Way to prevent hackers from hacking FB account

It is believed that Facebook (FB) has become no.1 website among the students on the Web. Every time students will login in to FB by using many devices such as mobile phone, CC’s computer, CITC’s computer and laptop. One thing that students always forget is to log out their FB before they leave which has given a chance for hackers or strangers to hack their account. If account gets accessed by strangers, it’s going to open up a large can of worms, so everyone should take this matter seriously by preventing unwanted access to your account.

As mentioned, the easiest way to prevent strangers to access to your account is by logging out.

Unfortunately, if ones’ forget to log out or device gets stolen, it’s a whole different matter. Now, let’s Invisible Trace campaign go through few important options that you can take to prevent others from accessing your personal Facebook account.

Confirm your mobile number

This is one of many ways to enhance your account security on Facebook. Confirming your mobile number even when you forget or lose your password, Facebook will automatically send you a new password via message (SMS).

 To add your mobile number:

Go to Account Settings > Mobile > Add a Phone > Select your country > set the mobile carrier > Next.

Now you will be given an instruction to send a message (SMS) to the given number.

Get a code via SMS > Enter the code into the column > Next

Your mobile phone is now registered under Facebook, and when the need arises, this connection will be useful to reactivate your Facebook account.

Activate Secure browsing

You can turn on the Secure browsing option to make sure browsing activity within Facebook is safe. By doing this, you automatically limit all external applications that are integrated with Facebook from doing any harm or taking your personal privacy information without your approval or knowledge.

Start securing your account > Click on the top right corner of your FB account > Account Settings

 Select Security from the left menu

At the Secure Browsing section > Edit > ‘check’ Browse Facebook on a secure connection > Save Changes

Disconnect Previous Active Sessions

The good thing about Facebook is that it lets you know about your previous active sessions, where you login from, and what devices you used to access your Facebook account. Here to make sure your account is safe from hack.

Account Settings > Security page > Active Sessions > Edit

Okay. Now all previous sessions will be listed, together with the current active session at the top of the list. Click on the link ‘End Activity’ to kill the activities from other devices.

Don’t click ‘Keep Me Logged In’

While you want to login to Facebook account, at the Log In page, there’s a small check-box

that says Keep me logged in. You have to make sure this box is unchecked. With this, you will be asked for your email address and password every time you go to Facebook.

Remember to log out

Lastly, always remember to log out from your Facebook account after using it.

Conclusion

Applying these 5 options, you can surf your Facebook safely without worrying your FB being hacked. Protect your account and let’s not make your account any easier for hackers to hack. Come and join our Invisible Trace campaign to gain more knowledge in protecting your privacy information from website. Let’s us Seeing the Unseen in this cyber world together. 

Written By: 

Chan Shi Wei 

Bachelor of Public Relations (Honours)
Tunku Abdul Rahman University College