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Five security wins you can do today
- Turn on 2FAStart with email and banking. Prefer an authenticator app or passkey over SMS.
- Use a password managerUnique, long passwords everywhere, and only one to remember.
- Update everythingPhone, laptop, router. Enable automatic updates wherever you can.
- Back up your dataKeep a copy offline or in a separate account, and test restoring it.
- Slow down on linksUrgent message? Open the official site yourself instead of clicking.
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