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Why Your Email Is the Skeleton Key

Primary email compromise is one of the highest-leverage attack paths for most individuals and families.

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Your primary email usually controls account recovery for financial, social, and business systems. Attackers do not need to crack everything if they can reset everything.

Hardening priorities:

  • Upgrade MFA to phishing-resistant methods where possible.
  • Remove stale recovery paths.
  • Secure backup codes.
  • Reduce connected-app sprawl.

Email hardening belongs in baseline work. For most people, it's one of the most impactful security improvements available.