All guides
Everything we've published, grouped by topic. New guides are added regularly.
⚠️ Scams & fraud
- QR code scams ('quishing'): parking meters, menus and fake fines
- How to check if a website is legit: a 7-point checklist
- How to cope after being scammed (you're not stupid, and you're not alone)
- How to report a scam in the UK (and what happens next)
- How to spot a phishing email (with the red flags that give it away)
- Is that 'missed delivery' text a scam? Royal Mail, DPD and Evri fakes
- How to protect your parents and grandparents from scams
- What to do if you've been scammed (UK): a calm step-by-step guide
- Is that call from your 'bank' real? Number spoofing and 'safe account' scams
- Is that 'HMRC tax refund' text or email a scam?
- Romance scams: how they work and the warning signs
- Selling online? The fake-payment scams to watch for
🔒 VPNs & privacy
- Is public Wi-Fi safe? An honest guide to café and airport networks
- Android privacy settings: a soft, no-stress guide to locking things down
- Block ads and trackers across your whole home: Pi-hole and AdGuard Home
- iPhone privacy settings: the ones worth changing (a soft guide)
- A simple guide to protecting your privacy online (start here)
- What a VPN is and isn't (and when it's actually worth it)
- How to delete your personal data from the internet
- How to stop spam texts and nuisance calls (UK)
- Private search engines compared: DuckDuckGo, Brave, Startpage and Kagi
- The best privacy-friendly browsers (and how to pick one)
- Do you actually need a VPN at home? An honest answer
- Free VPN vs paid: is a free VPN safe?
🔑 Password managers
- Passkeys explained: the password replacement, in plain English
- Are password managers safe? (and why you probably need one)
- How to check if your password or email has been leaked
- How to create strong passwords you'll actually remember
- How to set up a password manager (a simple walkthrough)
- Two-factor authentication (2FA): what it is and how to switch it on
- The best free password managers (that are actually good)
- 1Password vs Bitwarden: which password manager should you pick?
📱 Device & account security
- How to back up your phone and computer (the simple 3-2-1 rule)
- How to tell if your phone has been hacked (and what to do)
- What to do if your email has been hacked
- What to do if your Instagram or Facebook is hacked
- Do you really need antivirus in 2026? (Is Windows Defender enough?)
- How to wipe a phone or laptop before you sell it
- What to do if your phone is lost or stolen (act fast)