Prevent Phishing & Impersonation

Explore strategies to prevent phishing and impersonation attacks in digital systems during this 39-minute conference talk from Strange Loop 2021. Delve into the challenges of securing digital identities and relationships in centralized name systems. Discover an alternative data model for structuring identities that enhances resistance to phishing, impersonation, and machine-in-the-middle attacks without compromising usability. Learn about the concept of "trust loops" and how they can be encoded into distributed data storage layers. Examine a prototype called Backchannel, a local-first address book that implements these new distributed systems primitives. Understand the iterative human-centered design process used to improve security without sacrificing user experience. Gain insights into how users can provide strong proof of their collaborators' identities across multiple devices and extended time periods. Investigate topics such as social engineering, user profiles, namespaces, resilient security measures, and new mental models for digital identity management.