Personal Cyberattack Preparedness Checklist โ Canada: 15 Items
Reduce digital disruption and recover household accounts after cyber incidents.
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๐ Strengthen Accounts Before an Incident
Notes: Prioritize email, banking and cloud storage.
Prioritize email, banking and cloud storage.
Notes: Manage credentials with a reputable password manager.
Manage credentials with a reputable password manager.
Notes: Apply security patches from trusted vendors.
Apply security patches from trusted vendors.
Notes: Test that you can restore documents without a compromised device.
Test that you can restore documents without a compromised device.
Notes: Verify requests using official contact details rather than message links.
Verify requests using official contact details rather than message links.
๐ Identify and Contain Threats
Notes: Check account activity from a trusted device.
Check account activity from a trusted device.
Notes: Verify senders independently.
Verify senders independently.
Notes: Follow trusted incident-response guidance before reconnecting.
Follow trusted incident-response guidance before reconnecting.
Notes: Start with email and financial accounts.
Start with email and financial accounts.
Notes: Use official phone numbers or secure apps.
Use official phone numbers or secure apps.
๐ Recover and Improve Security
Notes: Use the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and fraud reporting channels as applicable.
Use the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and fraud reporting channels as applicable.
Notes: Revoke unknown sessions and check forwarding rules.
Revoke unknown sessions and check forwarding rules.
Notes: Do not blindly restore known malicious content.
Do not blindly restore known malicious content.
Notes: Review notifications and transactions.
Review notifications and transactions.
Notes: Ensure everyone knows how to seek help and recognize scams.
Ensure everyone knows how to seek help and recognize scams.
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Who This Checklist Helps
Reduce digital disruption and recover household accounts after cyber incidents.
Use this checklist to prepare before an incident, respond to verified instructions, and check for remaining hazards afterward. Review the specific local and provincial guidance for your circumstances.
Important Scope & Safety Notes
Preparedness recommendations can change with the risk, community, weather, medical needs, and emergency response. This is an independent practical adaptation, not a government publication or real-time alert service. Do not place private medical or identity details in a publicly shared checklist.
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