Saturday 1 October 2011

6 BEST WAYS TO PROTECT YOUR FACEBOOK ACCOUNT FROM HACKERS

Today I am here with one more security tip on How To Protect Facebook Account.

In this emerging world of Internet nothing is safe online.You must take certain precautions to stay safe.We know how important our facebook account is for your personal and commercial life.So I have got 6 security tips to safeguard your facebook account.

1.DONT DISPLAY YOUR FACEBOOK ID:
Your facebook ID is the key for your account.Though your facebook account is hacked you can retrieve it through your ID.But if your facebook linked account is hacked then both accounts are gone.Your facebook linked ID(gmail,yahoo,hotmail etc) should be given more protection than Facebook ID.So its very much adviced to hide your facebook ID in your info.

2.ALWAYS BROWSE IN SECURE HTTPS:
To turn on secure browsing go to  
Account Setting->Security->Secure Browsing(Enable IT) .










3.KEEP CHANGING PASSWORD:
Changing password is a very good method of securing account.If you use facebook on Net cafe or your friends home or Office,College then it is advised to change your Password as soon as your return to your home.

4.NEVER SAVE PASSWORDS:
After entering password in your browser like google chrome or firefox though you get save password notification just ignore it don't save password.

5.TURN ON LOGIN NOTIFICATION TO MOBILE:
This is a good way to know whats happening with your account when you are offline.Also you will receive notification to your mobile whenever a new device tries to log in into your account.

6.DONT ENTER PASSWORD IN NEW COMPUTERS AND NET CENTERS:
New devices are always suspicious .They may contain keyloggers. Whatever you enter will be recorded in keyloggers.So its better not to enter your password in suspicious devices.