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Checklist 15-minute security check Ten concrete steps to tick off - noticeably safer online in a quarter of an hour. Guide Spot phishing emails The warning signs in a fake message, and the one habit that beats all of them. Check Check a link before you click Read a web address correctly in ten seconds - the skill that stops most scams. Check Check active sessions Who is logged into your accounts right now, and how to throw them out. Check Check for a data breach Find out for free whether your email and passwords are already circulating. First aid Emergency help Something just happened? Calm, ordered steps for the first few minutes. Check Test your backup A backup you have never restored from is a hope. Twenty minutes to be sure. Overview Free self-checks Every check in one place - free, no installation, no data handed over.

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