Keep your whole family
safe from AI scams.Family online safety — one network, every device, plus a free family safe word.
RankShield is family online safety for the AI age: it protects every phone and laptop on one network, defends against voice-clone scams with a free family safe word, and covers the people attackers target most. Security that starts with your family — because that's where RankShield started.
Screen time isn't
the danger.
Parental controls manage what kids see — but they don't stop a cloned voice, a phishing text, or spyware on grandma's phone. The real threats of the AI age target your people directly, and they aim for whoever's least protected.
The whole household,
under one network.
Every family device on one RankShield Network, so a scam blocked on one phone is known to all. Your least tech-savvy relatives get defenses learned from everyone else — without having to be the one who gets caught.
One secret
beats a clone.
A family safe word is free, works today, and defeats voice-clone scams — a clone can copy the voice but not the secret. Set one with your family this week. There's a tool to create a strong one just below.
Cover the ones
most at risk.
Kids click first; older relatives trust a familiar voice. Family safety means covering everyone, so the softest target isn't left exposed. One network, every device, every person.
Peace of mind,
for your people.
Security built for families, not just companies — because the threats are personal first, and so is why we built it. Protect the people you love, on one verifiable network.
What is family online safety in the AI age?
Family online safety is protecting every member of your household — and the devices and accounts they rely on — from the threats of the AI era, from voice-clone scams to phishing to malicious apps and account takeover. It's a broader and more urgent thing than the parental controls most people picture. Content filters and screen-time limits manage what your children can access, which matters for their well-being, but they do nothing to stop an attacker who clones a loved one's voice to demand money, phishes a password, plants spyware on a phone, or hijacks an account. Those are security threats, and they increasingly target families specifically, because families are less defended than enterprises and because attackers aim for the softest member — a trusting grandparent, a click-first teenager. RankShield approaches family safety as one connected defense rather than a scatter of separate apps. Every family device joins one RankShield Network, so a scam blocked for one person is instantly recognized for all; a free family safe word defends against the voice-clone and virtual-kidnapping scams that are among the most frightening AI threats; and deep guardians protect each phone and laptop against clones, spyware and malicious networks. This is personal for us: RankShield was founded after the founder's own phone was cloned and his family survived a voice-clone scam, which is why protecting people — not just companies — is the original mission.
Create your family safe word — free, right now
The single best thing you can do this week, and it needs no app. Agree on a distinctive word or short phrase only your family knows — not a name, date, pet, or anything posted online — and use it to verify any urgent call or message asking for money or help. Type a candidate to check its strength.
Nothing you type is sent anywhere — this check runs entirely in your browser.
If a "loved one" in a panic can't say your safe word, hang up and call them back on a number you already have. Learn more on Verified Call.
How do you protect the family members attackers target most?
By covering them deliberately, because a defense is only as strong as its weakest-protected person — and attackers know exactly who that is. Two groups take a disproportionate share of scams: children and older relatives. Children click first and ask later, are comfortable installing apps and sharing information, and are easily manipulated by social pressure; older relatives are the intended victims of "grandparent" and emergency-money scams precisely because they're trusting and because a familiar-sounding voice bypasses their skepticism. A family that secures the tech-savvy adults and leaves these members to fend for themselves has left the front door open. Covering them well combines a few concrete measures. The free foundation is the family safe word, which is especially powerful for voice-clone scams aimed at older relatives — a clone can perfectly mimic a grandchild's panic but cannot know the secret. On devices, a guardian on each person's phone and laptop catches the clones, spyware and malicious apps that these members are least likely to notice themselves. Habits matter too: teaching everyone the single reflex of verifying any urgent or emotional request through a second, known channel neutralizes most scams regardless of how convincing they are. And connecting everyone to one network means the least technical family member is automatically protected by defenses learned across the whole household — a scam that tried one phone is recognized on theirs before it arrives. The principle throughout is that family security is a team property, not an individual one: you're only as safe as the person an attacker will choose to target, so no one gets left uncovered. Protect each member with the appropriate device guardian, and anchor the household with the safe word above.
Ask RankShield about family safety.
What is family online safety in the AI age?
Family online safety is protecting every member of your household — and the devices and accounts they use — from the threats of the AI era: voice-clone and virtual-kidnapping scams, phishing and impersonation, malicious apps and networks, and account takeover. It’s broader than parental controls or screen-time limits, which manage what kids see but don’t defend against attackers. RankShield approaches it as one connected defense: every family device on one network, a free family safe word against voice-clone scams, and deep protection for each phone and laptop, so the whole household is covered, not just one person.
How do I protect my kids and elderly parents from scams?
They’re the most-targeted family members, so cover them deliberately. The single most effective free step is a family safe word to defeat voice-clone and emergency-money scams (there’s a tool to create one on this page). Beyond that: put a guardian on their devices so clones, spyware and malicious apps are caught; keep software updated and use strong, unique credentials; teach the simple habit of verifying any urgent request through a second channel; and connect everyone to one network so a scam blocked for one family member is known to all. Attackers aim for the softest target — so make sure no one is left uncovered.
Are parental controls the same as security?
No — and conflating them leaves a gap. Parental controls manage content and screen time: what a child can access, for how long. That’s valuable for well-being, but it does nothing against an attacker cloning a voice, phishing a password, or planting spyware. Family online safety is about defending against those threats. RankShield focuses on the security side — device protection, scam defense, and account safety across the family — which complements, rather than replaces, whatever content controls you choose to use.
How does one network protect my whole family?
By making protection shared instead of solo. When each device defends itself in isolation, everyone has to learn every attack the hard way. On one RankShield Network, a scam pattern, cloned identity, or malicious site identified on any family member’s device is instantly recognized on everyone else’s — so your least tech-savvy relatives benefit from defenses learned across the whole household without having to be the one who gets caught. The intelligence shared is about attack patterns, not private content; the goal is collective defense, not surveillance.
What devices can RankShield protect for my family?
RankShield is building deep guardians for macOS, Windows, iPhone, Android and the browser, all on one network, with honest per-platform status (some in early access, some in App Store review, some coming soon). It also offers a free family safe word today for voice-clone scams, and Verified Call for app-to-app verified calling is coming soon. The Device Guardian page shows exactly what’s live for each platform, so you always know what protection your family is getting.
Why does RankShield focus on protecting people, not just companies?
Because the threats of the AI age are personal first, and that’s literally where RankShield started. The company was founded after the founder’s own phone was cloned and his family survived a voice-clone scam — protecting the person and the family, not just the business, was the original mission. Attackers now clone voices, hijack phones, and target the softest members of a household, and most security is built for enterprises, not families. RankShield builds for both, and it starts with your people.
Protect the people you love.
One network for every device, a free safe word for every family, deep protection for everyone. Start this week.