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Passwords & Security Guides

Passwords are the lock on your whole digital life. These guides make them strong without making them impossible to remember.

All 25 Passwords & Security guides

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"Sign in with Google" or Apple — When to Use It Read the guide → A Company You Use Got Breached — What to Do Now Read the guide → A Safer Way to Write Your Passwords Down Read the guide → Emergency Access — Letting a Trusted Person In Read the guide → Face ID, Fingerprint & PIN — How Your Phone Unlocks Read the guide → Freezing Your Credit at All Three Bureaus, Step by Step Read the guide → Hardware Security Keys (YubiKey) for the Cautious Read the guide → Has My Password Leaked? Checking, Plainly Read the guide → Locked Out of Your Apple ID or Google Account Read the guide → Locking Down Your Amazon Account Read the guide → Locking Down Your Google Account, Step by Step Read the guide → Locking Down Your Microsoft Account, Step by Step Read the guide → Passkeys, Plainly — The Password's Replacement Is Here Read the guide → Password Managers Compared — 1Password, Bitwarden, Apple & Google Read the guide → Passwords, Password Managers & 2FA — A Plain-English Guide Read the guide → Recovery Codes — The Backup Keys You Must Not Lose Read the guide → Set Up Now So a Lost Phone Isn't a Disaster Read the guide → Setting Up Passkeys on Google, Apple, Microsoft & Amazon Read the guide → Sharing Passwords Safely With a Spouse or Caregiver Read the guide → Spotting a Fake Login Page Read the guide → Strong Passwords You Can Actually Remember Read the guide → The Family Password Manager & Emergency Access Kit Read the guide → Two-Factor the Simple Way — App, Text, or Email? Read the guide → Your Email Is the Master Key — Lock It Down First Read the guide → Your First Password Manager, Set Up Right Read the guide →

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