A Guide to Facebook Security

 

 
Facebook published a 20-page guide on how to keep your facebook account secure, which is is specifically aimed at teens, and their parents and teachers. The guide titled “A Guide to Facebook Security” which is available here courtesy facebook is co-written by security experts Linda McCarthy and Keith Watson, and editor and teacher Denise Weldon-Siviy.

The guide explains users how their accounts can get hacked into; and identify a potential threat and report it. It also highlights many features provided by facebook to secure their account. These features range from – Use of advanced security settings, Recover a hacked Facebook account, Stopping imposters. Written by experts who have decades of experience in IT Security, the guide clearly makes you understand the threats and provides steps on how you can easily avoid damage to your space. Lately, facebook has received a lot of criticism on its privacy settings, and how it fails to secure the huge amount of personal data shared by its users.
 
                   
It emphasizes the users; importance of selecting a proper password, dangers like Phishing and Scams, and how they can take benefit from the site’s security features like; HTTPS encryption, one-time passwords and log-in notifications.
 
 
So go ahead and download the PDF and secure your FB account from any kind of Scams, Imposters, Spammers.