Online security advice tends toward extremes. On one side: alarming headlines about hackers, breaches, and identity theft. On the other: the vague sense that it's too technical, too complicated, something for IT professionals to worry about. Most people land somewhere uncomfortable — vaguely anxious, but not doing much about it. There's a middle path. A few straightforward practices provide the vast majority of real-world protection. You don't need to become a security expert. You don't need to be paranoid. You need to do the basics well.

Preview 4 pages of this book.

What's inside:

• The real threats that actually affect ordinary people (not the headlines)
• Four actions that handle most of your security — and why they work
• A step-by-step guide to setting up a password manager
• How to enable two-factor authentication on your critical accounts
• How phishing and scams actually work — and the one habit that stops them
• Simple privacy settings that take minutes to change
• A personal security audit checklist you can work through today

This is a 26-page guide. It reads in one sitting. No technical background required.
Written for anyone who wants to feel confident online — without becoming paranoid about it.