HOW TO PROTECT YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT FROM BEING HACKED

HOW TO PROTECT YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT FROM BEING HACKED

Social media are computer-mediated technologies that allow individuals, companies, NGOs ,

governments, and other organizations to view, create and share information , ideas, and other forms of expression via virtual communities and networks .The variety of stand-alone and built-in social media services currently available introduces challenges of
definition; however, there are some common features:

1. Social media are interactive Web 2.0 Internet - based applications,
2. User-generated content such as text posts or comments, digital photos or videos, as well as data
generated through all online interactions, are the lifeblood of the social media organism,
3. Users create service-specific profiles for the website or app, that are designed and maintained by
the social media organization , and
4. Social media facilitate the development of online social networks by connecting a user's profile with
those of other individuals and/or groups.

 

SURE WAYS TO BE PROTECTED FROM HACKERS

1. Protecting Your Own Password : Enable Login Approval. This is Facebook's two-factor authentication system, and can foil nearly any attempt to access your account without permission. When an access attempt is detected on an unrecognized device, your mobile phone will be sent a code that will need to be entered in order to log in. Without this code, the
intruder will not be able to access your Facebook
account.

Steps:

1. Log in to your Facebook account.
2. Click the Menu button in the upper-right and select "Settings".
3. Click the "Security" tab.
4. Click "Edit" next to the "Login Approvals"entry.
5. Follow the prompts to enable Login Approvals. 
6. You will need to associate your mobile phone number with your Facebook account.

2. Pick a unique password. Avoid using names, birthdays, home addresses, or real words in
your password, as these are easy to guess. To ensure security, your password should be a
combination of words and letters, preferably in a totally random order. The longer and more
random your password is, the better.

3.Use different passwords for different
accounts. If you use the same password for your email, your online banking, and your
Facebook account, then it will be easier for people to hack into all of your information once
they have discovered one of your passwords.

4. Change your password frequently. If you suspect that somebody else has your login
information, then you should change your password immediately to prevent them from hacking into your account without your permission.

5. Remember to log out. This is especially important if you are logging into your
account on somebody else's computer or mobile device. You may even want to consider logging out of your account on your own computer each time, especially if you know that somebody else will be using your computer.

6. Install a firewall to detect keystroke
logging. The firewall will alert you anytime
information on your computer is being sent out
to a third party and ask for your permission first

HOW TO CHECK IF SOMEONE HACKED YOUR FACEBOOK ACCOUNT

• Log into your Facebook account and click the gear icon in the far right corner. 
• Once the drop down menu appears, go to Settings.
• Click Security and scroll down and click
• "Edit" next to the Active Sessions category.   

Nb: This section records every time someone logs into an account from a desktop computer or app. 

• If you see a suspicious login, click end activity.
•  After that, scroll back up to the top and report a problem. 
• Immediately change your password so this never happens again.. 

I hope you learnt. Better safe than sorry, so they say. The next post is on How to guard your Gmail against hacking. until then, nice read.