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11 ways to keep your emails safe hackers

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WASHINGTON: Emails are the most common thing vulnerable to spying. Adam Levin, founder of Credit.com and Identity Theft 911, has given 11 steps not to do with email and doing which will make us vulnerable to hackers, ABC News reported. Firstly, he said that a person should never check their e-mail on an unsafe network, as a computer in an internet cafe, library or any other business may be infected with malware to steal your passwords. Secondly, people should log off their e-mails as soon as their work is over, as by staying signed up a hacker can gain immediate access. Thirdly, Levin said that email login name and password should not be repeated. Fourthly, another problem is that people do not their old-emails properly, which could contain addresses, account usernames and passwords, contact information foryour pals, financial data and may other sensitive information. Fifthly, if an email comes to you that promises a loan or credit card that is worth a guarant...

How To Backup Your Saved Passwords In Firefox

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To install Password Exporter , click on Install Now follow the instructions, and restart Firefox after the installation has completed. When Firefox has restarted, you can access Password Exporter from Tools \ Options and select the Security Tab. Look for the Import/Export Passwords button in the Passwords section: To export, click on Import/Export Passwords button. In the Import/Export Passwords window, select Encrypt Usernames/Passwords check box (recommended as a safe guard) then click on Export Passwords. To save the file, give it a name and select to either save it as a CSV or XML file. Once saved, you can back it up or import it to another Computer running Firefox with Password Exporter installed . NOTE : The "encryption" feature is mainly to prevent casual users from stumbling upon your passwords. It will not stop someone who actually wants to see them, as they could just import your file anyway. Use good judgment when exporting your passwords. Downlo...

8 Facebook Security Tips You Must Follow

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Facebook recently reached one billion active users. That accounts for one-seventh of the total world population. Providing security for these many accounts is quite difficult. But Facebook has an amazing security mechanism, still thousands of accounts are compromised each day. This is not because Facebook is not secure, but because people don't know who to secure their account and enhance their account's security. ​ 8 Facebook Security Tips You Must Follow : 1. Picking A Strong Password : Most of us keep short and easy to remember passwords. But we must keep in mind that these passwords are easy to crack too. More over our near and dear ones can also figure out easy passwords. So we must choose out of the blue passwords and also a combination of small and capital letter, numbers and special characters. ALSO SEE : How To Know Who Unfriended You On Facebook 2. Logging Out : I know everybody knows this. But doing this every time is necessary to keep your Face...

9 tips to make your passwords hack-proof

Rarely does a week go by without news of another hacking incident, whether it's Chinese hackers accused of breaking in to The New York Times' computer systems or Burger King finding its Twitter account taken over by pranksters. Security threats aren't new and have long been part of online life. But the increased attention on them makes now a good time to review ways you can protect yourself. If nothing here feels new, that's good, as it means you've been doing the things you need to do to keep your accounts safe from hackers. Although there's no way to completely eliminate threats, minimizing them will go a long way. One of the best things you can do is to make sure your password is strong. If someone's able to guess the password to your email or Facebook account, that person can post or send embarrassing things on your behalf. Someone was able to access Burger King's Twitter account recently and changed its profile picture to a...

Strong passwords and other security tips to protect yourself from hackers

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Rarely does a week go by without news of another hacking incident, whether it's Chinese hackers accused of breaking in to The New York Times' computer systems or Burger King finding its Twitter account taken over by pranksters. Security threats aren't new and have long been part of online life. But the increased attention on them makes now a good time to review ways you can protect yourself. If nothing here feels new, that's good, as it means you've been doing the things you need to do to keep your accounts safe from hackers. Although there's no way to completely eliminate threats, minimizing them will go a long way. One of the best things you can do is to make sure your password is strong. If someone's able to guess the password to your email or Facebook account, that person can post or send embarrassing things on your behalf. Someone was able to access Burger King's Twitter account recently and changed its profile picture to a M...