port
  • Disable all network services