Skip to main content
Back to content
Get alerts

Help keep the internet open and secure

Subscribe to our action alerts and weekly newsletter

"*" indicates required fields

This field is hidden when viewing the form
This field is hidden when viewing the form
Name
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Your info is secure with us.

  • Follow Us
  • Like us
  • Follow us
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn
Access Now
  • News & Updates
    • Get the latest

      news
      Expert insights

      Get the latest analysis, issue explainers, and community updates

      Press releases

      Our announcements, open letters, and statements

      Access Now in the news
      In the news

      Find us engaging media outlets around the world

      publications
      Publications

      Read our expert reports and recommendations

      Events
      Events

      Join us in our community events on and offline

  • Take action
    • Featured campaigns

      #KeepItOn

      Fighting internet shutdowns around the world

      Election Watch

      Keeping watch around key elections around the world

      The #WhyID global campaign
      #WhyID

      Putting people first in digital ID systems

      More campaigns

      #MigrarSinVigilancia

      #FreeAlaa

      Transparency Reporting Index

      #ProtectNotSurveil

      More

      RightsCon: our digital rights summit

      Rightscon logo 2024
  • Our work
    • Featured

      Surveillance
      Surveillance

      Fighting the spread and abuse of dangerous spying tools

      Content governance
      Content governance

      Rights-based approaches to online content

      Data Protection
      Data protection

      Protecting people’s personal information online

      Internet shutdowns

      Fighting to #KeepItOn around the world

      More issues

      • Artificial intelligence
      • Cybersecurity
      • Digital identity systems
      • Digital security
      • Freedom of expression
      • Privacy
      • Protest and online organizing
      • Transparency
  • Get help
    • Get immediate help

      help
      Digital Security Helpline

      We provide 24/7 technical support for activists, journalists, and human rights defenders around the world.

      Recent guides

      Digital safety guide for LGBTQ+ activists in Africa

      Internet shutdowns and elections handbook

      Digital safety tips if you are disconnected

      All Guides

      Access Now Grants

      Grants
  • About us
    • Get to know us

      Our mission

      Defending and extending digital rights of people and communities at risk around the world

      Partnerships

      We bring together key stakeholders to catalyze engagement

      Our team

      Meet the experts leading our work around the world

      Access Now in the news
      Our board

      We value the diverse perspectives and guidance from our distinguished board

      Quick links

      Defend and extend digital rights around the world

      Support us

      Funding & financials

      Careers

      Legal

Home / Posts / Protect yourself and your community: Use these digital security tips

Protect yourself and your community: Use these digital security tips

PUBLISHED: 6 December 2018LAST UPDATED: 13 January 2023

Aquí para español

What you do online can have real consequences for you and the people you care about. To mitigate the digital threats that can affect you, your work, and your community, Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline created the following GIFs that provide useful tips for protecting your accounts and data online.

These simple steps can help you avoid unnecessary risks and prevent your personal information from falling into the wrong hands. They can also help you maintain control over your accounts, protect your contacts, and defend against losing credibility with your followers.

We encourage you to follow these steps to improve your digital safety, and to share them with your friends and colleagues so they can also better protect themselves, and your shared networks, from digital threats.

Do not reveal more information than necessary


Protect access to your accounts

Two-Factor Authentication — What is it and why use it?

How to protect yourself from “phishing”

For more information on how to protect the digital security of your community and escape censorship, check out our guides and community resources.

How to contact The Helpline

Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline works with individuals and organizations around the world to keep them safe online. If you are at risk, we can help you improve your digital security practices to stay away from digital threats. If you are already under attack, we provide rapid response emergency assistance.

[email protected]

Access Now Helpline Team
@accessnow
  • Digital Security
  • Global
  • Account Security
  • Best Practice
  • Digital Security Helpline
  • Phishing
  • Contact
  • Careers
  • How we use your data
  • Media usage
  • Code of Conduct
  • Site Terms of Use

Crafted by Cornershop Creative

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn

Help keep the internet open and secure.

Subscribe to our action alerts and weekly newsletter

"*" indicates required fields

This field is hidden when viewing the form
This field is hidden when viewing the form
Name
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Your info is secure with us

  • X
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn
  • TikTok