MEPX
Chapter 1 of 10All chapters
  1. 1What the risks actually are
  2. 2Browsing safely
  3. 3Protecting accounts
  4. 4What you share
  5. 5Children and teenagers
  6. 6Devices and networks
  7. 7Recognising phishing
  8. 8Privacy in practice
  9. 9Harassment and unwanted contact
  10. 10A short checklist

Chapter 1 of 10

What the risks actually are

Ordinary, not exotic.

The realistic list

Phishing, reused passwords exposed in breaches, malicious apps and extensions, scams, oversharing, and unpatched devices. Sophisticated targeted attacks are rare for most people.

  • Almost all risk arrives through a message you were meant to act on.
  • Being uninteresting is not protection; the attacks are automated.

Proportion

Spend effort where the loss would be serious: email, banking, identity documents and photographs. Perfect security everywhere is neither possible nor necessary.