Why Email Security is the Keystone of Your Digital Identity
In cybersecurity threat modeling, your primary email account is considered a Tier-0 asset. If a hacker breaches an e-commerce site, they compromise one store. If a hacker breaches your primary email, they compromise every service you own via automated "Forgot Password" loops.
Securing your email requires a 20-character random password combined with hardware two-factor authentication (FIDO2 / WebAuthn passkeys or an authenticator app).