How much protection do you need?
Most of security is knowing which threats are actually yours. Find the level that fits - you can always move up a step. Mass data collection sits behind all three; these levels are about the threats that act on you directly.
Everyday
The sensible basics everyone needs.
- You’re here if
- No one specific is after you - you just don't want to be the easy mark for scams, or have your life quietly harvested and sold.
- Typically
- Most people - individuals and families.
- Up against
- Scammers, opportunistic criminals, data brokers, and the mass collection that touches us all.
- How far to take it
- The high-leverage basics: a password manager, two-step sign-in on what matters, automatic updates, and trimming what data brokers hold about you.
Hardened
For when you could be picked out, not just swept up.
- You’re here if
- You hold something worth going after - money, other people's data, access, or a bit of a public profile - so someone might choose you, not just catch you in a net.
- Typically
- Small businesses, charities, anyone responsible for others' data, people with assets or a modest profile.
- Up against
- Targeted criminals (invoice fraud, ransomware), competitors, and motivated individuals.
- How far to take it
- Everything in Everyday, plus the organisational layer: email and domain protection, backups you've actually tested, access control, and phishing-resistant keys.
High-risk
For when someone specific is interested in you.
- You’re here if
- Someone with time, money or power is interested in you specifically - because of who you are, what you know, or who you've crossed.
- Typically
- Public figures, journalists, activists, people of interest to a state or organised crime - and, with real care, anyone facing an abuser or stalker.
- Up against
- Persistent, well-resourced adversaries, up to state level.
- How far to take it
- Everything below, plus the hard measures. If you're facing an abuser or stalker, start with specialist help - not device changes that could tip them off.
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