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Take action
Practical checks, checklists and response tools for deciding, securing, responding and understanding.
Start with the situation
You do not need to know which tool you need. Start with the situation that is closest to yours.
Check a message before you click, reply, download or share information.
Check the message →Pause and look for warning signs before sending money or banking information.
Check before paying →If you think an account was compromised, start with containment and recovery.
Secure the account →Review a suspicious download before opening or installing anything else.
Check the download →Quick Checks
I need to decide something right now. Use a short check before you click, share, pay, download, or trust.
QUICK CHECK
A practical check of the information about you that is already visible online.
QUICK CHECK
A quick way to decide whether you should share a piece of personal information.
QUICK CHECK
A quick set of questions to ask when a message, offer, or request feels wrong.
QUICK CHECK
A quick check for texts, emails, DMs, and messaging-app messages that don't feel right.
QUICK CHECK
A final safety check before sending money online.
QUICK CHECK
A quick check for files or software you have just downloaded.
QUICK CHECK
A practical check for the basic protections on your phone.
QUICK CHECK
Review what your apps can access on your phone or computer.
QUICK CHECK
A quick check before using an AI tool to create, analyse, or make a decision.
QUICK CHECK
A quick privacy check before putting information into an AI tool.
QUICK CHECK
A quick way to check whether content may have been generated or altered by AI.
Secure
Nothing is necessarily wrong. Use these checklists and tools to make your accounts, devices, privacy, and recovery options safer.
GENERATOR
Create a strong, unique password or passphrase, generated entirely in your browser.
CHECKLIST
Review what's public, what apps can access, and how your accounts are secured.
CHECKLIST
The core things that keep a phone or computer reasonably secure.
CHECKLIST
A backup is only useful if you can actually restore it.
CHECKLIST
A quick set of checks before you click, reply, or pay.
CHECKLIST
The essentials for keeping your most important accounts locked down.
CHECKLIST
Reduce how easy your social accounts are to take over or impersonate.
CHECKLIST
A simple checklist for setting up and reviewing multi-factor authentication.
CHECKLIST
A quick review of how much personal information your accounts and apps can access.
Respond
Something happened. Start with practical steps to contain the problem, protect yourself, and preserve what you may need.
RESPONSE
What to check when you think someone else may have accessed your account.
RESPONSE
A practical checklist for securing your accounts after losing access to your phone.
RESPONSE
Practical steps for dealing with repeated unwanted or threatening online behaviour.
RESPONSE
A practical check for what to do when personal information has been exposed online.
RESPONSE
A simple checklist for keeping useful records when something serious happens online.
Understand
Want to understand something before you act? These tools explain the issue and help you decide what to do next.
Start with Get Help and describe what happened. Cyber Conduct will point you toward the relevant guidance and practical next steps.
Get HelpNot sure what to do first?
Start with the situation and get practical next steps.
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