๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐พ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐พ๐พ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐พ๐๐๐๐.
Fearing Gmail account will be hacked? Make these changes in your account to keep it secure and protect from hackers.
A lot of us are heavily integrated into theย Googleย ecosystem withย Android,ย Gmail, Search, Docs, Maps, YouTube, and many more. All of these things are controlled using oneย Gmailย account. Due to such high-level integration, it gets mandatory to keep yourย Gmailย account protected, because if it is compromised, then the whole Google ecosystem will be at risk. Today, we will take a look at a few tips with which you can keep your Google account secure.
๐ช๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฆ๐ช๐ ๐ฅ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐๐จ.
Having a weak password like โpasswordโ is not as safe as you would think. A simple SQL injection attack or a brute force attack can easily get your password. It is recommended that you keep a unique and strong password for your account. It can be a random phrase with over eight characters consisting of numbers, capital letters, small letters and special characters.
๐ช๐จ๐ 2 ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง ๐๐ช๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ.
Using 2FA provides extra protection to an account. With 2FA enabled, Google apart from your password will also require an OTP either sent to you in a message or via the Google Authenticator. It is difficult to get the OTP without physical access to your personal device and after multiple login attempts, the account is blocked, until you prove you are the owner and unblock it.
๐ผ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ค๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ข๐๐๐ก.
If a hacker is to gain access to your account or is able to block your account, you can enable it from the Settings option ofย Gmail. With the help of recovery options, you can block unauthorised personnel from using your account without your permission. It will also intimate you if anyone were trying to access your account.
๐๐๐ข๐ค๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐จ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ.
If you have given account access to third-party apps and if they are compromised, your details can be leaked. So it is recommended that you keep on cleaning your account regularly and remove access from any non-essential apps. Go to your account settings and then to the Apps section and revoke access from any third-party apps that you no longer use.
๐ช๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ช๐ฅ-๐ฉ๐ค-๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ง.
If you do not use a trusted and up to date browser, you can fall into the trap of a phishing attack. During a phishing attack, a hacker uses specialised software that attaches itself to the browser and taps your keystrokes and websites visited, and then send all of that data back to the hacker.
๐๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ช๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ค๐ช๐จ ๐ข๐๐๐ก.
Many hackers trying to gain access to your accounts, send mails with phishing software attached to them, if you open such mails, you might end up in a big pool of trouble. So it is recommended that if you see any such type of mails, then steer away from them.
Fearing Gmail account will be hacked? Make these changes in your account to keep it secure and protect from hackers.
A lot of us are heavily integrated into theย Googleย ecosystem withย Android,ย Gmail, Search, Docs, Maps, YouTube, and many more. All of these things are controlled using oneย Gmailย account. Due to such high-level integration, it gets mandatory to keep yourย Gmailย account protected, because if it is compromised, then the whole Google ecosystem will be at risk. Today, we will take a look at a few tips with which you can keep your Google account secure.
๐ช๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฆ๐ช๐ ๐ฅ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐๐จ.
Having a weak password like โpasswordโ is not as safe as you would think. A simple SQL injection attack or a brute force attack can easily get your password. It is recommended that you keep a unique and strong password for your account. It can be a random phrase with over eight characters consisting of numbers, capital letters, small letters and special characters.
๐ช๐จ๐ 2 ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง ๐๐ช๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ.
Using 2FA provides extra protection to an account. With 2FA enabled, Google apart from your password will also require an OTP either sent to you in a message or via the Google Authenticator. It is difficult to get the OTP without physical access to your personal device and after multiple login attempts, the account is blocked, until you prove you are the owner and unblock it.
๐ผ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ค๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ข๐๐๐ก.
If a hacker is to gain access to your account or is able to block your account, you can enable it from the Settings option ofย Gmail. With the help of recovery options, you can block unauthorised personnel from using your account without your permission. It will also intimate you if anyone were trying to access your account.
๐๐๐ข๐ค๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐จ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ.
If you have given account access to third-party apps and if they are compromised, your details can be leaked. So it is recommended that you keep on cleaning your account regularly and remove access from any non-essential apps. Go to your account settings and then to the Apps section and revoke access from any third-party apps that you no longer use.
๐ช๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ช๐ฅ-๐ฉ๐ค-๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ง.
If you do not use a trusted and up to date browser, you can fall into the trap of a phishing attack. During a phishing attack, a hacker uses specialised software that attaches itself to the browser and taps your keystrokes and websites visited, and then send all of that data back to the hacker.
๐๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ช๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ค๐ช๐จ ๐ข๐๐๐ก.
Many hackers trying to gain access to your accounts, send mails with phishing software attached to them, if you open such mails, you might end up in a big pool of trouble. So it is recommended that if you see any such type of mails, then steer away from them.