Protect your important accounts
Use a different strong password for every important account and keep those passwords in a trusted password manager. Turn on two-step verification wherever it is available.
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Unexpected messages that create urgency, ask for payment, or request a password deserve extra care.
Keep devices up to date
Install operating-system and application updates, use a screen lock, and remove software you no longer need.
Keep a separate copy
Back up documents, photographs, and work files to a separate trusted location.
