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The Vigil
Practical notes on home security, business resilience, and living thoughtfully with AI.
Cyber
Remote access, quiet holes, and what to fix first.
Sep 14, 2026 · Note
Check what your browser extensions can read
The browser holds your email, invoices, and customer portals. An extension installed for one small job may still have permission to read or change data on sites…
Sep 6, 2026 · Note
Do not approve the login you did not start
Your phone asks you to approve a sign-in while you are doing something else. Then it asks again. Repeated requests are not a reason to tap yes. Only approve a l…
Aug 29, 2026 · Note
Prepare for the phone you might lose
Your phone may hold both your everyday sign-in and the second step that protects it. Losing the device is stressful enough without discovering that every recove…
Aug 21, 2026 · Note
Stop reusing the password you remember
A password that works everywhere is convenient for anyone who gets it. Start improving this with your primary email account, then the accounts that hold money,…
Aug 13, 2026 · Note
The box on the wall is the door
Verizon’s 2026 breach report said something that should change how you think about remote access. For the first time in nineteen years, exploiting a hole beat s…
Aug 9, 2026 · Note
Remote access you forgot you had
Most small networks have more ways in than the owner thinks. TeamViewer from a job three years ago. A router “cloud” account. A camera vendor who can still reac…
Aug 5, 2026 · Note
Patch the appliance first
People still start their Saturday updates on laptops. Start on the boxes that face the internet. Firewall, VPN, and any device with a public address get the ven…