PROTECTION CENTER

Protect your accounts, devices and digital life.

Practical security actions you can take before something goes wrong. You do not need to be a cybersecurity expert to make meaningful improvements.

Protection starts with the things you control.

Strong security is built from small, repeatable habits. Protect the accounts, devices, payment methods and personal information that would cause the greatest harm if someone gained unauthorized access.

Do not try to fix everything at once. Start with your most important accounts and work through the protection steps one area at a time.

What should I protect first?
Start with the accounts that could give someone access to your money, identity or other accounts. Your primary email account is often especially important because it may be used to recover other accounts.
What should I never share?
Never share passwords, OTPs, PINs, recovery codes, recovery phrases or private keys with another person, website or alleged support agent.
PROTECT YOURSELF

Choose an area to improve.

Open an area below to see practical protection steps. Work through the steps that apply to you.

Passwords

Use unique, strong passwords and protect the credentials that matter most.
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Practical steps
  1. Use a unique password for every important account.
  2. Avoid reusing passwords between email, banking, social media and other important services.
  3. Use a reputable password manager where appropriate.
  4. Change a password promptly if you believe it has been exposed.
  5. Never give your password to someone claiming to be support.

VERIFY BEFORE YOU TRUST. When a security change involves access, money or sensitive information, verify what you are changing before proceeding.

Multi-factor authentication

Add another layer of protection so a stolen password is less likely to be enough.
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Practical steps
  1. Enable MFA on your email, financial, cloud and other important accounts.
  2. Use a stronger MFA method where the service supports one.
  3. Keep backup codes or other legitimate recovery methods somewhere secure.
  4. Never approve an MFA request that you did not initiate.
  5. If unexpected MFA requests continue, investigate the account rather than approving them.

VERIFY BEFORE YOU TRUST. When a security change involves access, money or sensitive information, verify what you are changing before proceeding.

Recovery methods

Make sure you can recover important accounts without giving control to someone else.
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Practical steps
  1. Review the recovery email and phone number attached to important accounts.
  2. Make sure you still control every recovery method.
  3. Keep backup or recovery codes somewhere secure.
  4. Remove recovery methods that you no longer control.
  5. Never give recovery codes to another person, even if they claim to be support.

VERIFY BEFORE YOU TRUST. When a security change involves access, money or sensitive information, verify what you are changing before proceeding.

Device security

Protect the phones and computers that give you access to important accounts.
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Practical steps
  1. Keep your operating system and important applications updated.
  2. Use a strong screen lock on your phone and computer.
  3. Install applications from official or trusted sources.
  4. Avoid cracked software, unexpected APKs and suspicious downloads.
  5. Review installed applications and remove software you no longer need.

VERIFY BEFORE YOU TRUST. When a security change involves access, money or sensitive information, verify what you are changing before proceeding.

Email security

Protect your email because it may be the recovery key to many other accounts.
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Practical steps
  1. Use a unique password for your primary email account.
  2. Enable MFA.
  3. Review recovery methods periodically.
  4. Review active sessions and unfamiliar devices.
  5. Check for unexpected forwarding rules or account changes.
  6. Never share email passwords or authentication codes with another person.

VERIFY BEFORE YOU TRUST. When a security change involves access, money or sensitive information, verify what you are changing before proceeding.

Phone & SIM security

Reduce the risk of losing access through a lost phone, stolen device or compromised SIM.
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Practical steps
  1. Use a secure screen lock on your phone.
  2. Keep the device operating system updated.
  3. Enable the device's legitimate find-or-locate feature where available.
  4. Avoid installing applications from unknown sources.
  5. Protect your SIM and mobile account using the security options provided by your network provider.
  6. If your phone is lost or stolen, act quickly to secure important accounts and contact the appropriate provider.

VERIFY BEFORE YOU TRUST. When a security change involves access, money or sensitive information, verify what you are changing before proceeding.

Financial security

Build verification into every payment and money movement decision.
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Practical steps
  1. Enable transaction alerts where your bank or payment service provides them.
  2. Verify the beneficiary before sending money.
  3. Check the final amount before authorizing a transaction.
  4. Treat unexpected changes to bank details as high risk.
  5. Never disclose your PIN, OTP or banking authentication credentials to another person.
  6. Keep control of the transaction when using a POS or payment terminal.

VERIFY BEFORE YOU TRUST. When a security change involves access, money or sensitive information, verify what you are changing before proceeding.

Privacy & personal information

Reduce unnecessary exposure of information that could be used for impersonation or social engineering.
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Practical steps
  1. Review the privacy settings on important social-media accounts.
  2. Reduce unnecessary public exposure of personal information.
  3. Review application and website permissions.
  4. Only provide sensitive identity information when the requester and purpose have been independently verified.
  5. Remove unnecessary access to personal information where the service allows it.

VERIFY BEFORE YOU TRUST. When a security change involves access, money or sensitive information, verify what you are changing before proceeding.

Online account sessions

Regularly check where your important accounts are currently signed in.
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Practical steps
  1. Review active sessions on important accounts.
  2. Investigate devices or locations you do not recognize.
  3. Sign out unfamiliar sessions where the service allows it.
  4. Change the password if you believe an unknown session represents unauthorized access.
  5. Review MFA and recovery settings after securing the account.

VERIFY BEFORE YOU TRUST. When a security change involves access, money or sensitive information, verify what you are changing before proceeding.

Crypto wallet protection

Protect self-custody wallets without mixing everyday account security with transaction troubleshooting.
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Practical steps
  1. Keep recovery phrases and private keys completely secret.
  2. Never enter a recovery phrase into a website because someone instructed you to.
  3. Use legitimate wallet software and official distribution channels.
  4. Verify the network, asset, recipient address and amount before signing transactions.
  5. If you believe a recovery phrase or private key has been exposed, stop using the affected wallet and follow a trusted wallet recovery process.

VERIFY BEFORE YOU TRUST. When a security change involves access, money or sensitive information, verify what you are changing before proceeding.

Want to know where your weaknesses are?

The Security Assessment checks your current security habits and identifies the areas that deserve the most attention.

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Something has already gone wrong?

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Protect what matters most.

Security is not about making yourself impossible to attack. It is about reducing avoidable risk, protecting the things that matter most and knowing what to do when something changes.

VERIFY BEFORE YOU TRUST.