Article 5 - People, Privacy, and Access Control

Strong perimeters fail if vulnerability is invited inside.
Vendors and visitors can be trusted partners or accidental risks. Most household breaches begin with casual access, poor key control, or oversharing of schedules. Treat your home and office like a controlled space without making it feel like a fortress.
We Are Red Teaming: Publicly available blueprints and access points, unvetted staff, uncontrolled codes or keys, and casual disclosure that creates avoidable risk.
Mitigation Actions:
· Access control breaks when convenience overrides process and privacy discipline.
· Blur out residence on GPS map applications and sites (e.g. Google Maps).
· Request removal of interior and exterior residence photographs and floor plans from publicly accessible real estate websites (e.g., Zillow, Redfin).
· Background checks. Screen household staff, cleaners, landscapers, and contractors.
· Controlled access. Use time restricted entry codes and revoke them after use.
· Confidentiality. Avoid discussing travel or security details within earshot of staff.
· Visitor logs. Keep records of who entered, when, and why.
· Trusted vendor network. Build long-term relationships with vetted professionals.
Access is authority. Who has it, why they have it, and when it expires should never be a mystery.

Written by
Bob Keller
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