PM Digital Safety

Set up a backup system that actually protects your photos, files, and devices — built on the 3-2-1 rule and, crucially, tested so it works when you need it. Use when asked how to back up my data, set up backups, protect my photos/files, or what's a good backup strategy. Produces a 3-2-1 plan tailored to your devices and data, specific what-to-back-up priorities, an automation setup so it happens without you, a restore-test step, and protection against the failure that ruins backups (ransomware/sync-deletes reaching the backup).

Decide fast whether a suspicious message is a phishing scam — and what to do next — without clicking anything. Use when asked is this email/text a scam, is this message legit, I got a suspicious message, or did I just get phished. Produces a quick verdict with the specific red (and green) flags in the message, a safe way to verify through official channels, exactly what to do next (delete/report, or act if genuine), and recovery steps if you already clicked or entered details.

Respond fast and safely if your personal information has been exposed or you're being doxxed — contain the spread, protect your safety and accounts, and report it. Use when asked what to do if I've been doxxed, someone posted my personal info, my address is being shared online, or I'm being targeted online. Produces an immediate safety-and-containment checklist, takedown/report steps for the platforms hosting the info, account and physical-safety hardening, an evidence-preservation step for authorities, and escalation to police/support when there are threats. Not legal advice.

Audit what your public online presence quietly reveals — and tighten it — before a stranger, employer, or scammer uses it. Use when asked what does my online presence reveal, audit my privacy, what can people find out about me, or clean up my social media. Produces a review of what's exposed across profiles and posts (location, routines, identifiers, security-question answers), the specific risks each creates, prioritized fixes (settings + what to remove/stop posting), and habits to prevent future leaks — without demanding you delete everything.

Get your personal info off people-search and data-broker sites — a prioritized opt-out plan that targets the sites that matter and keeps them from reappearing. Use when asked to remove my info from the internet, opt out of data brokers, my address/phone is on people-search sites, or reduce my digital footprint. Produces a prioritized target list (the high-traffic brokers first), the opt-out method for each, a suppression-at-source plan so data stops flowing back, a recheck cadence, and safe-handling cautions for the personal data you'll be submitting.

Do the right things fast when your phone is lost or stolen — lock it, protect your accounts and money, and decide on wipe vs. locate — in the correct order. Use when asked my phone was stolen, I lost my phone what do I do, someone took my phone, or secure my lost phone. Produces an ordered action checklist (locate/lock, protect SIM and banking, change key passwords, wipe decision), the accounts to prioritize because the phone unlocks them, reporting steps, and prevention setup for next time.

Check whether an online store or seller is legit before you pay — and pay in a way you can get your money back if it isn't. Use when asked is this website legit, is this online store a scam, should I buy from this site, or how to shop safely online. Produces a trust assessment from the store's signals (too-good pricing, contact/policy gaps, domain and review red flags), safe-payment guidance that preserves buyer protection, what to check before checkout, and what to do if you've already paid a scam site.

Get back into a locked or hacked account the right way — the official recovery routes, what proof you'll need, and how to re-secure it so it doesn't happen again. Use when asked I'm locked out of my account, my account got hacked, help me recover my [email/social/bank] account, or I lost access to 2FA. Produces the official recovery path for the account type, the identity proof to prepare, a re-securing checklist for after you're back in, and warnings about fake 'recovery' services and support scams.

Set up a sane password and two-factor-authentication baseline that's genuinely secure and actually sustainable — a password manager, unique passwords where it counts, and 2FA on what matters. Use when asked to improve my password security, set up a password manager, how do I use 2FA, or make my accounts more secure. Produces a prioritized rollout (secure the crown-jewel accounts first), a password-manager setup, a 2FA plan by method strength, backup-code and recovery safeguards, and a realistic order so it gets done, not abandoned.

Take back control after identity theft — the right first moves, in the right order, so you contain the damage and rebuild. Use when asked what to do about identity theft, someone stole my identity, my details are being used fraudulently, or help me recover from fraud. Produces an immediate-actions checklist (freeze, report, secure), an evidence and reporting plan for the right authorities and institutions, a dispute path for fraudulent accounts/charges, and an ongoing-monitoring setup — flagging where to use official channels and when to involve police/regulators.

Build an age-appropriate online-safety plan for a child — the settings, the agreements, and the conversations — that protects without just spying or banning everything. Use when asked to keep my kid safe online, parental controls setup, my child's online safety, or screen rules for kids. Produces an age-tuned plan covering device/platform settings, a family agreement, the ongoing conversations that matter more than any filter, warning signs to watch for, and how to respond to trouble — balancing safety with trust and independence.

Handle the first hour of a suspected ransomware or malware infection calmly and correctly — contain it, preserve options, and avoid the moves that make it worse. Use when asked what to do about ransomware, my files are encrypted with a ransom note, I think I have malware, or my computer's been hacked. Produces an immediate containment checklist, a preserve-evidence-and-options step, a recovery path (backups, known decryptors, professional help), guidance on the ransom-payment decision, and reporting steps — for personal/small-setup use, not a substitute for professional incident response.