Protect Yourself

Tools to look after your passwords, your files and your network, with the warnings the README does include.

Watch on TikTok (in Spanish) Watch on YouTube (in Spanish)

Physical security key and a phone with a password manager next to a laptop with the terminal open

How do I protect what is mine without becoming a security expert?

That is the question this series answers. Each video comes with a fact sheet: what it is, the key fact, how to start and my verdict. How the fact sheet works.

Before you start.

Who it is for

For anyone who wants to protect their passwords, files and network without becoming a security expert.

What to check

Install only from the official repo or site, verify the version and save your recovery key before encrypting anything. See the full checklist.

The 6 repos that have already appeared in this series.

1 of 6 already have their own guide (“Guide” label): license, requirements, installation and warnings. The rest open their project on GitHub. The license label comes from GitHub and each repo’s LICENSE file; each repo’s warning is still in its video (in Spanish).

KeePassXC Password manager that keeps everything in a file you own. Guide (opens the guide)
License: GPL-2.0 or GPL-3.0 Official project (opens GitHub in a new tab)
VeraCrypt Encrypts entire disks and folders. GitHub ↗ (opens GitHub in a new tab)
License: Apache-2.0 + TrueCrypt License 3.0
Cryptomator Encrypts what you upload to your cloud. GitHub ↗ (opens GitHub in a new tab)
License: GPL-3.0
uBlock Origin Ad and tracker blocker for the browser. GitHub ↗ (opens GitHub in a new tab)
License: GPL-3.0
MVT Looks for signs of spyware on your phone. GitHub ↗ (opens GitHub in a new tab)
License: MVT License 1.1
Portmaster Firewall that shows which app connects where. GitHub ↗ (opens GitHub in a new tab)
License: GPL-3.0

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