How can I protect my Social Network Accounts from Intruders?

Asked By Celena Howard 40 points N/A Posted on - 08/13/2012

I use Facebook, Twitter and Google. But sometimes I get afraid of about its account security.

How can I protect all these from intruders?

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Answered By Carl Jack 10 points N/A #132437

How can I protect my Social Network Accounts from Intruders?

Hello Celena,

It is very crucial that you protect your social media accounts for might never know the intentions of some people who come across it. Some of the techniques you can use to ensure that your account is safe are the following:

• Make sure that the password you use is strong, and it cannot be guessed easily. The best way to ensure this is to mix character symbols, numbers and alphabetical letters and avoid using easy to guess passwords like your names or date of birth.
• You need to change your password regularly so that you do not give the people that might have the intention of attacking your account the chance to do so.
• If there are additional security mechanisms offered by the social media accounts make sure that you utilize them so that you do not depend on the password alone to secure your account.

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Carl

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Answered By Surette Peck 0 points N/A #132438

How can I protect my Social Network Accounts from Intruders?

Hi Celena,

Now days Social Networks Sites like Facebook, Twitter, My Space connects people from all around the world. People are now using email accounts to send or receive messages from their family, friends or work. But in order to keep our private things safe we must take necessary steps which are described below…

1. Always use a long and unpredictable password and don’t reveal your password to anyone.

2. When creating an account in websites always fill the form carefuly as it will help you to recover your account if you ever lost your password or it gets stolen.

3. During you use your account if you notice any kind of activity or changes that you haven’t made then immediately change your password or security information. Some websites also shows login info. You can use it to see if there is any login which wasn’t made by you.

4. You can use antivirus software which will help you to keep your pc clean from any kind of key logging software, malwares or Trojans.

Hope this information will help you. Thanks,

Surette Peck

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Answered By cathy emrald 5 points N/A #132439

How can I protect my Social Network Accounts from Intruders?

As the popularity of those Social Networking websites grows such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and many more, the risks of using each one of them is also growing. To protect yourself from intruders, here are some tips:

1. Be very cautious on clicking links especially when you receive links from someone on your list. Some links are automatically sent if a computer has a virus.

2. Know what you've posted on the About Me section. Intruders can click the Forgot your Password link and use the information on your account.

3. Always type your social networking site directly from your browser or from your added bookmark.

4. Always choose your social network very carefuly.

5. Remember that everything you put on your account is permanent.

6. Be selective on accepting friend request.

And a lot more… It is always best if you will think first and read first before clicking on anything.

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