Digital Security Checklist

What it is for

An interactive checklist to review the basics of your digital security across three areas: accounts, devices, and online habits. It is for people who never stopped to check their passwords, updates, and privacy settings and want a simple 12-item roadmap instead of scattered advice. Tick what you already do and watch your progress.

How it works

The 12 items sit in three sections of four: accounts (unique passwords, a password manager, two-factor authentication, reviewing connected apps), devices (lock screen, updates, backups, caution on public Wi-Fi), and online habits (social privacy settings, suspicious links, sharing personal info, breach checks). Each ticked box updates the completed counter. Your progress is saved on your own device. You can reset the list at any time to start over.

Worked example

A typical use: you open the list and tick lock screen, updates, and unique passwords, which you already do. The counter reads 3 of 12. The unticked items, like two-factor authentication and breach checking, become your weekend to-do list. Once everything is ticked, a completion message appears.

Limits and caveats

This is a roadmap of basic good practices, not a security audit or a guarantee of protection. Threats change often, and situations like handling sensitive work data may need extra measures. Saved progress applies only to this browser and device.

Frequently asked questions

Where do I start improving my digital security?

Start with your main email, since it can recover almost every other account. Give it a strong, unique password and turn on two-factor authentication. Then move on to your financial accounts and the social networks you use most.

Are password managers safe?

Generally safer than reusing passwords or jotting them down somewhere exposed, as long as your master password is strong and unique and you enable two-factor verification. Pick a reputable service and research it before adopting.

How can I tell if my email was in a breach?

Public lookup services report whether an address appeared in known data breaches. If yours did, change that account's password and any other account where you reused it, and switch on two-step verification.