The security of your information is of the utmost concern to us here at Skype and something we take very seriously. We are committed to ensuring your exprience with Skype is as safe and secure as possible.

Protecting your information, be it your personal or financial details or even the conversations themselves, is one of our top priorities. We have invested heavily in developing controls to protect against current and future security threats in these areas.

  • Online safety

    Just as in the real world, it's important that you know how to stay safe on the internet - both when using Skype and other websites.
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  • Detailed security

    Further information about the security methods protecting your Skype experience. Beware though - it's aimed at the geeks out there!
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We also recommend that you stay up-to-date with announcements that we make concerning specific threats as they emerge. Read Skype's security blog.

If you need to report any suspicious behavior or security problems then please contact us.



And remember, only use your Skype password when signing into the skype.com website or the Skype software itself. We will never ask for your password by phone, email, instant message, etc. Control of your password is your best defence in protecting your Skype account, so don't give that away by either using the same password on other sites or falling for a phishing attack.

For more information see the Online safety section.