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𝙎𝙄𝙓 𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙋𝙎 𝙏𝙊 𝙋𝙍𝙊𝙏𝙀𝘾𝙏 𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝙂𝙈𝘼𝙄𝙇 𝘼𝘾𝘾𝙊𝙐𝙉𝙏 𝙁𝙍𝙊𝙈 𝙃𝘼𝘾𝙆𝙀𝙍𝙎.
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 the Google ecosystem with Android, Gmail, Search, Docs, Maps, YouTube, and many more. All of these things are controlled using one Gmail account. Due to such high-level integration, it gets mandatory to keep your Gmail 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.
𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨.
Having a weak password like “password” 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.
𝙪𝙨𝙚 2 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.
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.
𝘼𝙙𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙡.
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 of 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.
𝙍𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙣 𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙨.
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.
𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙖 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙪𝙥-𝙩𝙤-𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙨𝙚𝙧.
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.
𝙄𝙜𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙡.
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 the Google ecosystem with Android, Gmail, Search, Docs, Maps, YouTube, and many more. All of these things are controlled using one Gmail account. Due to such high-level integration, it gets mandatory to keep your Gmail 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.
𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨.
Having a weak password like “password” 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.
𝙪𝙨𝙚 2 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.
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.
𝘼𝙙𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙡.
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 of 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.
𝙍𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙣 𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙨.
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.
𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙖 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙪𝙥-𝙩𝙤-𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙨𝙚𝙧.
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.
𝙄𝙜𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙡.
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.