How to make sure your Facebook is as secure as possible
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No one wants to deal with the stress and potential damages of having their Facebook account hacked.
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To decrease the likelihood of hacks, as well as the time it takes account holders to find suspicious activity that could be a precursor, Facebook has just launched a handy check-list that all users should take the time to walk through.
Because Facebook just launched security check-up, you'll see it at the top of your profile. You can also find it anytime by clicking here:
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Enhancing your security is super easy - there are only three steps! - so all users should take the time to walk through the list:
First thing you can do is log-out of all the browsers and apps (including those that use your account information as a "social login") that you haven't used recently:
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Next, set up "login alerts" so that you'll know whenever someone logs into your account from a new device or browser. You can choose to receive email or text notifications:
Take the time to carefully read all the best-practices for a good password. Don't think your current one fits the bill? Take a moment to think of something better and make the change:
And you're all set! In less than ten minutes, your Facebook account is successfully more secure:
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