Is there a good guide to being secure online for non-technical people?

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I'd like to find something for my parents and siblings.What are the top 3 most important things? Password security, 2FA, what would be third

focusedone · Accepted Answer

https://www.defensivecomputingchecklist.com/That's an exhaustive list and more than most people will read, but it's got some good content. Looking forward to someone replying with a simpler version that we can pass on to friends who type google into the chrome address bar.

rdoh · Answer

https://cybersecureyourself.net I helped make this one. Simple by design.A longer one that I recommend (as well as EFF&rsquo;s SSD): https://hackblossom.org/cybersecurity/

DefensiveComput · Answer

I suggest starting here - its a short list of, hopefully, the most important things to keep in mind https://www.defensivecomputingchecklist.com/rulesoftheroad.p...

ackatz · Answer

https://securityplanner.consumerreports.org/ I've seen this one posted on Twitter several times. The fact that you can choose the devices that you own/are interested in securing makes it stand out to me.

jawmes8 · Answer

Phishing awareness is one thing.When they check emails, they should always double check who is sending it. One common question I get asked - "Is this email legit?", where the email claims to be Microsoft, Google, etc. saying they _need_ to click this link to do X for their account.

DefensiveComput · Answer

Understanding the rules for Domain Names insures someone will not be fooled or scammedhttps://defensivecomputingchecklist.com/DomainNameRules.php

themodelplumber · Answer

Find out their preferred online communities & ask there. Those communities have already been (de facto) filtered for favored perspectives & styles, so by definition the tool / advice selection will be better for them.

type0 · Answer

https://ssd.eff.org/ can be a good start

lukew3 · Answer

I'd like to see this as well. I'm considering making it myself if it doesn't already exist.

Is there a good guide to being secure online for non-technical people?

I'd like to find something for my parents and siblings.
What are the top 3 most important things? Password security, 2FA, what would be third

https://www.defensivecomputingchecklist.com/
That's an exhaustive list and more than most people will read, but it's got some good content. Looking forward to someone replying with a simpler version that we can pass on to friends who type google into the chrome address bar.

https://cybersecureyourself.net I helped make this one. Simple by design.
A longer one that I recommend (as well as EFF’s SSD): https://hackblossom.org/cybersecurity/

I suggest starting here - its a short list of, hopefully, the most important things to keep in mind https://www.defensivecomputingchecklist.com/rulesoftheroad.p...

https://securityplanner.consumerreports.org/ I've seen this one posted on Twitter several times. The fact that you can choose the devices that you own/are interested in securing makes it stand out to me.

Phishing awareness is one thing.
When they check emails, they should always double check who is sending it. One common question I get asked - "Is this email legit?", where the email claims to be Microsoft, Google, etc. saying they _need_ to click this link to do X for their account.

Understanding the rules for Domain Names insures someone will not be fooled or scammed
https://defensivecomputingchecklist.com/DomainNameRules.php

Find out their preferred online communities & ask there. Those communities have already been (de facto) filtered for favored perspectives & styles, so by definition the tool / advice selection will be better for them.

https://ssd.eff.org/ can be a good start

I'd like to see this as well. I'm considering making it myself if it doesn't already exist.