Carrying out a cyber security check

[Diddums]

I've agreed to carry out a basic cyber security check for one of our elderly neighbours.

This will involve basic stuff like checking that Windows Defender is on and whatnot, but honestly I am hoping to do a bit more as she's a lovely lady and she's already had scammy text messages which I've told her to ignore.

So hive mind of PC nerds, what would you do to check that someone is secure?

I'm thinking 2FA on all her accounts is a good start, turning on "auto reject spam calls and texts" on her phone, but what else would you do?

Any answers appreciated, I'd feel awful if she got scammed.

 

[Diddums]

Edit: p.s. if my mum called me and said some foreign chap whose just rented the house next door is offering a cyber security check, I would be phoning the police.

ye but im the good forriner kind innit

 

[Diddums]

'one of the good ones'

I actually had someone say that to me on the phone the other day.

(I'm currently having a debate with someone on Facebook who is clearly a bit speshul about the topic of immigration, they're generally fairly consistent in their stupidity which is great)