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This is a vast question. Security is an extremely deep topic.
Did you take a look at the wiki? It may be a good starting point.
Of course, but it's too long - it will take a while to apply go through it all and understand them. I'm looking for more practical things I can get done now.
But that's the nature of the beast. Unless one defines their threat model^[1]^, there's an ever-expanding list of improvements one might apply to enhance security; with -at some point- (mostly) diminishing returns and we've yet to talk about the amount of comfort that's sacrificed along the way. Therefore, before you do anything else, define your threat model. Afterwards, try to apply step-by-step whatever is required to protect your assets to a degree you're comfortable with^[2]^. If, however, this seems like too much work for you, then consider either one of the following: