If you're not very good with computers or have just created your first email account, this article is a great read. Email accounts are used for a variety of purposes, from private messages with friends to special emails for a bank or someone important. Unfortunately, some people don't have better jobs and instead break into other people's email accounts for money, pleasure, or other personal purposes. In more extreme situations, they can also jeopardize your privacy and your life. Fortunately, there are steps you can follow to protect your email account, just as governments do.
Step
Each e-mail service provider such as Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, or others has different security measures or measures. All of the above companies always provide proper security measures to protect user accounts. These services send messages to their users when a problem occurs directly (eg when an account is attempted to be compromised via a foreign IP address).
Step 1. Create a strong password
A good password will be difficult for others to guess, but easy for you to remember. To keep your Facebook and email accounts safe, choose a strong password and always log out of your account so that other people can't hack your Facebook and email accounts.
Make sure your Facebook account settings remain private or closed
Step 2. Use a complicated email address
This choice is not meant to make you forget quickly, but to prevent others from guessing it by your name (addresses must contain numbers, such as Heize2424@_.com)
Step 3. Set up a secure password
The password is used to protect the account. Without a password, all your accounts can be lost. Make sure you prepare a complex password. Do not use first or last name. As an example, don't put the word "Via" (if your name is Via Fallon) because the first thing hackers do is guess the password by name.
- Don't use common phrases or pet names that other people know. As an example, do not use passwords such as "CatSiPus" or "BuddyAmbyar". Use a complex code like "mkael092" or "09484M92" so others can't guess.
- Choose a password that was not previously used on the account. A strong password contains a combination of upper and lower case letters, numbers, and/or special characters such as “%”, “$”, and “+”.
- It is important that you maintain the privacy of your password at all times. Passwords that contain a mixture of letters and numbers are the right choice for securing entries (and of course accounts).
Step 4. Protect the computer
If your computer is connected to a wireless network or does not use an antivirus program and is used only by you, your account email address and password are at risk of being hacked. Download a free antivirus program by visiting the site www.avast.com.
- Wireless networks are not the safest form of internet use because computers can be hacked by people using network sniffers. If you have no other choice, make sure you have a WPA key on your wireless internet connection. You can change or add a key by accessing the menu “Connections” -> “Your Wireless Network” -> “Wireless Map” -> “Your Router” -> “Properties” -> “Device Webpage”. After that, click “Wireless Security Settings” and select “WEP/WPA Key“.
- It's a good idea to use a WPA key as it is a newer version of the security feature.
- Always keep your antivirus up to date. When you get an update notification on the program settings page, read the description and update the program.
- When you want to download an antivirus program, always download the program from the company's official website or buy the CD. Don't click randomly on search results.
- If you suspect a virus is on your computer, visit the antivirus company's website and if you find an online virus scan option, follow the instructions that appear to remove the virus.
Step 5. Keep the password secret
Keep in mind that the email ID and password are personal information. No company employee should ask for your email account password via suspicious phone calls or emails.
No need to be in doubt. Such “employees” are hackers. He wants to access your account and send spam messages, such as asking other people for money and getting unauthorized third parties to send spam or fraudulent emails to everyone on your account's contact list
Step 6. Contact the help center if the account is hacked
If you fall victim to a hack, please contact the company concerned as soon as possible. Every email service provider has an account verification department. They also provide support via live chat/phone. By directly changing your account password, you can reduce the risk of hacking your email account (eg Yahoo!).
Step 7. Do not share the account password with others
If you are asked to provide your account password in a suspicious way or by someone who is suspected to be not a representative of Yahoo!/Hotmail/Facebook/Gmail and other services, never give email account password. Ask him to explain why or contact the company directly as the company has a special department to deal with similar issues (eg, Yahoo! email abuse or violence department).
Step 8. Change the security question and provide a thoughtful answer
Some of the characteristics of a good security question answer include:
- Not easy to guess or know
- Doesn't change over time
- Easy to remember
- Simple or definitive
Tips
- Use letters and numbers in the password, and randomize the placement (eg “isyana2468” becomes “i2sy4an6a8”).
- If necessary, record it and save a copy of your password somewhere.
- Believe it or not, a string of three or four words in a row (e.g. “BukitTelepon CandyJupiter”) is easier to remember and more secure than a short, but hard-to-remember password. To ward off hackers using special programs, password length becomes a more important aspect.
- Adding spaces makes the password more difficult to guess. If you want to thwart attempts by someone to guess your password, as well as hackers using special programs, insert spaces at random, and not between words. For example, you could insert a space like this: “Book itTel eponP erm enJu piter”). Adding numbers and symbols feels better as long as you can remember them.
Warning
- Keep in mind that the internet is used by anyone. Be careful what you upload via email, regardless of how secure you think it is. The internet has never been completely secure.
- Don't trust anyone. In fact, some parents try to access their child's account to find out what's going on. Don't use the same password too often when you visit the same internet cafe. There is a possibility that the owner or operator of an internet cafe has installed a certain program on an existing computer. Ask your friend to turn their face away when you type any password/update on the account. Do not enter passwords with friends or other people. There should be room for your privacy and the email account information entered must be kept strictly confidential.
- Do not keep a copy of your email address details on the internet or on a computer system.
- Do not open attachments from untrusted foreign sources.
- Do not share your password with anyone.
- If you have to type in your password multiple times due to page reloading or an internet crash, don't copy and paste the password you created. Always type the password manually. If you copy it, make sure you copy another password afterwards so that after the computer is finished, the next user won't be able to paste your password on a blank page and read the account password.
- Don't share your password hint with anyone.
