Protect accounts, data and computers: scams and phishing, strong passwords, two-step verification, antivirus, ransomware and backup.
ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini and Claude help a lot day to day, but pasting customer data into the wrong tool can become a problem. Here’s what not to share, how to pick the right plan and how to set simple rules for your team.
Syncing files to OneDrive or Google Drive isn’t a backup. Here’s what a small business needs to protect, how to build a cloud backup that survives ransomware and what to check before you sign up.
You see “Something happened and your PIN isn’t available”, or face recognition and fingerprint stopped working? Here’s how to sign in with your password and set up Windows Hello again.
What really makes a password strong, why length matters more than symbols, how to create passphrases that are easy to remember and how a password manager solves the problem of memorizing everything.
Here’s how to set up Microsoft Authenticator for personal and work accounts, what to do when notifications don’t arrive, how to move to a new phone and what to do if you lose it.
Your files have a strange extension and a ransom demand appeared? Here’s what to do in the first minutes, why not to pay, how to recover and how to protect your business from the next attack.
Got an urgent email asking you to confirm details or click a link? Here are the signs of phishing, how to check the sender and link before clicking, and what to do if you already clicked.
Windows Security says virus protection is off or “managed by your organization”? Here are the causes — another antivirus, group policy or malware — and how to turn protection back on.
Forgot your Windows 11 password? Here’s how to get back in the official ways: Microsoft account, security questions, another administrator and, as a last resort, resetting the PC.
Windows asked for your BitLocker recovery key at startup? Here’s where the key is saved (Microsoft account, your company, paper or a file), why it appears and how to prevent it.
Your Microsoft account (Outlook, Hotmail, Xbox, Windows) was locked for unusual activity? Here’s how to unlock it with an SMS code, what to do without access and how to prevent it.
Your email is sending messages you didn’t write, or the password was changed? Here’s what to do in the right order: regain access, kick out the intruder and close the doors they left open.
