Cybersecurity · Guided project
Personal and Family Security Audit — Guided Project
Audit and harden your own digital life — passwords, MFA, devices, privacy settings — then turn what you learned into a one-page guide for your family.
- Beginner
- ~2 hours
- 5 steps
The brief
Security starts at home. Review your own accounts and devices against a checklist, fix the gaps and document before and after. Then create a simple, friendly guide on common scams and safe habits for your parents or grandparents — the people scammers target most.
Skills you will use: MFA & password managers · Device hygiene · Phishing awareness · Security communication
Build it
Step by step
Tick each step as you finish it. 0 of 5 done.
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Step 1Inventory
List your important accounts (email, bank, UPI apps, social media, GitHub) and devices.
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Step 2Check
For each: unique password? MFA? Recovery options up to date? Unused apps or old devices with access?
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Step 3Fix
Turn on MFA, move to a password manager, update devices, remove old sessions and apps.
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Step 4Family guide
One page in simple language (or in your home language): five common scams, the 1930 helpline and three golden rules.
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Step 5Reflect
Write what you changed and what surprised you — without sharing any sensitive details.
Self-review before you call it done
Tick each point once your project really meets it. These are the things an interviewer will look for.
Check all 4 points, then mark the project as finished.
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