No budget? No security? Open-source is the answer.

https://silentarchitect.org/2025/10/article-small-business-cybersec-starter-kit.html

#OpenSource #SmallBusiness #StarterKit #DeadsWitch #Signals

Ghosts don't leave traces. They curate them. With journalctl.

https://silentarchitect.org/2025/10/article-ghost-logs-journalctl.html

#Systemd #Journalctl #log #audit #Linux

Automation isn't safe by default. Lock it down. Semaphore behind SSL - for Operators only.

https://silentarchitect.org/2025/10/ssl-semaphore.html

#Semaphore #SSL #CyberSecurity #NginX

The world is full of noise.
Have you tuned to the Signal?
The Silent Systems already hum.

#Noise #Signal #DeadSwitch #SilentArchitect #SilentSystem

Backups are only useful when they can be restored.

Run BorgBackup weekly: compress, encrypt, check, restore a sample file.

Automate, test, and keep the archive alive. #backup #datasafety #cyberresilience #borgbackup #sysadmin

http://tomsitcafe.com/2025/10/22/backups-the-silent-power-of-resurrection/

If a restore fails - the fortress collapses before it can be used.

https://deadswitch.tomsitcafe.com/2025/10/backups-the-silent-fortress.html

#backup #security #resilience

Architects are not promotions; they’re mindsets. Stakeholders often equate senior titles with tenure. That’s a false ledger. #SystemArchitecture #SecurityArchitecture #Leadership #ContinuousLearning #MindsetShift

http://tomsitcafe.com/2025/10/20/architects-are-not-promotions-theyre-mindsets/

The machine forgets. The Ghost does not.

https://deadswitch.tomsitcafe.com/2025/10/borg-backup-intro.html

#borg #backup #encryption #deduplication #ghostware

Code is the shield and the blade. A single line of script can stop an exploit or create one. #CyberSecurity #Scripting #Programming #LinuxMastery #Wisdom #TomsITCafe

http://tomsitcafe.com/2025/10/17/cybersecurity-is-a-battlefield/