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A lot of good points, so far. I'd like to add a few more to the mix.

Murphy's Laws apply equally to bad guys and good guys. Unless someone is so stupid that random chance is more powerful.

Remember, you also get a vote in the enemy's plans, too.

The feral will start out killing and eating their own weak as their easiest first step. Their surviving weak will quickly learn the value of "the great equalizer". Not everybody on the wrong side of the line is your enemy.

Deception works both ways. Some "weakness" in your defense may be your setpiece ambush for somebody who sees what they want to see because it worked in the past. Study your own situation as if you were the enemy, and then add in your own touch of "something extra" for the enemy.

Teach everyone in your group how to spot the alpha, and the prime beta. In a firefight, every weapon should be used on them until they're down, making the remaining omegas easier game.

I personally will not defile an enemy body, but that won't stop me from using spray paint or a magic marker to leave some "inspirational" message on the corpse. Even bad guys get worked up seeing a hacked-up comrade. There's a different reaction when the corpse has a sign with a happy face on it, or "thanks for the weapon, as crappy as it is" on the sign. Hat-tip to Bruce Willis in Diehard 1 for that.

I personally will not defile an enemy body, but that won't stop me from using spray paint or a magic marker to leave some "inspirational" message on the corpse

I always recommend the tried and true head-on-a-pike warning. Maybe it should be updated a bit, using frat house artwork on their passed out buddies such as a crude drawing with a Marks-a-lot of a penis on their forehead, Q-tips in the nose and ears; mustard and shaving cream piled on the head. What we need is a special "Lord of the Flies" version of Martha Stewart's decoration program where she can bring in recognized talent in arts and crafts to give us some creative, home-made tips. You never know what a flaming Sodomite with a string of christmas lights and a can of clear acrylic could do for your public warning.