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Update everything
Most attacks exploit bugs that were fixed months ago. Turn on automatic updates for your OS, browser, and apps — it's the single highest-value habit.
Convene
Convene
Session 4 · Practical · 15 min
Most compromises don't need sophisticated hacking — they walk in through an outdated app, an over-permissioned download, or one phone doing two jobs. These habits take minutes and block the most common attacks.
Interactive · Rate yourself
Tap everything that's true for you today, and watch your score. Be honest — nobody's looking.
Interactive · Spot the trap
Uber needs your location to match you with a driver — that's fair. Contacts, microphone, SMS, and photos? Not for a ride. Revoke everything it doesn't need and watch the verdict change.
The essentials
Most attacks exploit bugs that were fixed months ago. Turn on automatic updates for your OS, browser, and apps — it's the single highest-value habit.
Once a month, open your phone's permission manager. Anything with camera, microphone, or location access that doesn't clearly need it — revoke.
Keep it current, remove extensions you don't recognize, and prefer private/incognito windows for sensitive sessions — especially with Convene.
WeChat and other Chinese apps can access far more than you'd expect. Keep them on a dedicated phone that never touches your work accounts, files, or contacts.