Showing posts with label facebook security. Show all posts
Showing posts with label facebook security. Show all posts
Monday, 24 February 2014
How to get notifications when your Facebook account is accessed from a desktop or mobile
Many Facebook users access their account from mobile devices now a days. As the new mobile technologies making new attractions, with the use of Facebook app in their iPhone's or iOS devices, people access their account in their mobiles for sharing and connecting.
But they don't know or don't have that much of time to keep a record of accessing their account from desktop or mobiles.
Facebook has made simpler options for its users to access their accounts with an option called "Login Notifications" in the security.
To secure your account you need to be double sure that no one is accessing your account from other device when you are accessing from desktop and vice versa.
The steps to set the security for "Login notifications" are as follows :
- Log in to your Facebook account
- Click on the Account Settings option
- Select Security option
- Click on Edit option besides Login Notifications option
- Choose a notification from the options Email or Text Message
- Click Save changes
When you select Text Message as the option to get notified, you will get notified on your mobiles in the form of SMS.
Well, these simple steps will inform you whether you have anyone other accessing your account.
Friday, 3 May 2013
How to set a security question for the Facebook to identify you
Personal things are to be kept secured when it comes to "online" visitors. One can send emails or complaints to Facebook. But Facebook has many accounts to get you notified. To make the Facebook understand that it is you with unique and trusted account, you have to set a security question which is very simple to do.
Once set, you can get identified as the owner of the account whenever you write to them for some help.
There is a simple and easy trick to set a security question. What you have to do is mentioned in 3 simple steps below.
- Go to www.facebook.com and login with your account credentials
- Click on the "*" symbol at the top right corner after the lock symbol.
- In the list of options, select "Account Settings" option
- In the left panel, select "Security" tab.
- The very first is "Security Question" . Click on it and it will expand its settings options.
- Select any question of your choice and answer it.
- For saving the settings, you have to enter the password that you have set for your account.
- Lastly click "Save Settings"
These are the simple steps wherein you can set a security question for yourself .
When it comes to "Facebook security" one thing also strikes in mind is how to avoid your account from getting banned? This also is a very important point that should be taken into consideration.