Even having been around cybersecurity for as long as I have, it’s easy to become complacent about digital privacy. Digital privacy and digital security are often a bit of an afterthought for a lot of people. The amount of information that we all freely give away is truly mind-blowing. With the increased use of AI … Read more
I love the cloud. The convenience of having all my documents, photos, and media available at all times is absolutely amazing. That functionality has saved me more times than I can count. So I get it, the cloud offers some incredible benefits. What we often forget is to ask, who actually has access to all … Read more
I’ve been in the IT game for nearly 20 years. Between the last two organizations that I worked for, I helped bring nearly 7,000 servers into compliance for security standards across eight countries. So you’d think that all that experience would make home security easy. Sure, I had the basics in place. However, it wasn’t … Read more
Last Update: Oct. 6, 2026 Digital minimalism and protecting your digital privacy go hand in hand. So many people are just focused on reducing their screen time when it comes to digital minimalism, that they forget that without digital privacy you are basically just leaving the door unlocked to your digital life. I want to … Read more
Last Update: Oct. 01, 2026 Raise your hand if you’ve looked into protecting your digital life and come back with a list of 2 dozen different things that you needed to add to your devices to be more secure? I know I have. I’m always appalled when I see these pages recommending everything from antivirus … Read more
Last Update: Sep. 28, 2026 I’ve been working with network segmentation for years. It’s the type of enterprise geek speak that when I mention it, people just kind of tune it out unless they are in the industry. I get it. It sounds like something that you only find in datacenters, hospitals, and server rooms. … Read more
Last Update: September 20, 2026 When I ran through my personal security audit a few months ago, I broke it down into four domains: Devices, Accounts and Credentials, Network Exposure, then finally Data and Backups. Today I want to focus on the Network Exposure domain and specifically the home network security checklist that I personally … Read more