How to secure your Facebook account from being Hacked

using two factor authentication to secure Facebook account

Facebook is an online social media where different people share there thought pictures and even is one of the easiest way of meeting people old friends an  also a media where  new friends were make it’s also an avenue for serious minded and also a place where people get to meet bla bla bla it’s also a means of marketing products.

Since all this is happening and it’s free to sign up without paying dime to anybody you try to wonder why some people need to chase you out of that account you’ve built over many years. For example you are about to finish from the university during the fourth year first semester name of  bonafide students in the school were pasted you are no where to be found. Another great example is you were caught for a particular offence during your first year and nothing was done in the third year your name was pasted among bad student in the school and you were sent away how will you feel?

That’s the same way you will feel if you are knocked out of the account you’ve use year to build in other not to experience such ugly incidence below are steps to take in other to prevent  you been knocked out of Facebook and other social media that you are sign into.

Its only God that protect but you also needs to be security conscious and security wise.

What to do to avoid being locked out of Facebook
1. UPDATED EMAIL ACCOUNT -If you are using an old email address for your Facebook account that you can't access please try changing it to recent one or the one you can access because Facebook will remove old email account if hacked and that's the beginning of problem number one.

2. RECOVERY EMAIL - Serves as secondary email, this will help in case you can’t remember your primary email. Make sure you set a recovery email and remember the password for code.

3. PHONE NUMBER - If you are using a phone number make sure it's accessible, Update your new number
4. TRUSTED CONTACT - have at least 3 trusted Facebook friends, you might need them someday. This is under security and login and goes to extra security settings and does the needful.
Others are in setting general settings, strictly confidential, don't procrastinate, do it now.

Stay away from any external app such as look what I will be in 5 years’ time know your best match etc. asking to have access to your  account most of the app are built to phishing malware purpose.

Another way of creating strong security to your Facebook

Go to settings.

Click on account settings

Go to security and login: here you will see the activities that have been going in your account it will reveal where you’ve log in and the type of phone you are using.

You can add two step password to help you secure your Facebook

With this  you can also use two factor Authentication

Note you can add two phone numbers and two email for strong security.

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