2. Hide Email Address: This is the Second thing to keep in mind that always make sure that you have hidden your email address in your account settings as most of hackers uses your email address for hacking and it is really easy to hack Facebook accounts by using email address.
So, make sure to hide your Email address from your Facebook profile.
3. Limit Friend Requests (Sending): Always limit your friend requests. Do not send friend request to any unknown person.
It loose your string of security and Facebook consider you a scammer
and unreal user and might block you for this.Because he can access you
basic information and also ask you to click on a phishing link and you
would hack.
So,
keep in mind is that do not send friend requests to
unknown people to save your account to be hacked or blocked.
4. Hide Mobile Number: The next thing to keep in mind is that always set your mobile number private
and do not let it be shown on your profile.because you mobile number is
also use as your email address and hacker can easily login to your
account using your mobile number. Hide it quickly. It is the
next thing that someone may tweak you by using your mobile number and
one can easily social engineer your mind with some tricks by using your
contact/mobile number.
5. Limit Friend Requests (Accepting):
As I mentioned above to limit your friend requests while sending
likewise you have to limit to accept unknown people friend requests. Never accept friend request of unknown people.
Make sure either he is your known friend or friend of a friend.Because
your three friends can recover your account password and use it easily
as it mention in Facebook polices.So the friend request you recently
received may be hackers attack.
So,
never accept friend requests from unknown people. It increases chances
of your Facebook account to be hacked by using 3 Trusted Friend trick.
6. Avoid Untrusted Login Pages: You see many notifications of your friends using variable ads and apps. Never try to use such apps which are untrusted.Because when you login through these apps as they may contain phishing page(Fake login page) .They hidely collect your private data and password of your account.
So,
always try to avoid such ads and apps on Facebook. Use only trusted
apps. Otherwise your account can be easily hacked by someone without
letting you know and can never be recovered.
7. Avoid Tagging Random Friends:
Many guys tags so many friends in their photos either to gain some
likes or to make it visible to many. But this results in your account to
be blocked forever. Blocking is another problem just like hacking where
you lose your account permanently.
In
many cases your account is temporarily blocked by Facebook and in
security pass you will be asked to identify your friends tagging
location in your photo. You can never get success in it if you tag so
many unwanted friends in your photos.
So, always tag only those friends who are really related to the
Conclusion
These are the important facts and things to keep in mind to make your account Hacker proof and save it from hackers worldwide.
Just follow the above things and your account will be safe.
If you feel any type of confusion or if you think something is missed in the tips, you can comment below.