How to make sure your Facebook is as secure as possible

May 15, 2017 0 Comments A+ a-

To decrease the likelihood of hacks, as well as the time it takes account holders to find suspicious activity that could be a precursor, Facebook has just launched a handy check-list that all users should take the time to walk through. 

Because Facebook just launched security check-up, you'll see it at the top of your profile. You can also find it anytime by 

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Enhancing your security is super easy — there are only three steps! — so all users should take the time to walk through the list:

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First thing you can do is log-out of all the browsers and apps (including those that use your account information as a "social login") that you haven't used recently:

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Next, set up "login alerts" so that you'll know whenever someone logs into your account from a new device or browser. You can choose to receive email or text notifications:

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Take the time to carefully read all the best-practices for a good password. Don't think your current one fits the bill? Take a moment to think of something better and make the change:

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And you're all set! In less than ten minutes, your Facebook account is successfully more secure:

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