Everything you need to do to be hard to hack. In order.

Your email can reset many of your other passwords. Protect it first.

One strong password to remember. Different ones everywhere else, without effort.

A free credit freeze makes it harder to open new credit in your name. Freeze your file separately with each of the three nationwide credit bureaus.

Set up and protect your U.S. Social Security and IRS accounts. Decide whether USPS mail previews and an IRS Identity Protection PIN are useful to you.

Practice how to pause, check an urgent request and help an older relative respond if money or information has already been shared.

Set up guest Wi-Fi, review who can see your location, and clear personal information before passing on a device or discarding paperwork.