12 Steps to Keep from Getting Your Account Hacked

⚛️ Getting hacked once is bad enough, but getting hacked repeatedly, or losing your account forever, is preventable. I'll cover 12 practical steps cover passwords, two-factor authentication, recovery options, and the skeptical habits that keep hackers out. Set them up before you need them, and you'll never have to start over. ⚛️ Preventing account hacks To secure your account from hacking: Select a good password ▶ https://askleo.com/132876 Protect your password ▶ https://askleo.com/27036 How to Choose Good Security Questions ▶ https://askleo.com/4624 Set (and maintain!) an alternate email address(es) ▶ https://askleo.com/149957 Set (and maintain!) mobile or other telephone number(s) ▶ https://askleo.com/15584 Enable two-factor authentication ▶ https://askleo.com/16401 Use other provider-specific techniques when available ▶ https://askleo.com/16142 Use a different password on every site ▶ https://askleo.com/4931 Use a password vault ▶ https://askleo.com/5555 Be skeptical ▶ https://askleo.com/16491 Remember that free services have little to no support ▶ https://askleo.com/2217 Learn from your mistakes if it ever happens to you Updates, related links, and more discussion: https://askleo.com/2641 🔔 Subscribe to the Ask Leo! YouTube channel for more tech videos & answers: https://go.askleo.com/ytsub ✅ Watch next ▶ Please Set Up and Maintain Account Recovery Information ▶    • Please Set Up and Maintain Account Recover...   Chapters 0:00 12 Steps to Keep from Getting Your Account Hacked O:57 1. Select a good password 2:42 2. Protect your password 3:30 3. Set and protect your secret answers 4:30 4. Set (and maintain!) alternate email address(es) 5:37 5. Set (and maintain!) mobile or other telephone number(s) 6:55 6. Enable two-factor authentication 7:48 7. Other provider-specific techniques 8:21 8: Use a different password on every site 9:10 9: Use a password manager 10:23 10. Be skeptical 11:41 11 Remember that free services have little to no support 12:35 12. Do this: Learn from your mistakes ❤️ My best articles: https://go.askleo.com/best ❤️ My Most Important Article: https://go.askleo.com/number1 More Ask Leo! ☑️ https://askleo.com to get your questions answered ☑️ https://newsletter.askleo.com to subscribe to the Confident Computing newsletter. ☑️ https://askleo.com/patron to help support Ask Leo! ☑️ https://askleo.com/all-the-different-... for even more! #askleo #hacked #account