Facebook Security Tips
Facebook currently has well over 500 million users that are accessing the social networking site from all over the world. They use the site to stay in contact with friends, find new friends, play games, chat or use one of the other activities offered on the site. Many users have only a basic understanding of security and fall easily prey to malicious users who try to exploit those weaknesses.
The most important data of every Facebook account are the username and password that are associated with that account. It can have serious consequences if an attacker managers to steal the Facebook login information. This ranges from changing the password to log the user out to posting defamatory messages or using social engineering to lure friends into a trap as well.
Top 5 Security Tips
- Never share your username or password with anyone. And we mean anyone
- Never click on links in chats, emails or on other sites that supposedly lead to Facebook
- Choose a secure password (or change your current one to a secure one). A secure password has eight or more chars and contains at least one number
- Change your password regularly and immediately if you think someone could have gained access to your account
- Install security software to protect your account from viruses and trojans
Those tips are essential. It is obviously a lot harder to remember a secure password than an insecure one. We suggest to use a password manager like Last Pass or KeePass to store the password and login information in the browser. These programs not only store the information but can fill them out automatically for you on the right website which is another great way of identifying fake Facebook login pages. If the password manager does not fill out the form then you are likely not on the right side.
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