Is your Facebook account secured? If not then you risk losing your account to hackers. If you don’t want this to happen then you need to make sure that your Facebook account is more secure by following this article.
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:
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 jenareta 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.
Cherechedza: Create a new password following the conditions mentioned above and make a secure and robust password.
3.After filling the details click on the Nyorera bhatani.
4.Security check dialog box will appear. Tarisa bhokisi padyo ne I’m not a robot.
5.Zvakare tinya pa Nyorera bhatani.
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 bhatani.
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 kero kana nhamba yefoni uye iyo pasiwedhi wobva wadzvanya pane iyo 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 Dzvanya pane iyo Kuchengetedza uye kupinda mukati option from the left panel.
6.Under Login, click on Shandisa password.
7.Enter the current password and new password.
Cherechedza: The new password you will be creating should be secure, so gadzira password that follows the conditions mentioned nechepamusoro and make a strong and secure password.
8.If you get a yero tick sign below your new password, it means your password is strong.
9 Dzvanya pane iyo Sevha Shanduko.
10.You will get a dialog box confirming that the password is changed. Choose any option from the box and then click the Ramba button or click on the X button kubva kumusoro kurudyi kona.
After completing the steps, your Facebook is now more secure as you have changed your password to a more secure one.
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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. Vhura 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 sarudzo kubva pane yekudonha menyu.
4.Zvirongwa peji ichavhura.
5.Dzvanya pa Kuchengetedza uye kupinda mukati option from the left panel.
6.Under Zvinhu zviviri-kuvimbisa, chengeta pa pepeta button next to the Use two-factor authentication option.
7.Dzvanya pa kuti 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 Meseji Meseji kana na Authentication App.
Cherechedza: 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 bhatani.
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 bhatani.
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.
Cherechedza: 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, chengeta pa Next bhatani.
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. Vhura 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. Tevere, tinya pane Login bhatani 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 Kuchengetedza uye kupinda mukati option from the left panel.
5.Under Setting up extra security, chengeta pa pepeta bhatani parutivi rwe Get alerts about unrecognized logins kuita.
6.Now you’ll get four options for getting zviziviso. 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.
Cherechedza: Iwe unogona zvakare kusarudza more than one option to get notifications.
8.After choosing your desired option, click on the Save Changes bhatani.
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:
1. Sarudza kurongwa from the dropdown menu on the top right corner.
2. Enda kune Kuchengetedza uye kupinda mukati then under “Where You’re Logged in option,” you can see the names of all the devices where your account is logged in.
3. If you see an unrecognized device, ipapo unogona kubuda from that device by clicking on the madotsi matatu icon next to that device.
4. If you do not want to check every device, then you kubuda 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:
1. Open Facebook by using link Www.facebook.com. The page shown below will open.
2. Unofanira ku login to your Facebook account nekupinda yako email address or phone number and password.
3. Your Facebook account will open. Choose kurongwa from the dropdown menu in the top right corner.
4.From the Settings page click on Zvirongwa uye mawebhusaiti option from the left panel.
5. You will see all the active maapplication uye mawebhusaiti that are using your Facebook account as the login account.
6. Kana uchida remove any app or website, tarisa bhokisi next to that app kana webhusaiti.
7.Finally, click on the Bvisa bhatani.
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. Vhura Facebook by using link Www.facebook.com. The page shown below will open.
2.You will have to danda riri 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 Dzvanya pane iyo Chengetedzo sarudzo kubva pane yekuruboshwe jira.
5.Checkmark Kutsvaga kwakachengeteka option then click on the Save Changes bhatani.
After completing all the steps, your Facebook account will always open in a secure browser.
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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.