5 Ways To Secure Your Email Address

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Harsh Raj
Jul 21, 2019   •  10 views

TODAYAWE ARE IN THE ERA OF TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT AND THERE IS A SAYING THAT "THERE IS NO ROSE WITHOUT A THORN" ,SO TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT HAS BOTH VIRTUOUS AND ADVERSE EFFECT ON OUR SOCIETY .

TECHNOLOGY HAS MADE WORK EASIER AND SIMPLER BUT NOT SO SECURE. WE HAVE AN EVIL MINDSET SOCIETY WHO ARE ALWAYS IN A OPPORTUNITY TO STRIKE ON FEEBLE POINTS OF PEOPLE. THAT EVIL MINDSET ARE THE HACKER’S OF OUR SOCIETY . AS A COIN HAS TWO FACE IN SIMILAR WAY HACKER’S ARE OF TWO TYPES , FIRST IS THE WHITE HAT HACKERS WHO WORK FOR THE SOCIETY AND ARE ALSO A MAIN CONTRIBUTOR TOWARDS TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT,AND SECONDLY COMES THE BLACK HAT HACKER THEY ARE BASICALLY THE INTRUDERS WHO WITHOUT KNOCKING OR TAKING PERMISSIONS ENTERS IN ONE’S PERSONAL DATA AND PILFER IT. EMIAL EMERGED IN THE LATE 1960’S IS NOW MOST CRUCIAL AND POWERFUL MEANS TO SECURE ONE’S DATA IN TODAY’S GENERATION EVERY THING EITHER IT IS YOUR BANK ACCOUNT ,PAYPAL ACCOUNT OR PHONE PAY ACCOUNT IS LINKED WITH YOUR EMAIL ONE’S THE HACKER INTRUDES IN OUR EMAIL HE CAN HAVE ACCESS TO ALL THESE WITHOUT ANY HURDLE . IT CAN BE MADE, BY SOME OF OUR EFFORTS AND PECAUTIONS. SO TIGHTEN YOUR SEAT BEATS AND GET READY TO FLY OVER THE HACKER’S MIND.

1.STRENGHTEN YOUR PASSWORD -

THE MOST BASIC AND COMMON WAY A HACKER INTRUDES IS BY GUESSING SOMEONE’S PASSWORD . AS SMALL IS YOUR PASSWORD IT BECOMES EASIER FOR THEM TO HACK. HACKERS USES TOOL WHICH USES MATHEMATICAL FORMULATION CALLED PEMUNTATION AND COMBINATION

THAT PREDICT AND ENTER THE PASSWORDS OVER AND OVER UNTIL IT IS CRACKED . THESE TOOLS ARE EASILY AVILABLE AND ACCESSIBLE.SO IT IS BETTER THAT PASSWORD SHOULD BE CHANGED EVERY MONTH. IF YOU ARE NOT IN A MOOD TO CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD AND IS GOINT TO USE ARCHAIC STATIC PASSWORD THEN USE A LONG PASSWORD.

2.MEASURES OVER PHISHING ATTACK-

WHENEVER YOUR EMIAL BOX POP’S UP WITH A NEW MAIL WITH HAS FANTASTIC AND EXCITING ATTACHMENTS THAT MAKE YOU EAGER TO OPEN IT SEE IT AND SUDDENDLY YOUR EAGERNESS BECOMES WILD AS SOON A WEB PAGE APEEARS ON SCREEN ASKING FOR YOUR EMIAL AND PASSWORD AND YOU BECOME SO FACINATED BY THAT ATTACHEMENT THAT IN EXCITEMENT TO VIEW YOU FILL THE DETAILS. THAT ONE MISTAKE KNOCKS YOU WITH GUILT FOR YOUR WHOLE LIFE.SO TO PREVENT OR DODGE FROM THAT SPAMS SUDDENTLY REPORT IT THROUGH YOUR ACCOUNT

3.WEBMAIL A THREAT TOWARDS EMAIL-

MANY OF US OPEN OUR EMAIL THROUGH WEB AND DOES NOT ACCESS THROUGH APP AND DOES NOT EVEN CARE TO TAKE any preventive measures while opening we never even dare to look on the top . Generally do not open through webmail platforms if it is urgent and you want to open check that if “https” appear on the address or not. If not suddenly leave the page.

4.Encrypted data-

Encryption means using code words and symbols that can be understood by you only and the receiver can decode it by your help only.If if a hacker hacks your email it can never be of his use as he can never decrypt your personal and important data.

5.Email setting-

This is one of the most important techniques that could help your email from ever being hacked just follow some following steps-

a.>Go to “setting” in your email.

b.>Then go to “accounts and imports”.

c.>Go to “other Google account setting”.

d.>Then click on “sign in into Google”.

e.>Then click on “2-step verification code” to make it on

So now each time someone invades into your email account a verification code is send on your linked number and now it cannot be accessed by anyone until he/she enters the verification code this is the safest means to secure your email.

So to make yourself secure from the frauds in the whole world follow these steps ans stay secure and protected everywhere.

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