Z-JAK Technologies
We spend our days protecting Louisville businesses from cyberattacks. These guides take what we’ve learned and put it in plain language for your home: how to secure your phones and computers, what to do if you think you’ve been hacked, and how to spot a scam before it costs you. No jargon, no sales pitch.
Start with one of these
Home Device Security Guide
Lock down your Windows PC, Mac, Android phone, iPhone, and home Wi-Fi router, step by step, with printable checklists. About 30 to 45 minutes per device, and you can stop and come back.
Think You’ve Been Hacked? What to Do Next
A scary pop-up, a call from “Microsoft,” a friend getting strange messages from you. Find your situation in the symptom table, learn whether it’s real, and follow the fix for your accounts, phone, or computer.
Spot the Scam Quiz
Can you tell a real message from a fake one? Take the five-minute quiz, see how you score, and grab the free handout from our Outsmarting the Scammers talk. Great to do with a parent or grandparent.
Has Your Email or Phone Number Been Stolen?
Type in your email address or mobile number and find out in seconds whether it has shown up in a known data breach. If it has, the guides above tell you what to change first.
If you only have ten minutes
- Turn on two-step verification for your email. It’s the account that resets all the others.
- Get a password manager and stop reusing passwords. The built-in Apple or Google one is fine.
- Let your devices update themselves. Updates close the holes criminals use.
- Never act on contact you didn’t start. Hang up, close the pop-up, and call the company back using the number on your card or statement.
- Agree on a family rule: nobody sends money, buys gift cards, or gives remote access without first talking to another family member.
Saw us on TV or at a talk? This is the page. Everything mentioned on air is listed above, and it’s all free. Share this address with anyone who needs it: zjak.net/homesecurity
Want a talk for your group?
Jeff Chandler, Z-JAK’s founder and the author of Hacked!, gives a plain-language scam-awareness talk called Outsmarting the Scammers for senior centers, churches, civic groups, and workplaces in the Louisville area. If your group would like to host one, get in touch.
Z-JAK Technologies is a cybersecurity-first managed IT provider for small and mid-sized businesses in Louisville, Kentucky. These guides are our gift to the families of the people we protect at work. If you run a business and want the same discipline applied to your company, let’s talk, or call 502-200-1169.