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Safeguard Your Accounts

Safeguard Your Accounts

Protect the accounts that unlock the rest of your digital life.

Do these first

Best first moves

  • 1
    Use a password managerCreate unique passwords without needing to memorize them.
  • 2
    Enable MFAUse an authenticator app or security key when possible.
  • 3
    Turn on passkeysChoose passkeys wherever they are available.
  • 4
    Stop password reuseOne compromised account should not open others.
  • 5
    Remove saved passwords from browsersKeep passwords in one trusted place instead.
  • 6
    Delete unused accountsOld accounts often hold personal and financial data.

Account takeover is usually the result of weak or reused credentials, not a dramatic zero-day attack.

How to think about account security

Start with the accounts that matter most: email, banking, password manager, phone carrier, cloud storage, and government portals. If one of those falls, the rest of your digital life can follow.

Use MFA on every important account. Prefer passkeys and app-based MFA over SMS when a better option exists. If a site supports a hardware security key, that is an even stronger choice.