Gmail is very successful mailing network. Now most of the people are are adopting Gmail account daily to send and receive emails. Many of them apparently believe that what is the benefit of tracking a mail, so why should I care, right? Wrong! because everyone is stealing or trying to steal as many data as possible by them.
Nowadays information is deserving everything and many companies send you emails through which they already got the permission to do such activities by which they can observe when you open a mail, what you click after that and what is your location exactly. Toughening your account is a very important. So in this post, i will focus on how to secure your Gmail account.
Step1: Using Ugly Email
1. Open your Google Chrome browser on your PC.
2. Search for “Ugly Email“ in google chrome Webstore to save yourself from
tracked emails.
3. Click “Add to Chrome” in the new tab and you are good to go.
4. Now this will get added to your chrome at the right corner.
5. Now whenever you login into your Gmail account and open emails then you will
see an “evil eye” sign. This indicates that email is a tracking email.
Step2: Google 2 step verification
This is a very secure and safe process that keeps your Gmail account protected from various disasters. The users are provided with a one-time login code to a secondary device through text or Google authentication app. But the text is best. The secondary device can be mobile, laptop or any other device. In order to access your Gmail account, the hackers should identify the security code for the secondary devices also. This code can be numbers or any other thing.
Step3: Stay out of the spam/phishing messages
Try to avoid the spam or phishing folders. The most malicious emails contain the subject line as:
- Your money is waiting
- Claim your reward
- Get back to me
- Also, you can receive some messages with the subject line as ‘Your Amazon. Com order has been shipped’. To keep the Gmail account safe, you can use the unique account for Amazon, e-bay and do not open those emails which you receive in another account.
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Step4: Do not disclose the password
Never share your password with anyone. If Google wants your Gmail password then do not give it through any link rather go to https://www.gmail.com or https://accounts.google.com/ServiceLogin and log in.
Step5: Account recovery option: Keep the mobile number up-to-date
It is advised to keep the mobile number current because Google sends the security code in your mobile number. In case your account number is hacked then they should know your current phone number what Google uses to send the security code.
Step6: Use a recovery email address
Email address is the other option that Google uses for sending security codes. You need to have a secondary email id where Google can send the security code if you forget your password.
Step7: Secondary email address
Try using a secondary email address to sign in the Gmail account. But this account should not be the part of your Gmail account or Google account.
Step8: Use secure connection
Gmail account should be set to use the secure connection that is denoted by HTTP before the URL address and this can be set by going to settings > General > browser connection. You should always use VPN for login.
Step9: Use strong and long password
The longer password can better protect your Gmail account. Do not use any words in the passwords that can be found in the dictionary. Try to use #, *, $ in the password to make it strong and safe.
Step10: Incognito
When you are using the account in public such as in the hotel or in café use private mode or Incognito as it will prevent any cookies or web history from getting stored. But if you do not find any option then delete all the cookies and web history when you log out.
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Examine those all the above 10 methods and protect your Gmail account from getting hacked. So this method will be very effective to you to be secure on your Gmail. Share this helpful post with your friends as sharing is caring.
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