By IT Magazine ME
Open your Facebook security settings and protect your account.
Suspecting that your Facebook account might be compromised? Follow these steps to secure your Facebook password.
Access your account:
Enter your email address and password to log into your Facebook account.
Beware of fake sites, the correct address: www.facebook.com.
Not something like Facebook.co, face.com, or facebook1.com, etc. Phishers choose sites that you may accidentally type into your address bar.
When you access your account open your Facebook settings.
Click on the downward-pointing triangle in the top right corner of your page (along the blue bar). Click on “Settings” to open your Settings menu.
Check or Change your password,
Click on the “General” tab in “Settings,”
Click on “Edit” to the right of “Password.” You’ll need to enter your current password before entering your new one, then click on “Save Changes.
When the Settings window is open,
Click on “Security” to open your security settings.
Adjust these settings, by clicking on “Edit,” which appears (in blue) to the right of the specific settings.
Set up Login Alerts.
Login Alerts send you an alert when someone logs into your account from a new device or browser.
Choose to get login alerts via Facebook notifications, email, or text messages.
Click on “Edit” to the right of “Login Alerts,” choose where you want the alerts sent (you’ll need your mobile phone number for text alerts), and click on “Save Changes.”
It is better to get alerts through every method that you can.
When you receive a login alert, and you weren’t the one that logged in, that means that your account was hacked. (Red Flag)
Immediately log into your account and change your password to stop the hacker from doing any damage.
It is crucial to Activate Two-Factor Authentication. It gives your account an extra level of security by requesting a security code when you log in from an unknown browser.
Set up two-factor authentication:
Click on the word “Edit” to the right of “two-factor authentication”.
Click on “Get Started” to begin the setup wizard.
The best way to access login codes is through your phone — either by text message or the Facebook app.
When you do not have your phone nearby, you can get 10 codes downloaded for emergency use. (which you can print or write down).
Open the “two-factor authentication” section:
Click on “Get codes,” enter your Facebook password, and click “Submit.”
