Protect Facebook account

Protect Facebook Account:

More than 1 billion people are using Facebook nowadays. Everyone has their own privacy on their Facebook account which they surely don’t want to share with any one else. Some people are aware of Facebook’s basic privacy but many of them are unaware that how a small mistake can effect their whole account’s security! Even there are some small mistakes that we overlook while using our Account and we put our account’s privacy at risk.

Now the question is How to protect Facebook account from unauthorised access?

Facebook is always trying to make its security better by taking drastic steps and of course by spending lots of money. But we cannot totally rely on Facebook.

We here in "get and grow" introduce you to some tips to make your account’s security reliable and to let you avoid everyday mistakes that you might be doing on your Facebook Account.

Step-1. Enable your login notification: When someone tries to access your account from an unauthorised device then you will get the notification instantly and take measures to secure your personal information.

To Enable Login Notification:

Go to Home -> Settings -> Security and Login -> Get alerts about unrecognised logins and Put a Check Mark on this option and click the Save Changes button.

Step-2. Check login session:

Always check Login/Active session daily or after some days. If you see anything unusual; any unfamiliar location or device from which your Facebook account was signed in, never forget to change your password and put up a strong password.

To Check Active Sessions:

Go to Home --> Account Settings --> Security and Login--> Active Sessions. 

Step-3. Enable secure browsing:

Go to Home-> Account Settings -> Security and Login -> Secure Browsing.

Step-4. Protect your profile picture:

Facebook has taken many protective measures to stop people from making fake accounts by using bots but they can be easily deceived. So, as a result, anyone can make a fake account by simply putting your profile picture on their fake account. In order to avoid this problem, Facebook has introduced a profile picture guard feature. This feature can easily detect if someone is using your profile picture and instantly notify you to take safety measures to claim that picture as your own.

To enable this feature:

1- Go to your profile.

2- Open your profile picture (don't click on update).

3- Click on options at the bottom of the image and select "Turn on profile picture guard". A blue shield will appear on your picture and no one will be able to save or share it anymore. 

Step-5. Beware of third-party logins:

We in our daily life usually interact with some websites or games who ask for an account to continue or give you an option to login with Facebook. So instead of making a new one from scratch we usually go with an easier option and login using our Facebook account which gave them access to our personal information. We often forget to revoke Facebook access for these third-party apps and websites when we stop using them. To see and remove of all the active apps and websites that have access to your Facebook account follow these steps:

1- Go to settings.

2- Click on app and websites (little above from left bottom).

3- The whole list will appear and you can remove access of app or website from there.

 *Honourable Mentions*

1- Use a friend, authenticators. (Feature)

2- Don't open unknown links.

3- Try to avoid opening your account on local/public PC.

4- Scan your computer with anti-virus.

5- Don't use same password everywhere.

For any kind of help or query don't hesitate to contact us.