Staying In Control Of Your Facebook Account

There is nothing worse than logging into your Facebook account and seeing that someone has changed your status, or has changed your personal information. Most of the time it is the result of your friend going on to your account when you left it unattended. However, if someone were to hack into your account, it could result in serious consequences. Be Aware Of Suspicious Links If someone sends you a message, or a chat box pops up with a link, you shouldn't just click on it. Consider your source and whether or not you would normally get a message like that from this person. If a friend you haven't talked to in six months sends you a message talking about a great deal they got on their new phone, it is probably a spam link. Clicking on that link will only infect your computer.

Have A Strong Password Don't come up with something like "password" or "1234" as your password. Hackers know that these are common passwords and will try those first. Use something that will protect your account better like using a combination of letters, numbers and symbols. A combination of uppercase and lowercase letters helps as well. Choose Your Friends Carefully If you don't know who is sending a friend request, you should most likely ignore it. Facebook will tell you if you have friends in common, so you can get an idea if this is a stranger, or maybe a friend of a friend. This should also enable you to realize if a business associate, or colleague, is trying to friend you if you don't recognize the name at first. Accepting a friend request from a total stranger can open you up to hacking. Check here