How to protect your Facebook account from Hacker - 5 Security Tips

From the last few years the idea of using internet technology merely for the purpose of entertainment has been evolved into the great perception of being social. That’s why most of the internet users spend their sweet time on social networking sites.

Through networking on Social networks people tend to get benefits in shape of meeting new people, expending their knowledge & improving communication skills through group discussions, seeking career & business opportunities and understanding different cultures etc.

If we look around social networking sites, so no doubt Facebook is the most popular & famous Social networking site occupying approximately 43% of total internet users. It means that facebook is the darling for internet users. However it is the real fact that this darling is not safe from the internet rascals (Hackers), who consider facebook as a gateway for getting access to your privacy, data and money.

Let’s check out some of very simple but very effective ways to protect your facebook account from the hackers.

Account Security features

Facebook provides some very effective security features. These security features can be activated through account setting option, which are totally free. However most of us are unaware of the value of these features. These features include:

Facebook Recognized Devices

This is a great security feature added by facebook security team. Recognized devices option enables you to select your personal computer, laptop, mobile or tablet device through which you access your facebook account.
After setting the recognized devices option, you have to enter confirmation code whenever you access from any unrecognized device. This single click option provides great protection against any type of unauthorized access.
For setting recognized devices option, go to Account setting – Security option – Click edit on recognized devices – and then give name to your device. After setting this option, hackers will be unable to access your facebook account from the devices other than you have selected.

Login Notification

This is yet another very useful option to protect your facebook account from the hackers. By enabling this option you will get red alert messages telling you that some unknown person has accessed your account.

You can activate both email and mobile notification options. This is very advanced security feature from facebook which allow access to your facebook account from any unrecognized device only if that person knows the secret code.

Since you have entered your personal email and mobile number therefore it will be very hard for any hacker to access your account. You can activate this option from the security option in the account settings.

Secure Browsing 

Distance between secure and insecure browsing is at the single button click. You can simply activate facebook secure browsing by checking the secure browsing check list in the security option inside account settings.
This Https enabled secure browsing encrypts your facebook activity and hence ensures high standard of privacy. The green color lock along your facebook url shows that you are going through secure browsing.

Account security Tactics

Apart from above mentioned account security features, still you have to be vigilant in managing your facebook account. Following are some very important account security tactics that will help you to ensure that your facebook account is secured from the unauthorized access.

• · Before approving “access to your data” to any facebook application make sure the authentication of that application.
• · When you add new friend who is unknown to you, make sure to disable chat with him until you become familiar with him.
• · Avoid clicking any links that open ups suspicious page or application, this might be key logging attempt.
• · Don’t use your name or account ID in your password, instead use any other alphanumeric password with which only you are familiar with.

· If you note any suspicious activity or abuse report it to facebook security team.

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Sohail Qaisar mostly writes on Hardware reviews and software training,