~/published-guide · Windows 11 · Family Cybersecurity · May 2026
A practical Windows 11 safety guide written for parents, grandparents, caregivers, and everyday home users who want a safer family computer without needing to become cybersecurity experts.
About the guide
Securing Your Family Computer explains a layered approach to home computer safety. It covers account hygiene, identity protection, Windows Security, ransomware controls, backups, browser and DNS guardrails, Microsoft Family Safety, and a monthly maintenance routine.
The guide is intentionally practical: each phase explains what to check, why it matters, and how families can build safer habits one step at a time.
Why it belongs in the portfolio
This book demonstrates my ability to turn cybersecurity concepts into practical, user-focused guidance for nontechnical audiences — a key skill for IT support, security awareness, GRC, documentation, and client-facing technical work.
Inside the guide
The guide organizes home cybersecurity into layers families can understand and maintain.
Updates, separate administrator accounts, standard daily users, child accounts, and privacy review.
Password managers, MFA, backup codes, recovery planning, and connected-app cleanup.
Microsoft Defender, ransomware controls, backup layers, File History, and restore testing.
Ad blocking, DNS filtering, SafeSearch, Family Safety, monthly maintenance, and a family cyber agreement.
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