The amount of personal information circulating online is increasing and security has become a major concern across various platforms.<\/p>\n
It is important for users to take advantage of security solutions such as password managers and two-factor authentication in order to keep their private information safe.<\/p>\n
Google Support<\/a><\/strong> offers several tips for users to help them keep their Google Account safe, as detailed below.<\/p>\n The first step in keeping your account secure is creating a strong password.<\/p>\n If you haven\u2019t changed your password in a while, now might be a good time to update your security with a strong string of letters and numbers.<\/p>\n Google passwords cannot be shorter than 8 characters and should contain at least upper and lower case letters and numbers.<\/p>\n Google also presents users with a password strength indicator, which gives users an indication of\u00a0whether their password is \u201cstrong\u201d or \u201cweak\u201d.<\/p>\n Also check that your recovery options are up to date and secure, as it is the only way to recover your account if you lose your password.<\/p>\n Two-factor authentication adds a layer of security to your account and Google\u2019s Two-Step Verification allows you to strengthen your defences while remaining non-invasive and lightweight.<\/p>\n When a users wants to sign in, a\u00a0code will be sent to their phone via text, voice call, or Google\u2019s mobile app. \u201cOr, if you have a Security Key, you can insert it into your computer\u2019s USB port,\u201d states Google.<\/p>\n To enable Two-Step Verification, head to the Two-Step Verification page<\/a><\/strong> under My Account and follow the instructions.<\/p>\n Make sure to add backup phone numbers where applicable and confirm that your recovery email address is\u00a0correct.<\/p>\n Google\u2019s Security Checkup<\/a><\/strong> page allows you to quickly update your security information.<\/p>\n This provides\u00a0an overview of your security options and lets you add trusted devices and change your two-factor authentication settings.<\/p>\n Finally, it is best to keep all your devices up to date with the latest operating system version, Internet browser version, and security patches in order to prevent vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n This article first appeared on MyBroadband<\/strong> <\/a>and is republished with permission.<\/em><\/p>\n Google Support offers several tips for users to help them keep their Google Account safe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":97186,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[947,1638],"class_list":["post-114833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-android","tag-google"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114833"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114833\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nPassword and Recovery<\/h3>\n
\nTwo-factor Authentication<\/h3>\n
\nCheckup and Update<\/h3>\n
\nNow read:\u00a0How Google finds Android malware<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"