Secure your Facebook account in 5 minutes

Investing 5 minutes to check the security of your Facebook account could save you a lot of trouble

Like every day, I took some time to scroll through my Facebook account before sitting down to eat. It was there that I came across a comment from a friend asking what he could do if his account had apparently been hacked.

In addition to writing to you directly by other means to help you, I had the idea of ​​reviewing my own account and thus creating the following content.

Previously I remember having activated certain levels of protection, which I will delve into later, as well as revoking some accesses, however a team from my old University appeared within the "authorized logins" section, yes, this was in 2012.

So, let's review our Facebook session security settings together.

1. Where did you log in?

From your browser, in the upper right corner go to settings and privacy> settings> security and login.

There you can review all active sessions from different devices. Make sure to check that really only your current devices are inside, otherwise delete them.

2. Login

Here you will find two sections, the first to change your password, if you have not done it for several months, now is when; and the second to save your logins.

If your active logins are unknown, in step 1, we recommend that you delete all previously saved login information to prevent someone else from having access to your account. Note that doing this will require you to log back into your current devices, but it's worth making sure that only you have access.

3. Two-step authentication

ALWAYS, like this in capital letters, that an app allows you two-step authentication to log in, use it. This is a double protection to ensure that only you can log in as it generates an additional code to access your account, it is like having a double password.

Here you can also manage authorized devices in which double protection is not required to log in, that's when I discovered that I had a device from my old school on my list.

As an additional protection to link your Facebook account with other apps, you can also require a different and additional password within this section.

4. Additional security

And last but not least, you can also receive alerts when logging in from unknown devices or browsers.

In just 5 minutes you can have additional protection for your Facebook account and prevent digital criminals from accessing your account.

Remember also that it is important to use a reliable browser, which allows you to carry out online operations safely, without the risk of your passwords being exposed or compromised.