Digital Safety
What it is
- Your online security, privacy practices, and protection from digital threats. Digital safety covers everything from password hygiene and device security to privacy settings, threat awareness, and how you manage your digital footprint.
Why it matters
- Cybercrime costs individuals and organisations hundreds of billions annually, and most breaches involve human factors. Even basic security measures like password managers and two-factor authentication can prevent the vast majority of automated attacks, yet fewer than half of people use them.
Related life areas
- Physical Safety – protecting yourself from physical harm through awareness, preparedness, and environmental choices
- Emergency Preparedness – planning and readiness for emergencies, disasters, and unexpected disruptions
- Information Management – how you organise, store, and retrieve your personal information and digital files
- Legal Matters – managing legal protections, compliance, and documentation
What people value about digital safety
People approach digital safety with different priorities. This site scores every digital safety intervention across two core values, and ranks them by how well they deliver on the things you actually care about.
Comprehensive Security
Minimising exposure to cyber threats, data breaches, privacy violations, and digital fraud through systematic security measures, privacy controls, and threat awareness.
Usability and Convenience
Maintaining digital functionality and ease of use whilst achieving reasonable security. Protective measures that integrate into existing workflows without excessive friction or complexity.