Last night I came across a piece of news that the email accounts of the people are being compromised and their privacy is at risk. It was a falsehood idea that it is only social networking sites that can be hacked but the email accounts through which information exchange takes place is posed to this high threat of the hackers. These people hoodwinkers who can risk your life as well by creeping into your account and they are well paid for this deception. But still like any other problems we do have a solution for this too. I’m here to help you with it and here are few tips that can keep the hackers at a bay from your account.
Log in regularly – this is the best way to stay secure online. It must be an account which is not frequently used but if it still exists yes, it does contain data. Log in frequently and check the account. And If you are sure you do not need the account, deactivate or delete it as it will not be prone to any trickery of the hackers.
Keeping sensitive data away- email service providers like Google is not the same anymore as they have developed a lot more standardized format for their appearance and now it has become possible to post images or anything else like in facebook or twitter. The need for protecting the unwarranted disclosure of some data has become more crucial. It would be safe to avoid using email IDs to store extremely sensitive data and delete the mail post sharing it.
Changing the password regularly- just creating an account by providing an email ID and password will not do but it is essential to give it a unique password. Take care that you should not give a password which includes your name as it will be easy for anyone to guess that your password is connected to your name. It would be great if you can create a password in the form of code like ‘ju67834gy’.you may think that it is not practically possible to memorize such passwords. If we can memorize those tough equations of mathematics why not this. Also remember to keep on changing passwords regularly and keep each password completely different from the previous one.
Activate 2 way verification- we are provided 2 way verification process to enable double protection to our account. This is carried out by either our mobile number or by giving us a question for secure login. The pass code is then sent to the provided number and only on entering the same, you can log into your account. The great benefit of this is that a message will be sent to the number encase anyone other than ourselves tries to log in to our account.
Checking the last log in activity – usually at the bottom of your email screen you will find a details segment where you can check your last log-in and past log in details. It also provides the location and IP address of the device you logged in from. This helps us to know if anyone else has tried to impersonate with the account.
Log in regularly – this is the best way to stay secure online. It must be an account which is not frequently used but if it still exists yes, it does contain data. Log in frequently and check the account. And If you are sure you do not need the account, deactivate or delete it as it will not be prone to any trickery of the hackers.
Keeping sensitive data away- email service providers like Google is not the same anymore as they have developed a lot more standardized format for their appearance and now it has become possible to post images or anything else like in facebook or twitter. The need for protecting the unwarranted disclosure of some data has become more crucial. It would be safe to avoid using email IDs to store extremely sensitive data and delete the mail post sharing it.
Changing the password regularly- just creating an account by providing an email ID and password will not do but it is essential to give it a unique password. Take care that you should not give a password which includes your name as it will be easy for anyone to guess that your password is connected to your name. It would be great if you can create a password in the form of code like ‘ju67834gy’.you may think that it is not practically possible to memorize such passwords. If we can memorize those tough equations of mathematics why not this. Also remember to keep on changing passwords regularly and keep each password completely different from the previous one.
Activate 2 way verification- we are provided 2 way verification process to enable double protection to our account. This is carried out by either our mobile number or by giving us a question for secure login. The pass code is then sent to the provided number and only on entering the same, you can log into your account. The great benefit of this is that a message will be sent to the number encase anyone other than ourselves tries to log in to our account.
Checking the last log in activity – usually at the bottom of your email screen you will find a details segment where you can check your last log-in and past log in details. It also provides the location and IP address of the device you logged in from. This helps us to know if anyone else has tried to impersonate with the account.
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