Making a Security Zine for friends and family

Last week I printed a small booklet, folded it, stapled it, and mailed copies to friends and family. I used my sweet Dungeons & Dragons stamps! Eight pages, in color. It’s the second volume of our Cruft Manor zine, and this time the subject is personal security. Last Christmas, Michele and I made a zine to send out to family and friends. We loved doing it. I wanted to make another zine to scratch that itch. As a topic, I decided on personal security because I kept having the same conversations with family, friends, and neighbors who don’t live in the technology world. Someone calls because a text said their package could not be delivered and they are not sure if it is real. Someone forwards an email asking whether Facebook really locked their account. Someone wants to know if they should click the link. These are not foolish people. They are living in a world that has quietly become hostile to anyone who is not paying close attention to how their devices work. Most security advice is…