Concepts
Threat model
In Turkish: Tehdit modeli
Asking who might want to harm you, what they want, and what you most need to protect, so you spend effort where it counts.
Nobody can protect everything from everyone. A person worried about card fraud, a person being harassed by an ex-partner and a business owner face different risks and need different priorities.
Start with three questions: what would hurt most to lose, who or what could cause that, and what is the cheapest step that reduces it? The answers decide what to do first.
What to do
- List the three accounts or files that would hurt most to lose.
- Protect those first with strong passwords, a second step and a backup.
- Revisit the list when your life changes, such as a new job or a breakup.