Households

Protect primary email first because it often controls recovery for banking, shopping, and other services. Use unique passwords, a password manager, and strong authentication where available. Review recovery contacts and make sure trusted adults know how to regain access if a device is lost.

Update the home router, change default administrative credentials, and review connected devices. Scout can support discovery work and Horsemen can support managed-device care within agreed coverage. Separate guest or less-trusted smart devices where practical, and replace equipment that no longer receives security updates.

• Remove unused accounts and unnecessary remote-access features.
• Keep important photos and documents in recoverable backups.

Scammers may impersonate a bank, relative, employer, or support service using convincing messages, voices, or video. Agree that urgent requests for money or account access will be checked through a known channel. A family phrase can help, but it should supplement rather than replace independent verification.

Psycher and Plutus can support review of suspicious requests and payment instructions. Argus can inform identity-exposure reviews. None should be presented as guaranteeing that a scam will be stopped. Family members should approve consequential actions and contact their financial institution promptly when a payment or account may be compromised.

• Never share one-time login codes with an unsolicited caller.
• Do not install remote-control software at a stranger's request.

Set age-appropriate expectations for children's accounts, purchases, location sharing, and reporting uncomfortable interactions. Support older relatives without removing their autonomy. Monitoring should have clear scope and consent, not become covert access to everyone's messages or financial activity.

Spark can support privacy review, and Dewey and Growler can assist with recovery organization and evidence records. Keep employer-managed devices under the employer's rules and separate work information from household services. Prepare a simple plan for lost phones, account takeover, and suspected identity misuse.

• Review app permissions and unnecessary public personal information.
• Keep verified bank, provider, and recovery contacts somewhere accessible offline.