How protect account and keep it safe from hackers ?
In today’s world, you need Internet access for most of your technical and professional work. Every professional has his own email address which he uses for various kind of activities like: Online Shopping, Online Banking, Sending important document etc.
Since very online transaction and shopping is very SERIOUS stuff, it is required no one other then you can access your email.
In this article I will tell you some tips which you can use to safeguard your account from hackers.
1. Never use password easy to guess – The very first thing a hacker or any one who want to access your account will do is to guess your password. It is recommended to keep a password which couldn’t be guessed easily.
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Use a strong password for your accounts (forums, trackers and emails). A strong password must be 12 or more digits. And it must contain uppercase letters (A, B, C...), lowercase letters (a, b, c...), numbers (1, 2, 3...) and special characters (#, ^, &...).
2. Don’t open suspicious emails – Like me you must have also received email asking your personal details so that you can claim million dollar prize, these types of emails are fake and you should report them spam and delete them.
3. Don’t open suspicious links – Phishing is a type of hacking in which you are somehow made to open a suspicious link which has a fake login page of suppose, Facebook. You are asked to enter your log-in details there, when you enter your log-in details then they are logged on server and the hacker can access your account. It is recommend to never open any suspicious link and always check the Website address whether it is true or fake.
4. When prompted for ‘Remember this password’ any similar message never select ‘Yes’ – This feature is for your convenience but here you should compromise because many virus programs are programmed in such a manner in which the password saved on computer is sent to hacker silently.
5. Always logout from your account – If you are in Cybercafe or any similar public place where the computer is used by many people, you should logout from your account before leaving. It would be best if you can delete ‘cookies’ too, else loggingout from account is enough.
6. Never share your login details on suspicious sites – If you land to a suspicious website which asks for credentials of your account, you should leave that website immediately.
7. Always access your account from ‘trust worthy’ computer – Several hardware and software key loggers are installed on computers to log your account details, it is recommended to log-in into your account from a computer which you trust.
8. Don’t run after free stuffs – If you need free software programs, you should always use a trusty website such as Softpedia.
9. Use mobile verification – Nowadays most of Email providers and social networking sites have feature of mobile verification, in case your account is compromised or you forgot your password, you can request new password to be sent on your mobile.
10. Use your common sense – I don’t think I have to explain it.
If you follow most of above tips, I am damn sure your account will be very hard to get hacked.
Source : Internet.
