Social media handles have become a significant part of everyone’s life and all of us display more than half of our lives on social media. Social platforms such as Facebook have always dominated the market with its presence. But there are several instances where users’ accounts get hacked due to slight negligence.
Facebook has provided a variety of security features for its users to avoid data theft. These features guarantee the safety of the user’s information and prevent easy access to their data. With the following steps, you can protect your Facebook account from some common threats.
How To Make Your Facebook Account More Secure
The different methods that you can use to secure your Facebook account from being stolen or preventing theft of your personal and private information are listed below:
How To Make Your Facebook Account More Secure Step 1: Choose A Strong Password Step 2: Use Login approvals Step 3: Enable Login Alerts Step 4: Audit the Apps or Websites that have Permission to access your Facebook Account Step 5: Secure Browsing
Step 1: Choose A Strong Password
When you make a Facebook account, you are asked to create a password so that next time when you log in to your account again, you can use the registered email id and the password created earlier to login to your account. So, setting a strong password is the first step in making your Facebook account more secure. A secure password must fulfill the conditions mentioned below:
It should be at least 2 to 14 characters long It should contain mix characters like alphanumeric Your password should not have any personal information It would be best if you used a new password and not the one which you have used before for any other account You can take the help of a password generator or manager to choose a secure password
So, if you are creating an account and want to set the password, follow the steps mentioned below: 1.Open Facebook by using link facebook.com. The page shown below will open:
2.Enter the details like First name, Surname, Mobile number or email address, password, Birthday, gender. Note: Create a new password following the conditions mentioned above and make a secure and robust password.
3.After filling the details click on the Sign-Up button.
4.Security check dialog box will appear. Check the box next to I’m not a robot.
5.Again click on the Sign-Up button. 6.You will be asked to confirm your email address.
7.Open your Gmail account and confirm it. 8.Your account will be verified and click on the OK button.
After completing the steps mentioned above, your Facebook account is created with a secure password. But, if you already have a Facebook account and you want to change your password to make it more secure, follow the steps mentioned below: 1.Open Facebook by using the link facebook.com, The page shown below will open.
2.Login to your Facebook account by entering your email address or phone number and the password then click on the Login button next to the password box.
3.Your Facebook account will open. Choose the Settings option from the dropdown menu from the top-right corner.
4.The settings page will open up.
5.Click on the Security and login option from the left panel.
6.Under Login, click on Change password.
7.Enter the current password and new password. Note: The new password you will be creating should be secure, so create a password that follows the conditions mentioned above and make a strong and secure password. 8.If you get a yellow tick sign below your new password, it means your password is strong.
9.Click on the Save Changes. 10.You will get a dialog box confirming that the password is changed. Choose any option from the box and then click the Continue button or click on the X button from the top right corner.
After completing the steps, your Facebook is now more secure as you have changed your password to a more secure one. Also Read: Hide Your Facebook Friend List from Everyone
Step 2: Use Login approvals
Setting or creating a strong password is not enough to make your Facebook account more secure. Facebook has added a new two-step authentication feature, which is called “Login Approvals” and can prove beneficial for a more secure Facebook Account. You need to enable this feature if you want to make your Facebook account more secure. You can enable this feature following the steps mentioned below: 1.Open Facebook by using link facebook.com. The page shown below will open.
2.Log in to your Facebook account by entering your email address or phone number and password. Now click on the Login button.
3.Your Facebook account will open. Choose the Settings option from the dropdown menu.
4.Settings page will open.
5.Click on Security and login option from the left panel. 6.Under Two-factor authentication, click on the Edit button next to the Use two-factor authentication option.
7.Click on Get Started.
8.The dialog box will appear in which you will be asked to choose a Security method, and you will be given two choices either by Text Message or by Authentication App. Note: If you do not want to add your phone number on Facebook, then choose the second option.
9.After choosing any one option, click on the Next button. 10.In the next step, you need to provide your phone number if you have chosen the Text message option. Enter the phone number and click on the Next button.
11.A verification code will be sent to your phone number. Enter it in the space provided.
12.After entering the code, click on the Next button, and your two-factor authentication will be activated. Now, whenever you log in to Facebook, you will always get a verification code on your verified phone number. 13.But, if you have chosen the Authentication App instead of Text message, then you will be asked to set up two-factor authentication using any third-party app. Scan the QR code using a third-party app that you want to use as an authentication app. Note: If your third party app is not available to scan the QR code, then you can also enter the code given in the box next to the QR code.
14.After scanning or entering the code, click on the Next button. 15.You will be asked to enter the code received on your authentication app.
16.After entering the code, click on the Next button and your two-factor authentication will be activated. 17.Now, whenever you will log in to Facebook, you will get a verification code on your selected authentication app.
Step 3: Enable Login Alerts
Once you enable login alerts, you will be notified if anyone else tries to log in to your account using an unrecognized device or browser. Also, it allows you to check the machines where you are logged in, and if you find out that any of the devices listed are unrecognized, you can immediately log out your account from that device remotely. But to use Login alerts, you will have to first enable them. To allow login alerts follow the steps mentioned below: 1.Open Facebook by using link facebook.com. The page shown below will open.
2.Login to your Facebook account using your email address or phone number and the password. Next, click on the Login button next to the password box.
3.Your Facebook account will open. Choose Settings from the dropdown menu on the right top corner.
4.From the Settings page click on the Security and login option from the left panel.
5.Under Setting up extra security, click on the Edit button next to the Get alerts about unrecognized logins option.
6.Now you’ll get four options for getting notifications. These four options are listed below:
Get notifications on Facebook Get notifications on Messenger Get notifications on the registered Email address You can also add your Phone number to get notifications via text messages
7.Choose any one of the given options to get notifications. You can select the option by clicking on the checkbox next to it. Note: You can also choose more than one option to get notifications.
8.After choosing your desired option, click on the Save Changes button.
After completing the steps mentioned above, your Login Alerts will be activated. If you want to check from which devices your account is logged in, follow below steps:
Choose settings from the dropdown menu on the top right corner.
Navigate to Security and login then under “Where You’re Logged in option,” you can see the names of all the devices where your account is logged in.
If you see an unrecognized device, then you can log out from that device by clicking on the three dots icon next to that device.
If you do not want to check every device, then you log out from all the devices by clicking on the Log Out of All Sessions option.
Step 4: Audit the Apps or Websites that have Permission to access your Facebook Account
Sometimes, when you are using an app or website, you’ll be asked to sign in by creating a new account or sign in using your Facebook account. This is because such apps or websites have permission to access your Facebook account. But these apps & sites can serve as a medium to steal your private data. To avoid this, you can select which apps or websites can have access to your Facebook account. To remove the suspicious apps or websites follow the steps mentioned below:
Open Facebook by using link www.facebook.com. The page shown below will open.
You need to login to your Facebook account by entering your email address or phone number and password.
Your Facebook account will open. Choose settings from the dropdown menu in the top right corner.
4.From the Settings page click on Apps and websites option from the left panel.
You will see all the active apps and websites that are using your Facebook account as the login account.
If you want to remove any app or website, check the box next to that app or website.
7.Finally, click on the Remove button.
8.After completing the steps mentioned above, all the apps or websites you have chosen to remove will be deleted.
Step 5: Secure Browsing
Secure browsing plays a vital role in securing your Facebook account. By enabling secure browsing, you will be browsing your Facebook from a secure browser, which will help you to keep your Facebook account secure from spammers, hackers, viruses, and malware. You need to enable secure browser by following the steps mentioned below: 1.Open Facebook by using link www.facebook.com. The page shown below will open.
2.You will have to log in to your Facebook account by entering your email address or phone number and password.
3.Your Facebook account will open. Choose Settings from the dropdown menu from the top right corner.
4.Click on the Security option from the left panel. 5.Checkmark Secure browsing option then click on the Save Changes button.
After completing all the steps, your Facebook account will always open in a secure browser. Recommended: The Ultimate Guide to Manage Your Facebook Privacy Settings That’s it, I hope this article was helpful and now you will be able to make your Facebook account more secure in order to protect it from hackers.
