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

26 points by arikr ↗ HN
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

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themodelplumber
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.
jawmes8
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.

focusedone
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.

lukew3
I'd like to see this as well. I'm considering making it myself if it doesn't already exist.