What is Security?

What does it mean to be Secure? You lock your front door every night. You check it twice before bed, maybe even give it a gentle tug to make sure it’s really latched. You feel secure. You sleep soundly, confident that you’ve taken all the necessary precautions to protect yourself. But are you really secure? What if I told you that while you were checking your front door for the third time, a stranger was sitting in a coffee shop across town, effortlessly accessing your bank account through that public Wi-Fi network you connected to earlier? Or that smart doorbell you installed to make your home more secure is currently streaming video to servers you’ve never heard of, in countries you’ve never visited? ...

June 8, 2025 · 8 min · Zubair Shaik