Analysis and guidance
The immediate incident is only part of the story.
RightsRelay publishes two kinds of work: practical guidance for a situation that needs attention now, and analysis of the systems, incentives and information flows that make the same harm repeatable.
How to use this library
Respond to the incident. Then understand the pattern.
Guidance is organised around a decision or response. Analysis steps back to examine responsibility, design choices and the way risks move between services. Both are reviewed for practical accuracy and link to primary or authoritative sources where available.
Why user caution cannot carry the whole security burden
Good habits reduce risk. They do not make unsafe products, excessive data collection or poor defaults acceptable.
After a data breach, the password is only one part of the problem
The lasting risk often comes from information that cannot be changed and may be reused in convincing messages later.
The second scam: when “recovery” becomes another form of fraud
Why people who have already lost money are targeted again—and how to recognise the pattern before paying twice.
Pause the pressure: how to spot an impersonation scam
A calm verification routine for messages designed to make you act before you think.
Secure the account that can reset everything else
A practical hardening checklist for your primary email account—the key to many other accounts.
Reduce your public data without disappearing
Map what strangers can find and remove exposure that serves no useful purpose.
Public data is not harmless data
Why availability, context and responsible use are three different questions.
What to do after an account compromise
Contain the incident, protect connected accounts and preserve the information you may need later.
Verify before you trust: a routine for uncertain content
A lightweight method for checking urgent claims, copied media and confident online advice.