The series
The 10-Minute Deadbolt
One account a day, ten minutes each. The Deadbolt series walks through the lockdown of every account that matters, in the order that matters: email first, because it is the master key, then phone, bank, payment apps and social. Each day's guide runs in the newsletter and lives here.
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In order
- Day 1: Lock down your Gmail accountYour email is the master key. Anyone inside it can reset the password on your bank, your Amazon and everything else.
- Day 2: Lock down your Android phoneYour phone holds your bank, your email and your two-factor codes. A weak screen lock or a sideloaded app hands all of it over.
- Day 3: Lock down your iPhoneYour phone is your bank, your email, your photos and your two-factor codes. A stolen passcode is a stolen life.
- Day 4: Lock down your Facebook accountA hacked Facebook account is used to scam your friends in your name, and it is the login for dozens of other apps.
- Day 5: Lock down your Outlook or Microsoft accountYour Microsoft account is your email, your OneDrive files and often your Windows login. It resets everything else.
- Day 6: Lock down your bank loginOnline banking is the account scammers are actually after; everything else is a route to it.
- Day 7: Lock down your Amazon accountAmazon has your cards and your address, and it is the most impersonated company in the country.
- Day 8: Lock down your home Wi-Fi routerThe router is the front door for every device in the house, and most are still on the password printed on the box.