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SecurityChecklist

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Personal Security Checkup

Answer practical questions about your devices, accounts, passwords and privacy. Get a weighted security score and a free-first action plan in about two minutes. Your answers stay in this browser.

  • 100% Private

    Your answers are never stored or shared.

  • 2 Minutes

    Quick, easy, and completely free.

  • Personalized

    Get a custom action plan for your risks.

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  • Weakest-link risk first

    Free fixes ranked before any paid suggestion.

  • Live score as you go

    Client-side estimate, no invented checkup counters.

  • Evidence over stars

    We do not invent review counts or star scores.

  • Methodology-linked

    Weights and free-first actions follow published rules.

How the checkup works

A quick, guided process in five simple steps.

  1. Your Devices

    Tell us about the devices you use every day.

  2. Account Security

    We'll check MFA, recovery, and account habits.

  3. Online Habits

    Passwords, phishing caution, and everyday risk.

  4. Data & Privacy

    Exposure concerns and household responsibility.

  5. Results & Action Plan

    Get a weighted score and free-first next steps.

What we assess

We evaluate four key areas of your security.

  • Device Security

    Protection status, device count, and update habits.

  • Account Security

    Multi-factor authentication and recovery readiness.

  • Online Habits

    Password practices and how you handle risky links.

  • Data & Privacy

    People-search exposure and family digital responsibility.

About our research process →

Methodology pages explain evidence rules and testing limits.

Your answers stay private

Your privacy is built in by design.

  • We don't store your answers

    Responses stay in your browser to generate the basic result.

  • No personal information required

    The checkup is anonymous, no passwords, codes, or ID documents.

  • You're in control

    Close the tab anytime. Nothing is saved on our servers for the basic result.

Read our privacy policy →

Example only

Example action plan

Sample priorities you might see after finishing, not your personal results. Complete the checkup above for a plan based on your answers.

  • Strengthen your accounts

    Enable MFA and unique passwords on email and banking first.

    High impact
  • Update your devices

    Install OS and app updates; confirm built-in protection is on.

    High impact
  • Safer browsing habits

    Verify unexpected login or payment links before you click.

    Medium impact
  • Protect your data

    Review privacy settings and limit unnecessary data sharing.

    Medium impact

Complete the checkup for your personalized plan →

Scoring methodology

Your score is the sum of answer weights across four domains, normalized to 0-100. Weights below reflect each domain's share of the maximum points in this checkup, not lab product scores or invented benchmarks.

About how we frame research →

Domain weights above apply to this checkup only. Sitewide research standards are described on the methodology page.

  • Device Security33%
  • Account Security22%
  • Online Habits22%
  • Data & Privacy22%

Score ranges

  • 80-100Excellent
  • 60-79Good
  • 40-59Fair
  • 0-39Needs improvement

Final verdict

Use this checkup for a free-first action plan from your answers, not as a live malware or breach scan. Overall product scores are not assigned until verification is complete. Affiliate payout never sets recommendations. Commercial recommendations stay free-first and affiliate-disclosed.

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