Month: December 2021

We all do it. At some point during our day, we will probably be reminded that it’s time for a software update. This always happens at the worst possible time, like in the middle of an important project, during a meeting, or when trying to use your phone on a break. Most of us just hit that forever-friendly “Remind Me Later” button and go on with the rest of our digital day, forgetting there was even an update. That is, until the next terribly timed notification reminds us with another option to “Remind Me Later,” and so the cycle continues…. creating a reflex to ignore the update prompts. This may create more of an issue than you realize though, and there is a good reason these things are asking to update (it’s not just to ruin your day).

When was the last time you Google’d yourself? If you check, you will usually find a few things that relate to you, maybe some things for people with the same (or similar) names, and a bunch of websites that promise to reveal all the info about you if you pay them to. Now for the question: When’s the last time you tried to figure out who you are using a small scrap of info? For most people, probably never, because it would never occur to them. This is where the principals of Operations Security comes into play. The term comes from the US military during the Vietnam War, but the ideas go back way further. If you’ve ever heard “loose lips sink ships,” that’s an example of OPSEC at play.