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Lock your online accounts down tight with one simple settings change

Posted on October 21, 2021

If you follow the news you’re probably aware of all the data breaches involving stolen passwords that have taken place of late.

The sad fact is there’s absolutely nothing you can do to prevent hackers from stealing your passwords and other sensitive info if they can somehow manage to break into the servers that are storing them.

About the only things you can do on your end is make sure you choose passwords that are secure and take care to avoid falling for phishing attempts.

But the above being said, there’s a very simply settings change you can make to most any online account that will keep hackers from logging into that account even if they somehow manage to get your password.

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How to enable Two Factor Authentication on your LinkedIn account

Posted on February 27, 2020

linkedin-logoTwo-Factor Authentication has quickly become the preferred method of securing online accounts from hackers because it adds a second, even more secure physical requirement to logging into an account.

Of course that extra requirement is having physical access to your mobile phone, which makes it just about as secure as it can get.

Although there will likely never be an absolutely 100% effective way of protecting online accounts from hackers, two-factor authentication is probably the most secure method available today. That’s why I recommend enabling it on your LinkedIn account right now. Here’s how:  [Read more…]




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