The Vigil
Click a topic. Each piece is a note, a video, or both.
Business
Small teams, shops, and the work that cannot wait.
Aug 11, 2026 · Note
Ransomware is a small shop problem
People still think ransomware is for hospitals and pipelines. The data says the opposite. When a small business gets breached, ransomware is in the mix far more…
Aug 7, 2026 · Note
The email that sounds like you
AI made phishing cheap and fluent. Staff now get notes that sound like the owner, the bookkeeper, or the general contractor. The grammar is fine. The urgency is…
Aug 3, 2026 · Note
Stop pasting the job into the bot
This year a well known cloud company had to explain how an employee connected a third party AI tool to the company inbox. The tool had more permission than it n…