Safe networking is a reversed form of unsafe. Here are few tips bellow to use social networking safely. Let’s check these out –
- Do not share your password: First of all, do not
share your password with anyone. This can be a reason your social
network account to be hacked. If you share your password with someone
else, he/she will try to login to your account and then change your
password, how will you login next time?
- Do not use easy to guess password: Easy to guess
password something like Pass12345, your name, your phone number and
anything else. Do not use an easy to guess the password. If you use,
then your account will go to the hacker’s hand. They will commit a crime
using your account and you have to suffer.
- Do not use an unsecured public network: Do not
login to your social network account from public networks like a cyber
cafe, free internet services and so on. These networks are not secured.
Your user details may be stolen by someone else. So be careful.
- Do not write your password in a public place:
Suppose, you are travelling by bus. Someone takes a seat near you. Now
you want to login to your social network using your Smartphone or tab.
So you have to write password. Do not do this. The people near your seat
may read your figures and steal your password.
- Do not allow unknown apps: There are too many apps
are using to Facebook, Twitter or other social network users daily. But
you must have to be careful using these applications. Some fraud apps
may steal you username and password. If you use these fraud apps, you’ll
lose your account and become a victim.
- Use two-factor authentication: Most of the social
networking sites offer two-factor authentication systems for user
security. You should use it. If you use two-factor authentication
system, your account will be safer and you’ll be notified if someone
tries to login to your account.
- Verify your phone number: Phone verification is
another option to secure your Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or other social
networking sites account. However, most of them require phone number
verification nowadays.
- Change your password every week: Yes. Change your
password frequently. You can change your password every week. This will
help you to keep your account more secure.
- Do not login from other’s PC or Smartphone: I’ll
advise you to not to use other’s PC or Smartphone to login to your
social network account. Your password might be stolen in this way.
However, if you login from other’s device, do not forget to logout from
the device.
- Contact support: You account may go to other’s hand
before applying the steps above. Contact the customer support of that
social networking site and tell them what you lose. They will help you
to get your account back.
These are all from me about social networking safety. Do you have
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