What you are actually defending against
Threats to documents
Phishing, infostealers, ransomware, lost devices, shoulder surfing. Framed around what each threat means for the documents on your computer, not abstract "cybersecurity".
Threats to documents Apr 3, 2026
Infostealers and the documents on your laptop
Infostealers are the most commercially successful category of malware of the last few years, and they are very specifically interested in your documents. This is what they do, how they get in, and how to make yourself a much less useful target.
Level: intermediate
Threats to documents Apr 7, 2026
Ransomware, from the perspective of your documents
Most ransomware advice is aimed at enterprise IT. The household and small-business version is shorter — and the most important defenses are not glamorous. A practical guide to how modern ransomware works and the specific steps that protect documents from it.
Level: intermediate