Crypto Party

Suggested Software (software usable under multiple operating systems is normally listed under each operating system):

Note about Truecrypt-No complete audit has been done yet, people are currently collecting funds for a full audit - http://istruecryptauditedyet.com/

OS independent (Normally bootable iso images):

Program:	Desc:	URL:
TAILS (The Amnesiac Incognito Live System)	Secure workstation LiveCD	https://tails.boum.org/
DBAN	Secure storage media destruction.	http://dban.org/

If you require help burning ISO images, please join the HacDC Blabber mailing list (https://groups.google.com/a/hacdc.org/group/Blabber/subscribe) and ask how (make sure to include which operating system you are running when asking for help).

Linux and other Unix variants:

Program:	Desc:	URL:
Truecrypt	Hard Drive Encryption, File encryption	http://truecrypt.org/
Tor Browser Bundle	Anonymous web surfing (includes Tor & web browser)	https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en
Thunderbird	Email Encryption	https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/all.html

Windows:

Program:	Desc:	URL:
Truecrypt	Hard Drive Encryption, File encryption	http://truecrypt.org/
Tor Browser Bundle	Anonymous web surfing (includes Tor & web browser)	https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en
Thunderbird	Email Encryption	https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/all.html
GPG4Win	GPG front-end for Windows	http://www.gpg4win.org/download.html
eraser	Secure Delete	http://eraser.heidi.ie/

Mac OS:

Program:	Desc:	URL:
Truecrypt	Hard Drive Encryption, File encryption	http://truecrypt.org/
Tor Browser Bundle	Anonymous web surfing (includes Tor & web browser)	https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en
Thunderbird	Email Encryption	https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/all.html
GPGtools	Integrates GnuPG with MacOSX.	http://gpgtools.org/

Android:

Program:	Desc:
Orbot	TOR for Android
Orweb	TOR web browser for Android (Orbot required)
APG	GPG Program
K-9 Mail	Email program for Android that can directly interact with APG

iOS:

None added yet. Please give us suggestions.

Web Browser Plugins:

Safari:

Noscript	Disable JavaScript, Java, Flash, Silverlight, XSS, Clickjacking, etc	http://noscript.net/
Lastpass	Password manager	https://lastpass.com

Firefox:

Lastpass	Password manager	https://lastpass.com

Chrome:

Lastpass	Password manager	https://lastpass.com

Opera:

Lastpass	Password manager	https://lastpass.com

Internet Explorer:

Lastpass	Password manager	https://lastpass.com

Links:

Site:	URL:	Notes:
tormail.org	http://jhiwjjlqpyawmpjx.onion/	Email service only available via tor
Mailvelope	http://www.mailvelope.com/	In-browser PGP encryption for webmail
Encrypt Everything	https://www.encrypteverything.ca/index.php?title=Main_Page	Good resource on encryption for the web. Good resource for beginner to intermediate skill level.
Surveilance Self-Defense	https://ssd.eff.org/	EFF's guide to protecting yourself from digital surveilance. Extremely in-depth and detailed. For the advanced (or very paranoid). Not light reading.
Qualys Browsercheck	https://browsercheck.qualys.com/	Automated scanning of browser, plugins, and Windows updates for vulnerable, out-of-date configuration
SSL Labs	https://www.ssllabs.com/	Tool for checking any site's SSL setup for bad practices and vulnerabilities
Calomel SSL Validation	https://calomel.org/firefox_ssl_validation.html	Firefox add-on for analyzing and verifying SSL configurations of sites you visit.
DEATH NOTE: L, ANONYMITY & ELUDING ENTROPY	http://www.gwern.net/Death%20Note%20Anonymity	A.k.a., why "metadata" matters and how much the NSA can really know about you from your phone records.
Using Metadata to Find Paul Revere	http://kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2013/06/09/using-metadata-to-find-paul-revere/	Illustration of how to use seemingly useless data points to pin charges on someone. Told from the perspective of a British intelligence officer looking for trators in collonial America.
crypto-log	http://www.uni-mannheim.de/studorg/gahg/PGP/cryptolog1.html	Updated 1996
Intro level guide to Internet Security	http://qz.com/120946/the-complete-guide-to-not-being-that-idiot-who-got-the-company-hacked/	A guide for non-technical denizens of the Internet on how not to be low-hanging fruit for hackers.