How to Spot a Phishing Email in Seconds
How to spot a phishing email with 6 quick checks, from the real sender address to lookalike links, and where to report scam emails in your country.
Digital Safety & Privacy
Keeping your accounts, devices and personal information safe, in plain language.
Phishing and online scams
Smishing and Scam Texts: The Messages to Delete
Many scam text messages follow 7 familiar scripts, from parcel fees to 'Hi Mum'. How to spot, block and report them, and what to do if you replied.
Scam Calls: How Caller ID Spoofing Works and What to Do
Caller ID spoofing lets scammers show any name or number, even your bank's. How it works, 3 common tricks, what STIR/SHAKEN proves and 6 steps to take.
Children and family online
Children's Online Safety: An Age-by-Age Guide for Parents
Online safety for kids at 4 stages (under 5, 6 to 9, 10 to 12, teens), drawn from WHO, AAP, UNICEF and eSafety guidance, with warning signs and help.
When something goes wrong
Identity Theft: The First Steps Anywhere in the World
6 first steps after identity theft, from official guides in 5 countries: call your bank, report it, lock your credit file and keep a record.
Hacked Account? The Recovery Steps, in Order
Account hacked? Take back your email first, then follow 8 steps in order through to your bank, and learn to spot fake recovery services.
AI, deepfakes and voice cloning
Deepfakes Explained: How to Spot Fake Videos and Images
Deepfakes explained: what they are, where you meet them, and 4 checks that work better than staring at pixels, since the eye alone often fails.
Securing your phone and computer
Do You Still Need Antivirus Software?
Built-in antivirus rivals paid suites in 2026 lab tests. What Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone include, and when paying for more adds value.
How to Back Up Your Phone and Computer So Nothing Is Lost
How to back up your phone and computer with the 3-2-1 rule: iCloud, Google, Time Machine and File History, plus chats, 2FA codes and a restore test.
Privacy online
Do You Need a VPN? When It Helps and When It Doesn't
Do you need a VPN? 3 honest uses, what a VPN can't do, how to judge a provider by audits and business model, and why free VPN apps can be risky.
Passwords, passkeys and logins
Passkeys Explained: What They Are and Whether to Switch
What is a passkey? A sign-in made of 2 matching keys, with no password for fake sites to steal. How it works, where it lives, which accounts to switch first.
Two-Step Verification: Which Kind to Use and Why
Two-step verification ranked: 5 kinds from passkeys down to email codes, how to set it up on your email first, and how to refuse prompt floods.
How to Create Passwords You Can Remember and Attackers Can't Guess
How to create a strong password: join 3 or more random words, skip personal details and tricks, keep it until there is a reason to change it.
Home network and public Wi-Fi
How to Secure Your Home Wi-Fi Router
How to secure home Wi-Fi in 7 steps: change the admin password, use WPA3 or WPA2, update firmware, turn off WPS, and replace a router that no longer gets fixes.
Digital safety basics
The Most Common Ways Accounts Get Hacked
Six ways accounts get hacked, ranked with official reports: phishing tops 2024 complaints to the US FBI, SIM swaps are rare. Plus one defence for each.
Digital Safety for Beginners: The Habits That Protect You Most
Digital safety for beginners: 6 habits drawn from agencies in the UK, US, Australia and EU, from guarding your email first to backups and scam checks.
Security Words Explained: Malware, Phishing, Encryption and More
Cybersecurity terms explained in plain English: 29 terms from malware and phishing to passkeys and zero-days, in five families with everyday examples.