5 tips to make your facebook account hackproof

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WEBINAR 5 Tips to Make Your

Facebook Account

Hackproof


Did You KNOW


600,000 attempts are

made every day to

hack into Facebook

user accounts. (source: New York Times)


Today, we’ll discuss:

• The most common types of social networking threats.

• Top 5 tips to make your Facebook account hackproof.

• How Quick Heal protects you from social networking threats.


The most common types of

social networking threats.


#1. IDENTITY

THEFT


Identity Theft is defined as the

unauthorized collection of

personal information and its

subsequent use for criminal

reasons.


#2. PHISHING ATTACKS


Phishing is defined as the

fraudulent act of acquiring private

and sensitive information, such as

credit card numbers, personal

identification and account

usernames and passwords.


#3. CLICKJACK

ATTACK


Clickjack attack is defined as

a malicious technique used by

an attacker to record the

infected user’s clicks on the

Internet.


#4. MALWARE ATTACKS


Malware can infect your

computer with the help of

malicious links posted by hackers

on your or your friend’s Facebook

timeline.


#5. FAKE SURVEYS


Survey scammers mostly use great

offers to lure users into their trap. Mostly,

their intention is to infect your system with

a malware or collect your personal

details.


Tips to make your Facebook

account hackproof.

5


#1. Control who can see your

timeline posts.


How to go about it?


Step 1.

Click on the padlock icon. Select “Who can see my stuff?”


Step 2.

Choose the best option - except „Public‟


#2. Control who can

get in touch with you via messages.


How to go about it?


Step 1.

Click on the padlock icon. Select “Who can contact me?”


Step 2.

Select the option that‟s best for you.

Note:

In the same

window, you can

also choose who

can send you

messages;

„everyone‟ or

„friends of friends‟.


#3. Control the privacy of the

‘About’ section.


How to go about it?


Step 1.

Go to the „About„ section of your profile.


Step 2.

Click on „Contact and Basic Info‟ and manage the privacy.


#4. Control who can find you on Facebook

using your email address

and telephone number.


How to go about it?


Step 1.

Click on „Settings‟


Step 2.

Select „Privacy‟ from the left pane. Go to „Who can look me up?„ section.


Step 3.

You will have separate privacy settings for your email address and phone

number. Select the desired option.


Step 4.

You can also prevent search engines from linking search results to your

timeline when people search for your name. You can do this by keeping

this option unchecked.


#5. Know when your account is accessed

from an unknown device.


How to go about it?


Step 1.

Click on „Settings‟


Step 2.

Select „Security‟ and go to „Login Alerts‟.


Step 3.

Select the required options. Click „Save Changes‟ once done.


How Quick Heal protects you

from social networking

threats.


Quick Heal helps mitigate the risks of social

networking threats with these defense

mechanisms:


Automatically blocks phishing and infected

websites that are designed to steal your

personal information or infect your system

with malware.

Web

Security


Proactively blocks spam and phishing

emails that try to trick you into visiting

bogus or infected websites.

Email

Security


Detects and blocks worms, Trojans,

spyware and all other types of viruses

and malware.

Core

Protection


Runs your Internet browsers in a virtual

environment. This blocks malicious files

(that may get automatically downloaded)

from affecting your real PC.

Browser

Sandbox


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