Hacking has become a big problem for the people who have their personal and important details on the social media platforms as well as personal accounts. However, the technology has allowed us to keep all our accounts safe from the threats of hackers and ensure the protection of our private files.
Here, we have a collection of tips and tricks, so that, you can ensure the safety of your confidential files in the social media and personal accounts.
- Make your password stronger
The first and the foremost protection you can provide is the password. However, people usually create very poor passwords that don’t help the security. To enhance the quality of the password, you should use multiple varieties of uppercase and lowercase letters, symbols as well the combination of numbers.
It would be wise to keep changing your password every once in a while. This will make it much more difficult for the hackers to get into your account.
Mistakes to avoid:
- Not using the combination of letters and numbers.
- Using your name, date of birth or phone number as the password.
- Protect your account from phishing
Phishing is a method used by the hackers to get your username and password. To do that, the hackers create a fake website and ask you to login to your Facebook account. As you log in, the hackers get your details along with the password of your account.
To avoid such situation, you need to be very careful while logging in to your Facebook account via any website. Don’t fall for the free gift offers and other prizes.
- Protect your account from keylogger
Hackers use a special hardware or software to monitor the keyboard activities on your computer. This provides all the tiny details that you want to keep confidential.
To avoid such cases, you should restrict yourself from logging into your private and social media accounts in cyber cafes. Also, avoid using other people’s laptop or computers.
- Use secure connection on Facebook
The HTTPs are the “Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure” that make the website encrypted and hard to hack. You can get the secure browsing in the Facebook as well.
- Go to the account settings on your Facebook page.
- Find the “Security” and click on it.
- Select the “Edit” option to reach the “Secure browsing”.
- Click on the “Make the secure connection (https)”.
- Finally, save the changes.
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