As we all know most of the people are using facebook account. I'm assuming you love
facebook, hanging out with
old friends, making new
connections, chatting when
you're less busy and reading
all those funny status updates on your news feed,
right? Did you know your
facebook account can be
hacked?
You can loose access
to your facebook account as
there are ways to hack a facebook account but that is
not what we're discussing in
the context of this blog post,
we're focusing majorly on
how to protect your account
from getting hacked.
I recently wrote a post on preventing your passwords
from getting hacked but that
was from a generalized point
of view, the tips provided in
this post are specifically for
your facebook account.
1.
Hide your primary email Your primary email is the
email your facebook account
is registered : I see a lot of
people using free email
providers like yahoo, hotmail
and gmail and even showing this on their facebook profile.
Once a hacker gets hold of
your primary email, your
facebook account is as good
as gone. All that needs to be
done is to use Forgot Password to reset your facebook password and a link
is sent to your email which is
already hacked! To prevent
this, be sure your primary
email is hidden. To do this, go
to
Edit Profile >
Contact Information.
Change your primary email's visibility to Only Me.
2.
Beware of facebook phishing and links you follow : Phising is a way to get certain
data about you such as login
details and credit card
information by mimicking a
trusted site. There are so
many fake facebook login pages or profile on the internet and
keying your username and
password on any of those
pages might just make you
lose your facebook account. If
you followed any link from your email or facebook news
feed and you're asked to log in
to facebook, check the
address bar to ensure you're
actually logging in to
facebook or it might be just a fake log in page.
3.
Enable login nofications : With facebook login
notification turned on, you
get to know immediately
some crazy hacker gets
access to your facebook
account. Login in notification alerts you through SMS and
email when a browser/device
different from yours accesses
your account. To enable it, go
to
Account Settings > Security >
Login Notifications.
4.
Don't accept every friend request : Someone once said people
now take facebook as a
popularity and I realize this is
so true. Just because
someone sends a friend
request doesn't mean you must accept it. It's been
proven that identity thieves
and hackers do set up fake
facebook profiles just to get
close to their victims.
5. Set up a complex password Be sure your password is
alphanumeric and can't be
guessed. It should contain
letters, figures and symbols
all randomly mixed together
and should be at least ten characters.lso be sure your
facebook password isn't the
same as your primary email
account password.
6.
Watch out for keyloggers : Keyloggers are programs
installed on your computer to
monitor every keystroke you
make. Some keyloggers can
be remotely installed on your
computer without the hacker having direct contact with
your PC.
Be sure your
antivirus is up to date and
perform regular scans. These tips doesn't guarantee
you complete security but it's
going to be real tough for
anyone to gain access to your
account if they're taken into
practice. Hacking can't be totally prevented, but the
chances of getting hacked
can be minimized. Share the
post with your facebook
friends if it helps.
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