1. OpSec (Operational Security)

2. Privacy

3. Security

Now, to give you a little definition about these you can see them as:

• OpSec: Short for operational security, focuses on protecting the operational aspect of an individual or organization. This involves protecting sensitive information such as strategic plans, tactics, and other operational details that could be exploited by adversaries. (Even when it could be kinda deeper than this, I do personally think that 90% of it is achieved by a simple acronym: STFU!)

• Infosec: or information security, on the other hand, focuses on protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction. This includes measures such as encryption, firewalls, and secure password management.

• Security: in general, is the practice of protecting against unauthorized access or attacks on individuals or organizations. This can include physical security measures such as locks and surveillance cameras, as well as digital security measures like antivirus software and two-factor authentication.

The way I try to apply them and see them is like an onion, it would look something like this.

This is the way I visualise it and plan around it, and this is done at least in my case from inside to outside (have never tried it the other way around, as I see it as more inefficient.

The colors are not there for coincidence as these represent the threat level I do consider I could be in, in case each of these security measures breaks.

As a little example of this, let's look at three short scenarios and from here you might get a more practical idea of what it's like to see these principles in practice:

1. You are in a bar sitting with some unknown people you started a conversation with about anything, and as time passes by and the drinks keep coming, you start to soften your tongue and start revealing details...

• You tell these people what you do for a living

• You tell them about your wife, gf, sons, daughters, ages

• You talk about your politics or your economic views

• The topic of crypto comes up and as you talk about it, even when you don't reveal how much you have, you start correcting them in some facts.

• You leave the place, exchange numbers perhaps, and get home safe.

2. You use Gmail as your main personal e-mail provider so this means you receive delicate medical information and other things such as financial statements from your bank, among other things you might consider important, but...

• Your password is not that strong, it is JohnDoe1969

• You don't use and don't even know what is 2FA

• Or you use it but receive codes as SMS

• The documents you receive aren't protected by a password

• You send important information in plain text

3. In your house you possess some jewelry, certificates, gold, etc. this is all stored in a safe but...

• The safe is easily reachable and visible to those with enough access given by you

• The safe isn't "tied" to any structure

• You don't have an alarm system

• The door that points to your backyard, is made of light wood and is easy to open just by pulling it up

Let's look at some reflections on these scenarios.

In the first one (OpSec), you revealed some info about yourself which depending on your particular situation could attract attention to some topics that being sober you won't freely share with a person you just met, ask yourself either did you gave them a rough idea of how much you earn? in your case would this make you an objective? have you told them who you live with? maybe the capacity to defend your house or the frequency they are in a home just by their age? with your political views maybe they could know if you are in favor/against weapons or concealed carry. even when you didn't tell them about your crypto, you revealed you know more than the average guy just by correcting them. If you know so much you could be involved in the space, don't you?

The second scenario (Infosec) is fairly common, even more, when people don't know the value their information may have for others. This case exemplifies that there are some measures to be taken to protect the security of your information and this can be done in different ways or scenarios, but I would recommend starting to strengthen the accounts you use first by getting a good password this can be done with different apps or services, using real 2FA, saving delicate documents and deleting possibly delicate info (NOT SMS!), from there we could start looking at self-hosting opportunities which is the ideal, but that's another guide to come in the future and a very broad topic.

And finally, the third scenario is focused on physical security (which is the difference between infosec and security) one is usually digital, and the other is used in a more physical scenario, in this, you can examine your house, your car, and everything, the idea is not to get paranoid but to start somewhere, you also should look to your own life and case and determine what are the valuable things to you, and what can you do to protect them.

I am going to talk about tools and my setup in a coming article, so you can get some idea of how I use the tools, so you can get started on your way to personal sovereignty.

Now, I want you to notice how this can be summed up in three simple points:

1. Keep your mouth shut! If you learn to be silent and stop bragging (ego issues) about your assets, you won't become a target in the first place, learn to fit in.

2. Take care of your digital life, digital information indeed makes our lives easier, but it also does so for third parties with the wrong intentions, people savvy enough can get metadata even from your pictures to determine your routine or your expense habits, and therefore your possible earnings and/or assets.

3. Check on how you can secure your material assets, sometimes we tend to get overconfident with these and feel safe for the sake of having a home or a car with an alarm, but these can be deactivated, locks can be broken easily, and most doors can be open with a fucking lever (there is no case on hardening your main door if your backyard can be levered or slid to get access to your home)

So you see the relationship here?

STFU so you don't get undesired attention > In case you do get attention, make sure to keep access to your vital information at a minimum, this to reduce vectors and get time > In case someone gets the info on the location of your assets make them hard to get to you, or your assets physically.

And please always remember these things:

• No asset in this world is worth dying for.

• Security and privacy are an infinite game.

See you for the next post on tips and tricks anon, hopefully soon.

Don't trust, verify!