Data, privacy and safety
🏠 Securing Your Home Computer, Phone and Money: A Plain Guide for Homeowners and Seniors
Plain-language steps to protect your computer, phone, accounts and money at home and on the road: updates, passwords, two-step sign-in, Wi-Fi, email and browsing privacy, the common scams explained one by one, what to do in order when something goes wrong, and how to travel with your devices safely.
- 1What You Are Protecting, and Who Is After ItWhat is really at stake on your home computer, phone and bank accounts, how harm usually happens, the layered idea in home terms, and the five habits that stop most of it.18 min
- 2Updates, Antivirus and the Settings That MatterTurn on automatic updates, understand what the built-in antivirus does, deal with Windows 10 end of support, tidy your browser, use a standard account, lock your screen and scramble your disk.22 min
- 3Passwords, Two-Step Sign-In and PasskeysHow to make passwords that hold up, use a password manager (including free built-in ones), turn on two-step sign-in, try passkeys, keep recovery codes, and protect the accounts that matter first.24 min
- 4Your Wi-Fi Router, Smart Devices and Public Wi-FiLock down the box that connects your whole house to the internet, sort out smart TVs, cameras, doorbells and printers, and learn what a firewall and a VPN really do.24 min
- 5Email, Browsing and Online PrivacyWhy your email account is the master key to everything else, what secure email really means, and how to tame spam, trackers, ads, people-search sites and social media settings.22 min
- 6Phones, Tablets and AppsHow to lock your phone, guard your phone number against SIM swaps, control what apps can see, find a lost phone, spot text scams, and wipe an old phone properly.24 min
- 7Common Scams Explained, One by OneSixteen scams that target homeowners and seniors, each with how it works, the tell, and what to do, plus a master warning-signs table and one simple rule: stop, hang up, and call back on a number you know.38 min
- 8Money, Credit and IdentityHow to lock your credit file for free, check your credit reports, protect your tax and Social Security records, set up bank alerts, know which payments can be reversed, and keep thieves away from your mail and from a loved one's identity after a death.26 min
- 9When Things Go Wrong: The First Hour, Day and WeekWhat to do, in order, if you clicked a bad link, gave out a password or code, let a stranger onto your computer, sent money, gave your Social Security number, lost your phone or got hit by ransomware, and who to report it to.22 min
- 10Travel and Public PlacesHow to get your phone, laptop, cards and home ready before a trip, stay safe at airports, hotels, ATMs and in rental cars, handle a border device search in general terms, and clean up when you get home.22 min
- 11Backups, Legacy and Helping FamilyHow to keep a safe copy of what matters with the 3-2-1 idea, test it, plan for the day you cannot sign in, help a parent without taking over, talk to the kids, and put it all on one page.24 min