Learn how to protect your PC, identity, and data from tech support scams.

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Learn how to identify and open encrypted and protected emails no matter what email client you're using.

Developers have made amazing games and content for the Xbox network. To protect customers and developers, we provide a safe and secure way to make purchases in the Microsoft Store. To maintain this security, Xbox monitors for instances of marketplace theft or solicitation from the Xbox community.

Avoid and report Microsoft technical support scams Microsoft will never proactively reach out to you to provide unsolicited PC or technical support. If you receive a phone call claiming to be from Microsoft, or see a pop-up window on your PC with a fake warning message and a phone number to call and get your "issue" fixed, it's better to be safe and not click any links or provide any personal ...

A phishing email is an email that appears legitimate but is actually an attempt to get your personal information or steal your money. Some deceptive emails appear to be from a safe sender but, in fact, have a "spoofed" source address to fool you. Here are some ways to deal with phishing and spoofing scams in Outlook.com. Spoof intelligence in Exchange Online Protection helps prevent phishing ...

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Learn how to recover a hacked or compromised account, what to do next, and how to prevent your account from being compromised in the future.

Want to add a padlock to your email messages? You can use encryption and digital signatures in new Outlook, classic Outlook, and Outlook on the web for work or school accounts to increase the security of messages. Encrypting an email message in Outlook means it's converted from readable plain text into scrambled cipher text. Only the recipient who has the private key that matches the public ...

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