Infosec.Exchange FAQ & How-To Guide

About Infosec.Exchange

• Infosec.Exchange Administrator
• How to support & contribute to Infosec.Exchange
• Can I talk about more than just information security?
• I need help!
• Infosec.Exchange hosting
• About Infosec-Exchange
• Moderated and Suspended Servers aka defederated instances
• Moderation Team
• What's the correct way to refer to the instance? Is it Infosec.Exchange or infosec.exchange?
• Operating costs for infosec.exchange
• privacypolicy
• Privacy Policy
• Server Status & Known Issues page
• The About This Server page

Getting Started

• Fill out your profile
• How does the Mastodon algorithm compare with, say, Twitter?
• Who to follow: infosec journalists, cybersecurity news, conventions

Safety

• A Guide to Reporting on Infosec.Exchange
• A Guide to Reporting on Infosec.Exchange: Something else
• A Guide to Reporting on Infosec.Exchange: Rule Violations
• A Guide to Reporting on Infosec.Exchange: Spam

Privacy

• How private are direct messages on Mastodon / Infosec.Exchange?
• What is the Infosec.Exchange privacy policy?
• How do I send a private message or DM or otherwise restrict my audience?

Security

• Enable Two Factor Authentication / Multi Factor Authentication (MFA)
• Mastodon Vulnerability Testing: not permitted on Infosec.Exchange but might be allowed elsewhere

Verification

• How do I get verified on Mastodon?
• How do I verify my free wordpress dot com link?
• How do I verify against my Keybase account?
• How do I verify that I control URLs which I add to my profile?
• Why do some people have the verified checkmark?

Profile

• Fill out your profile

Read & Discover

• Advanced Web Interface (AWI) aka it's like TweetDeck
• Common Hashtags
• Who to follow: infosec journalists, cybersecurity news, conventions
• Managing lists on Mastodon
• Pin a hashtag to the Advanced Web Interface
• What RSS feeds are available?
• View another the local timeline on another Mastodon instance

Post & Share

• How do I add a Content Warning (CW) to my post?
• When should I use a Content Warning? When should I not use a Content Warning?
• How to add image alt text to images
• Post length and character limit: how long is too long?

Mastodon

• How does the Mastodon algorithm compare with, say, Twitter?
• glitch-soc Mastodon fork
• What are some Mastodon servers where I can find information security people?
• Where can I learn more about Mastodon?

the fediverse

• Find interesting users in the fediverse
• Find my Twitter follows and followers in the fediverse
• Infosec.* Family Fedi-Services
• What is the fediverse?