Home Network Security
Free options first: a password manager, two-factor sign-in and a backup are a strong place to start. Then secure your cameras and smart devices. These guides help reduce risk and are not a guarantee.
Read this first: the guides here are general information, not a guarantee and not professional security advice. They help reduce risk, and vendor features change, so check the official pages linked in each guide. We have not independently tested these products. Everyday Tech Guide is not affiliated with these companies, and the three new guides contain no affiliate links.
New to a term? See the glossary: Password manager, Two-factor authentication, Passkey, 3-2-1 backup rule.
Accounts, passwords and backups (3)
Free options first. Each guide starts with what is already built into your phone or computer, and links to the official vendor pages it was checked against.
- Password Managers for a Household: Free Options First
Start with the free built-in managers from Apple and Google, then compare free Bitwarden and Proton Pass plans, plus breach alerts and a weekend plan.
- 2FA, Passkeys and Security Keys for Your Home
Turn on two-factor sign-in with a free authenticator app, add passkeys where offered, and decide whether a security key is worth it.
- Home Backups: the 3-2-1 Rule, Free Options First
Back up photos and files with Time Machine or Windows Backup, add an offsite copy and keep one copy offline to help reduce ransomware risk.
Secure your cameras and smart devices (2)
Step-by-step security for the devices on your network, from camera accounts to separate IoT and guest networks.
- How to Secure Your Security Camera
Seven steps from two-factor sign-in and updates to IoT networks and safe sharing.
- IoT and Guest Network Setup for Smart Home Devices
When to use an IoT network, guest network or device isolation for smart devices, with setup steps for TP-Link Deco, Archer and eero.
Interactive tool (1)
Answer 25 straightforward questions for a score, your top 3 fixes and a weekend plan, free fixes first.
- Home Network Health Check (interactive tool)
Answer 25 straightforward questions for a 0 to 100 network score, a score for each area, your top 3 fixes and a weekend plan, free fixes first.
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