If you are worried about losing your Facebook account to hackers, these settings adjustments are supposed to alleviate your concerns. Some changes in settings can provide additional protection for users, ensuring that their accounts are nearly impossible to hack. A technology expert told The Sun that there are two particular features on Facebook worth your attention: unknown login alerts and two-factor authentication, both of which can help you avoid having your account compromised by online fraudsters.
According to the expert, you should: First, go to settings and look for the security section. Second, activate alerts for unknown logins. Here, Facebook will warn you if someone logs in from a device or browser you do not typically use, allowing you to check your account and log out of any suspicious app sessions. You will be able to see who is logging in, from where, and on what device.
The expert adds that if someone gains access to your account, consider changing your password as a priority, and add two-factor authentication to verify any logins via text message for added security. You can do this through the password and security settings on Facebook. Internet expert Eric Kroun from KnowBe4 told The Sun: "As always, passwords pose a risk to most people, especially when reused across different websites." He added, "Cybercriminals know that if they get one password, it is likely to work elsewhere, so they work hard to trick people into giving them up."
Cyber expert Sam Currie stated, "In the short term, users should protect themselves with strong passwords and enable two-factor authentication." The security official from Cybereason explained that "resetting passwords is always a good security measure, and you would be surprised by the number of people still using the password 123456 or ABCDEF." He added, "Having someone access your Facebook account can be extremely costly, as they can gather large amounts of information that could be used to hack other accounts, or they could impersonate you to defraud your close family, and they may even pry into your private messages and possibly blackmail you or your loved ones."
