Protect yourself from devious hackers by enabling your email and social media accounts' built-in security features!
Why do you have to do it? It prevents unauthorized devices from logging in to your online accounts. In case someone gets hold of your password, that person won't be able to hack into your account immediately without a verification code. Aside from the added protection to your account, it will also bring you piece of mind. Now, every time you hear about a massive password hacking, you won't feel an ounce of worry because your account is safe.
Make your accounts hacker-proof by following these steps:
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Enable Google 2-Step Verification
What is it?: The 2-step verification adds an extra layer of security to your Gmail account by providing a unique verification code every time you sign in to your account.
How does it work?: Once enabled, you will be asked to input a 6-digit code every time you sign in to your Gmail account. The code can be generated using the Google Authenticator app (available for iPhone, Android, and Blackberry), or can be sent to your backup mobile numbers.
Set up your 2-step verification by following these steps.
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Enable Yahoo! Mail Second Sign-In Verification
What is it?: When your Yahoo account is accessed from an unrecognized device or location, Yahoo asks for a second verification step.
How does it work?: When your account is being accessed from an unrecognized device or location, Yahoo will ask for a verification code. The code can either be sent to your mobile device via SMS or voice call.
Set up your second sign-in verification here.
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Use Facebook Code Generator
What is it?: Code Generator is part of Facebook's security feature called login approvals. Once enabled, it asks for a unique security code every time your account is accessed from an unrecognized device.
How does it work?: First, you have to enable login approvals on Facebook's security settings, once enabled, you can set up how you want to get your security codes. You can either receive it via SMS, Facebook app's code generator, or third party code generator apps like Google Authenticator.
Set up your Facebook code generator here.
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Enable Twitter Login Verification
What is it?: Twitter's login verification helps keep your account more secure by adding a second layer that requires you to key in a verification code or sends a login request every time your account is accessed either on desktop, mobile site or app.
How does it work?: Once login verification is enabled, Twitter will ask you to input a verification code (sent to the mobile number tied to your Twitter account) every time you log in. You can also opt to use login verification using the Twitter app for iOS and Android. Every time you log in, you will receive a login request on the Twitter app, prompting you to either approve or decline the login request.
Set up your Twitter login verification here.
