Today, Facebook is the most popular social network all over the world, and almost everyone is connected through it. As we all know, Facebook provides us with many types of services like online chatting, news feeds, and content sharing, like photos, videos, and status updates. So, it is our responsibility to keep our Facebook accounts secure from hackers.
We would have seen in our surroundings that most of the Facebook accounts are being hacked. So, it’s very important to secure our photos and messages from hackers. So, there are many things that every Facebook user must keep in mind while using Facebook to secure their data from hackers. Through this article, I will convey the 5 best tricks to make your Facebook account secure from hackers.
Read the following tips and guidelines carefully to keep your Facebook account secure and safe:
Trick #1: Turn on Two-Factor Authentication
It’s the very first step you should take to secure your Facebook account. With the two-factor authentication enabled, no one will be able to get access to your account without an OTP from an unrecognized device.
Here’s how you can quickly set up 2FA for your Facebook account:
- Open Facebook Settings by clicking your Profile Picture.
- Now, click on Account Centre and then look for Password and Security under Account settings. Here you’ll find the Two-factor authentication feature.
- Click on it and choose the account for which you want to set up 2FA.
- It will send a code to your email ID registered with Facebook. Enter the code to verify it’s you and set up the 2FA by following the further on-screen instructions.
Trick #2: Create a Strong Password
Poor or easily guessable passwords can be hacked. So, you should try to make your Facebook password strong. Creating a strong password is not hard work. You should always choose a password that hackers can never guess anymore. Like, don’t use your name, school name, family member’s name, etc. for your password because these can be guessed very easily by hackers. Have a look at the following terms to create a strong password.
- Use special characters like ! @ # <> in your password.
- Include numbers in the password.
- Facebook account passwords are case-sensitive. So try to use capital letters and small letters together like WelComeFB.
- You can make a password like – mysonDOFis1995.
Trick #3: Don’t Use “Keep Me Logged In”
At the Facebook login page, just below the field of email address, a check box presents that asks you to check the term “Keep me logged in”. You don’t need to tick this term to make yourself not logged in for that device. If you check this term, anyone can open your account without your permission because you are already logged in to your account. So be aware of it.
Trick #4: Add A Secondary Email
Facebook enables you to add another email to your Facebook account. Honestly, adding a secondary email to your Facebook account is not a security trick, but it may help you whenever you lose your primary email. So, if your primary email and password are hacked, it may be your last and only medium to save your account by logging in with your secondary email.
Now you need to learn how to change or add another email address to your Facebook account. So, read the following linked article to add a secondary email ID to your Facebook.
Trick #5: Always Log Out After Use
This good habit should be in you to log out of your Facebook account after using it. It is a very minor thing, but it may create a big problem for you. So, always remember to log out of your Facebook account. If you don’t make it a habit, it may be the cause of the hacking of your Facebook account.
More
Here’s one more thing that I wanna tell you, Facebook gives the option to remotely log out your account on all other devices. So, if you forget to log in to your account on any other device like in a computer cafe or anywhere, you can simply log it out from anywhere else you want. Just read this guide to log out of your Facebook account on all other devices.
So, friends, I hope these tricks will help you protect your Facebook account from hackers 🙂
Trick #1 is very helpful. I didn’t know about it.