Stay Safe
Protect yourself and your family in 10 minutes.
Plain-language tools to spot scams, build strong passwords and lock down your accounts. No sign-up, and nothing you type here ever leaves your device.
🔑 How strong is your password?
Type a password to see roughly how long it would take to crack. Try a made-up example similar to yours rather than your real one.
🔒 Private by design: this checker runs entirely in your browser. Your password is never sent, stored or logged.
🎣 Scam or legit?
Six real-world style messages. Decide, then see the clues.
🚩 Seven red flags of a scam
If a message has even one of these, stop and verify through a channel you already trust.
“Your account closes in 24 hours.” Pressure is designed to stop you thinking.
Gift cards, crypto, wire transfers or payment apps. Real organisations don’t ask for these.
“paypa1.com” or “amazon-support.help”. Hover or long-press to see the real address.
No real company will ever ask for your one-time code or password. Ever.
Prizes you didn’t enter, refunds you didn’t expect, jobs that pay for little work.
Being told not to tell your bank or family is a classic manipulation tactic.
AI can clone voices and video. Agree a family “safe word” for emergencies.
✅ Your 10-minute security checklist
Tick each one as you do it. Your progress is saved on this device only.
🆘 Think you’ve been scammed? Act now
Speed matters. Do these in order.
Use the number on your card. Ask them to stop or reverse the payment and freeze the card.
Start with email, then any account that shares the same password. Turn on two-step verification.
If you installed something or gave remote access, disconnect from the internet and get help.
US: reportfraud.ftc.gov and ic3.gov. UK: Action Fraud. Elsewhere: your national cyber or police agency.
MAG212 CYBER offers network and cybersecurity consultation, plus security seminars for organisations around the world.