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Secure your accounts and passwordsProtect your email, social media and other accounts from takeover, the most common way people get hacked.
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Step · Secure your accounts and passwords
Use a password manager -
Step · Secure your accounts and passwords
Change reused passwords, starting with your email -
Step · Secure your accounts and passwords
Turn on two-step verification -
Step · Secure your accounts and passwords
Make sure you can get back in -
Step · Secure your accounts and passwords
Switch to passkeys where they are offered -
Step · Secure your accounts and passwords
Sign out of devices you don't recognise -
Step · Secure your accounts and passwords
Remove apps that can access your accounts -
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Lock down your phoneProtect what is on your phone if it is lost, stolen or picked up by someone else.
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Step · Lock down your phone
Set a strong screen lock -
Step · Lock down your phone
Install updates automatically -
Step · Lock down your phone
Turn on Find My or Find Hub -
Step · Lock down your phone
Hide message previews on the lock screen -
Step · Lock down your phone
Check what your apps can access -
Step · Lock down your phone
Install apps only from the official store -
Step · Lock down your phone
Lock your SIM card with a PIN -
Step · Lock down your phone
Turn on theft protection -
Step · Lock down your phone
Erase the phone before you sell or give it away -
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Make your messaging apps privateStop others from taking over your account or reading your chats, in the apps you already use.
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Step · Make your messaging apps private
Protect your account with a PIN or password -
Step · Make your messaging apps private
Check which devices are linked -
Step · Make your messaging apps private
Know what each app can read -
Step · Make your messaging apps private
Protect your chat backups -
Step · Make your messaging apps private
Choose who can see you and add you to groups -
Step · Make your messaging apps private
Use Signal for sensitive conversations -
Step · Make your messaging apps private
Turn on disappearing messages -
Step · Make your messaging apps private
Lock the app -
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Spot fake messages and callsMost scams start with a message or a call that pushes you to act fast. Learn the signs, and what to do if you already clicked.
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Step · Spot fake messages and calls
Stop before you act -
Step · Spot fake messages and calls
Never share login codes or passwords -
Step · Spot fake messages and calls
Check where a link really goes -
Step · Spot fake messages and calls
Hang up on calls that ask for money or codes -
Step · Spot fake messages and calls
If you clicked, typed or paid -
Step · Spot fake messages and calls
Be careful with buyers and sellers online -
Step · Spot fake messages and calls
Turn on spam filters -
Step · Spot fake messages and calls
Report scams -
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Control who sees you on social mediaDecide who can see your posts, your profile and where you are, in the apps you already use.
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Step · Control who sees you on social media
Protect your login first -
Step · Control who sees you on social media
Choose who sees your posts -
Step · Control who sees you on social media
Hide your phone number, email and birthday -
Step · Control who sees you on social media
Stop being found by your phone number or email -
Step · Control who sees you on social media
Review tags before they appear -
Step · Control who sees you on social media
Don't share where you are -
Step · Control who sees you on social media
Limit who sees your old posts -
Step · Control who sees you on social media
Limit how ads follow you -
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Make your web browser more privateYour browser sees nearly everything you do online. A few settings cut down who else does.
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Step · Make your web browser more private
Keep your browser updated -
Step · Make your web browser more private
Keep extensions few and trusted -
Step · Make your web browser more private
Block trackers -
Step · Make your web browser more private
Block third-party cookies -
Step · Make your web browser more private
Choose a browser that protects you by default -
Step · Make your web browser more private
Know what a private window doesn't hide -
Step · Make your web browser more private
Check your saved passwords -
Step · Make your web browser more private
Change your search engine -
Step · Make your web browser more private
See what your browser reveals -
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Control who knows where you areYour phone and your photos can show where you live and where you are now. Decide who sees that.
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Step · Control who knows where you are
Stop live location shares you don't need -
Step · Control who knows where you are
Remove location from your photos -
Step · Control who knows where you are
Check who can see where you are -
Step · Control who knows where you are
Clear your location history -
Step · Control who knows where you are
Check your shared albums -
Step · Control who knows where you are
Think about what's in the picture -
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Use AI chatbots without oversharingAI chatbots keep what you type, and people at the company may read it. Know what to keep out, and change the settings that matter.
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Step · Use AI chatbots without oversharing
Keep sensitive information out -
Step · Use AI chatbots without oversharing
Know who can read your chats -
Step · Use AI chatbots without oversharing
Turn off training on your chats -
Step · Use AI chatbots without oversharing
Delete old chats and memories -
Step · Use AI chatbots without oversharing
Use temporary chats for one-off questions -
Step · Use AI chatbots without oversharing
Know the services that say they keep less -
Step · Use AI chatbots without oversharing
Check shared links and secure the account -
Step · Use AI chatbots without oversharing
Think before uploading files and photos -
Step · Use AI chatbots without oversharing
Follow your employer's rules -
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Secure your computerKeep your Windows PC or Mac updated, locked and encrypted, without risking a lock-out.
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Step · Secure your computer
Install updates automatically -
Step · Secure your computer
Lock the screen when you step away -
Step · Secure your computer
Encrypt the disk and keep the recovery key -
Step · Secure your computer
Check that built-in protection is on -
Step · Secure your computer
Install software only from trusted places -
Step · Secure your computer
Use a standard account for everyday work -
Step · Secure your computer
Keep the firewall on -
Step · Secure your computer
Erase the computer before you sell or give it away -
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Back up, and be ready to lose a devicePhones get lost, stolen and broken. With a backup and a plan, you lose the device, not your photos and accounts.
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Step · Back up, and be ready to lose a device
Turn on your phone's backup -
Step · Back up, and be ready to lose a device
Check what the backup leaves out -
Step · Back up, and be ready to lose a device
Get ready for a lost phone -
Step · Back up, and be ready to lose a device
If your phone is lost or stolen -
Step · Back up, and be ready to lose a device
Back up your computer -
Step · Back up, and be ready to lose a device
Keep a second copy, unplugged -
Step · Back up, and be ready to lose a device
Check that a backup restores -
Step · Back up, and be ready to lose a device
Encrypt your backups -
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Secure your Wi-Fi and understand VPNsLock down your home router, use café Wi-Fi without worry, and know what a VPN can and can't do.
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Step · Secure your Wi-Fi and understand VPNs
Change the router's admin password -
Step · Secure your Wi-Fi and understand VPNs
Use WPA3 or WPA2 and a strong Wi-Fi password -
Step · Secure your Wi-Fi and understand VPNs
Keep the router updated -
Step · Secure your Wi-Fi and understand VPNs
Give guests and smart devices their own network -
Step · Secure your Wi-Fi and understand VPNs
Use public Wi-Fi sensibly -
Step · Secure your Wi-Fi and understand VPNs
Know what a VPN does and doesn't do -
Step · Secure your Wi-Fi and understand VPNs
Choose a VPN carefully -
Step · Secure your Wi-Fi and understand VPNs
Use a DNS service that blocks harmful sites -
Step · Secure your Wi-Fi and understand VPNs
Stop joining networks automatically -
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If your account was hackedSomeone got into your account. Get back in through the official route, sign them out, check what they changed and warn the people they could reach.
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Step · If your account was hacked
Know the signs of a hacked account -
Step · If your account was hacked
Get back in through the official route -
Step · If your account was hacked
Change the password from a clean device -
Step · If your account was hacked
Sign out every other device -
Step · If your account was hacked
Remove forwarding and filters in your email -
Step · If your account was hacked
Check your recovery phone and email -
Step · If your account was hacked
Warn your contacts -
Step · If your account was hacked
Protect your money -
Step · If your account was hacked
Check the phone or computer -
Step · If your account was hacked
Report it -
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Make your security planBefore you change settings, work out what you protect and from whom. Your answers decide which guides you need and which steps could backfire.
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Step · Make your security plan
List what you want to protect -
Step · Make your security plan
Work out who you need protection from -
Step · Make your security plan
Decide which threats to take seriously -
Step · Make your security plan
Weigh what protection costs -
Step · Make your security plan
Choose the guides that match your risks -
Step · Make your security plan
Know where to get expert help -
Step · Make your security plan
Plan with the people around you -
Step · Make your security plan
Review your plan -
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Harden your phone against targeted attacksSettings that make a phone harder to break into for someone who targets you personally, with what each one costs and what it doesn't stop.
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Step · Harden your phone against targeted attacks
Install security updates as soon as they arrive -
Step · Harden your phone against targeted attacks
Use a long passcode and know how to switch off face and fingerprint unlock -
Step · Harden your phone against targeted attacks
Turn on Lockdown Mode on iPhone, iPad and Mac -
Step · Harden your phone against targeted attacks
Turn on Advanced Protection on Android -
Step · Harden your phone against targeted attacks
Restart your phone regularly -
Step · Harden your phone against targeted attacks
Keep fewer apps and connections -
Step · Harden your phone against targeted attacks
Block data through the cable while the phone is locked -
Step · Harden your phone against targeted attacks
Turn off 2G -
Step · Harden your phone against targeted attacks
Know when GrapheneOS is worth it -
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Make your accounts hard to take overCodes can be phished; security keys can't. Add keys, turn on the strictest account settings and plan how you will get back in if you lose them.
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Step · Make your accounts hard to take over
Use security keys or passkeys instead of codes -
Step · Make your accounts hard to take over
Set up two security keys -
Step · Make your accounts hard to take over
Plan how you will get back in -
Step · Make your accounts hard to take over
Join Google's Advanced Protection Program -
Step · Make your accounts hard to take over
Use Apple's strongest account settings -
Step · Make your accounts hard to take over
Remove SMS where you can -
Step · Make your accounts hard to take over
Check sign-in activity -
Step · Make your accounts hard to take over
Keep separate identities apart -
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Keep sensitive conversations privateSignal protects what you write, not who you are or what is on the other person's phone. Check who you are talking to, hide your number and know the limits.
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Step · Keep sensitive conversations private
Check that you are talking to the right person -
Step · Keep sensitive conversations private
Hide your phone number -
Step · Keep sensitive conversations private
Set disappearing messages as the default -
Step · Keep sensitive conversations private
Lock your Signal number -
Step · Keep sensitive conversations private
Hide messages from people near your phone -
Step · Keep sensitive conversations private
Keep groups tight -
Step · Keep sensitive conversations private
Know what Signal and your phone still reveal -
Step · Keep sensitive conversations private
Decide when not to write it down -
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Use email when it's sensitiveEmail leaves a record of who wrote to whom, when and about what. Move sensitive talk to Signal, keep subject lines bland, and save your recovery code before you rely on encrypted mail.
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Step · Use email when it's sensitive
Know what email reveals -
Step · Use email when it's sensitive
Decide when not to use email -
Step · Use email when it's sensitive
Lock down the email account itself -
Step · Use email when it's sensitive
Use a separate address for sensitive work -
Step · Use email when it's sensitive
Know what encrypted providers protect -
Step · Use email when it's sensitive
Use password-protected mail with care -
Step · Use email when it's sensitive
Watch what attachments and images give away -
Step · Use email when it's sensitive
Know the limits of OpenPGP -
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Protect your phone and others at a protestYour phone can show where you were, who you know and who was beside you. Prepare it before you go, protect the people in your photos, and know what to do if it is taken.
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Step · Protect your phone and others at a protest
Decide which phone to take, if any -
Step · Protect your phone and others at a protest
Prepare the phone before you go -
Step · Protect your phone and others at a protest
Switch off face and fingerprint unlock -
Step · Protect your phone and others at a protest
Know what your phone reveals by being there -
Step · Protect your phone and others at a protest
Protect the people in your photos -
Step · Protect your phone and others at a protest
Agree how your group will communicate -
Step · Protect your phone and others at a protest
If you are detained or your phone is taken -
Step · Protect your phone and others at a protest
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Travel and cross borders with your devicesAt a border your devices can be searched or taken out of your sight. Carry less, prepare at home, switch off before the crossing and know what to do afterwards.
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Step · Travel and cross borders with your devices
Decide what to take, and carry less -
Step · Travel and cross borders with your devices
Make sure you can still sign in abroad -
Step · Travel and cross borders with your devices
Clean up what your phone reveals about others -
Step · Travel and cross borders with your devices
Switch off before the crossing -
Step · Travel and cross borders with your devices
Stay connected without exposing more -
Step · Travel and cross borders with your devices
Keep devices in sight -
Step · Travel and cross borders with your devices
If a device was taken out of your sight -
Step · Travel and cross borders with your devices
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If your phone or computer may be takenEncryption protects a device that is switched off, not one that is unlocked. Know what stays readable, keep less on the device and plan who you will call.
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Step · If your phone or computer may be taken
Check that encryption is on -
Step · If your phone or computer may be taken
Know why switching off matters -
Step · If your phone or computer may be taken
Limit what a locked phone shows -
Step · If your phone or computer may be taken
Keep less on the device -
Step · If your phone or computer may be taken
Know what is in the cloud anyway -
Step · If your phone or computer may be taken
Encrypt and shut down your computer -
Step · If your phone or computer may be taken
Plan ahead -
Step · If your phone or computer may be taken
If your device is returned -
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Spyware aimed at youTargeted spyware is rare, expensive and hard to see. Know the real warnings, don't wipe your phone before an expert looks at it, and make attacks harder.
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Step · Spyware aimed at you
Know what targeted spyware is -
Step · Spyware aimed at you
Don't rely on warning signs -
Step · Spyware aimed at you
Recognise a real threat notification -
Step · Spyware aimed at you
Be careful with unexpected links -
Step · Spyware aimed at you
If you think your phone is infected -
Step · Spyware aimed at you
Know what an expert check involves -
Step · Spyware aimed at you
Make an attack harder -
Step · Spyware aimed at you
If the person is close to you -
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Handle online harassment and doxxingSearch yourself the way an attacker would, keep evidence before you report or delete, and put your physical safety first if your address is exposed.
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Step · Handle online harassment and doxxing
Search yourself the way an attacker would -
Step · Handle online harassment and doxxing
Remove what you can -
Step · Handle online harassment and doxxing
Limit who can reach you during an attack -
Step · Handle online harassment and doxxing
Keep evidence before you report -
Step · Handle online harassment and doxxing
Report and block with care -
Step · Handle online harassment and doxxing
If your address is exposed -
Step · Handle online harassment and doxxing
Talk to the people around you -
Step · Handle online harassment and doxxing
Get support -
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Go online without revealing who you areTor Browser hides where you are from the sites you visit, but not that you use Tor. Most people lose their anonymity through their own habits, not a broken tool.
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Step · Go online without revealing who you are
Know what Tor hides and what it doesn't -
Step · Go online without revealing who you are
Use Tor Browser safely -
Step · Go online without revealing who you are
Avoid the mistakes that give you away -
Step · Go online without revealing who you are
Know what a VPN can't do -
Step · Go online without revealing who you are
If Tor is blocked, use a bridge -
Step · Go online without revealing who you are
Know the limits on phones -
Step · Go online without revealing who you are
Consider Tails for the highest risk -
Step · Go online without revealing who you are
Check what sites see -
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Protect sources and sensitive documentsA first message, a file or a forgotten copy can lead back to a source. Plan first contact, clean and redact files properly, and keep as little as you can.
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Step · Protect sources and sensitive documents
Plan how sources first reach you -
Step · Protect sources and sensitive documents
Tell sources to keep away from work devices -
Step · Protect sources and sensitive documents
Remove hidden data from files -
Step · Protect sources and sensitive documents
Redact so the text is really gone -
Step · Protect sources and sensitive documents
Watch for marks you can't see -
Step · Protect sources and sensitive documents
Share as little as you can -
Step · Protect sources and sensitive documents
Keep fewer copies, and keep them encrypted -
Step · Protect sources and sensitive documents
Delete what you no longer need -
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Keep a small team secureGive each person their own access, require two-step verification, have more than one admin, remove access the day someone leaves, and agree in advance what to do in an emergency.
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Step · Keep a small team secure
Give each person their own access -
Step · Keep a small team secure
Require two-step verification for everyone -
Step · Keep a small team secure
Set up new members safely -
Step · Keep a small team secure
Remove access the day someone leaves -
Step · Keep a small team secure
Agree how the team uses group chats -
Step · Keep a small team secure
Write a simple incident plan -
Step · Keep a small team secure
Know where your data lives -
Step · Keep a small team secure
Talk about security regularly -
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What end-to-end encryption means, and what it doesn'tWho can actually read your messages, and why the app you choose matters more than any setting inside it.
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