6 Tips To Secure Social Media Accounts from Hackers @James1987

Recently widely circulated shocking news about Mark Zuckerberg social media accounts hacked by a hacker named OurMine Team. Hacking in fact has become common in the era of Internet of Things, scandalous is the fact that Mark Zuckerberg is the CEO of a company renowned social media, Facebook.

If the CEO of Facebook alone accounts can be hacked, what about your social media accounts? Before it befall you active in many social media, let's learn tips to secure your social media account!

Tips for Securing Your Social Media Accounts

Some time before social media accounts hacked Mark Zuckerberg, rumors about Twitter Katty Perry were also hacked. Making it uncomfortable, the hacker who hacked Twitter Katty Perry tweeted that are not beautiful to Taylor Swift. Scary right?

So, let you not experienced something like Mark Zuckerberg and Katty Perry, yuk secure your account Twitter and other social media you in the following ways:

1. Create a Password At least 12 characters

If referring to newspaper circulation, OurMine Team Mark Zuckerberg says that the password for multiple social media accounts are "dadada". This shows that Facebook CEO classmates still use passwords that are easy to be hacked. Do you also use lightweight password like that?

Remembering passwords is essential to open up access to the entire account is yours, take time to create a long password to be strong. Make the password at least 12 characters. Oh yes, you can read the list of 1000 Password Most 'Market' in 2016 to be a benchmark in order not to use it as a password of your social media accounts.

2. Use a combination of Special Characters

In addition to only 6 characters letters, password "dadada" used by Mark Zuckerberg old Twitter account is hacked because no special characters interspersed. Without any special characters in the password you social media, a hacker can use a way of "Dictionary Attack" or using words in the dictionary to hack passwords yours.

So try using a combination of letters upper case and lower case, numbers, and special characters such as @,%, ^, &, or ***** to create strong passwords and anti-hacker. If confused how to create passwords that anti-hacker, you can use the help of a web application or password generator.

3. Different Accounts, Different Passwords

In the midst of social media trends that are mushrooming, I'm sure you have many social media accounts, such as Facebook, Twitter, Path, Instagram, to Steller. So if you do not want to be hacked like Mark Zuckerberg, do not use the same password for multiple social media accounts you. One social media accounts or email, a special password. You are also not comfortable right at home if there is one key that can open your door?

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4. Do not Use the Name and Date of Birth As Password

Unlawful for you to save complete date of birth on Facebook or social media accounts you, then use it as a password. Because of this it is easier for a hacker to hack social media accounts yours. Plus, do not ever use the boyfriend's name or any name as a password.

5. Use Password Manager

For most people, using the same password for a variety of social media it is the goal that is easy to remember. If indeed you are a user that is easy to forget if you have to remember multiple passwords, try using a password manager application support such as Dashlane or LastPass.

Dashlane, LastPass, and other password manager apps will allow you to manage many passwords. With the help of Dashlane, every time you want to log in social media, you do not need more complicated-complicated passwords manually input. Just use the master password to its course in the beginning.

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6. Always Clear Cache

Accessing of social media such as Facebook and Twitter is better to use the application. But when he was in front of the computer, it will be convenient to use a browser, is not it? Well, so social media account password you're always safe, always clear your browser cache after finished using it. Because many hackers who take advantage of the browser's cache and cookies social media accounts hacked browser users.

That he things you can do to secure your social media accounts. Do not want it if suddenly there was a strange postings circulating in social media because yours account hacked? So let's hunt for a secure password to protect your social media account is yours!

@James1987