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Did you know Google accounts are among the most frequently hacked accounts on the Internet?
The reason hackers love to target Google accounts is simple…
If someone manages to break into your Google account they’ll have immediate access to – and complete control over – every Google service you use. [Read more…]
Question from Elaine: Every day we hear about Facebook being hacked and it seems like my friends are getting hacked all the time.
Why is Facebook so easy to hack? You’d think they could afford to provide better security.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Monday, March 13, 2023
• Why you should uninstall any apps that you don’t use
• How (and why) to protect your PayPal account with 2-Step Verification
• Q&A: Can you recommend a managed WordPress hosting plan for a high-traffic blog?
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Two-Factor Authentication is an awesome feature that adds an almost insurmountable second layer of security to any online account that supports it.
And luckily, most online services do support it nowadays.
In a nutshell, Two-Factor Authentication works by requiring anyone trying to log into an account to enter a security code they received on YOUR mobile phone before being allowed to log in to your account.
That makes your account a lot more secure because anyone trying to log into it would need physical access to YOUR mobile phone in order to receive the security code.
A while back I wrote a post discussing several things you can do to protect your Facebook account from hackers.
That post explains how hackers will try to use phishing attempts and various social engineering techniques to trick you into handing over your Facebook password or the personal info they can use to guess it. [Read more…]