Recently, after the change of Facebook's name caused a great psychological shock for people with Facebook accounts in particular and Google accounts in general, the most concerned issue today is how to keep safe. for these accounts. Because it can be used for Gmail , as a Google Drive account ... so the Google account is more important and can affect a lot more seriously than Facebook so it ensures the safety of the account. This is a matter not to be taken lightly.
The following article will provide you with some measures to protect your Google account during use to access the Internet.
Check your Google account recovery information
This is a very important measure and in the event of loss, information thieves, this setting will determine whether you can recover your account or not?
Step 1: You open any web browser ( Chrome or Firefox ) with your account login. Then access your Gmail account or open a new page, click on the avatar image of the account, select My Account.
Step 2: In the new interface, click on Sign-in & security.
In the first part, we will see 2 items used to recover Google account when there is a problem. Check Recovery email and Recovery phone to confirm this information.
Step 3: Click on each item to change the information if necessary or add new if not available.
Check the registered information, click Done to confirm
Click Edit to change the phone number or email registered previously.
2-layer security check
Double protection is a measure of keeping users' Google accounts at the highest level available today. With this setting, every time you log into your account (on any device, at any time) will need the original password and a random code will be sent to the user the way they choose.
Step 1: To check if your account has been created, we also choose Sign-in & security , scroll down, find Password & sign-in method and select 2-Step Verification .
Step 2: In the new interface, look to the right, " 2-Step Verification is ". If ON is enabled, OFF is not. See how to set up 2-layer security for a Google account to learn how.
In addition, in this section, we can also see Google offers 4 different options to get 2nd random verification code, like:
- Verification code - Verification code : Send to phone.
- App-specific password - Specific application password : Get codes through Gmail , Outlook ... applications on the phone.
- Registered computers - Required to not ask for a second code on some devices that are user-safe (usually personal computers, not shared).
- Security Keys : Use an assistive device and connect to a computer to confirm security security.
Google Security Checkup - Check the security status of the account
Google Security Checkup will allow us to check the overall status of the current account by "surfing" through a series of options below.
Click Done to confirm the information
Interestingly, after completing this operation, Google Drive will give you 2GB of free storage to your Google Drive account (from 15GB to 17G). Or see the article on how to increase Google Drive storage by 2GB for more details.
With the instructions above, your Google account will be guaranteed safe to use. However, it should not be subjective and careful attention:
- Do not use the password remember feature (if it is an important password) on any web browser.
- Do not save passwords on unfamiliar devices.
- After using, log out immediately.
- With the application, the service can log out remotely ( Facebook , Gmail, Dropbox ...) can use this feature to exit when forgotten.
I wish you successful implementation!