Build the everyday controls that protect the device through which many of your accounts are accessed.
Your phone may hold access to email, banking, messaging, recovery methods and authentication codes. Protect it with a strong screen lock, current software and appropriate device security controls. Know what you will do if it is lost or stolen before that happens.
Read more in the Knowledge Center →Treat the phone as a gateway to accounts, messages, payments and recovery methods.
Practice the mapped scenarios →Check the controls that protect the device if it is lost, stolen or accessed by someone else.
Test the security practice associated with this module and see where your current habits need attention.
Assess this area →Complete a basic phone-security review and prepare a lost-phone response.
Open Security Hub →After improving the habit, reassess it. The goal is not one perfect session; it is a safer pattern that holds up over time.
Reassess your security →Knowledge Center lessons explain the subject in depth. This module connects that knowledge to practice, verification and measurable improvement.
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