NCC Reveals How To Protect Your Social Media Account From Hackers | DETAILS
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has revealed ways social media users can prevent hackers from gaining access to their accounts.
The methods are;
Practice Good Password Hygiene: Ensure that you use a strong password made up of alpha-numeric, characters, upper case and lower case alphabets.
Make sure to change your password periodically and enable the multi-factor authentication on your account. Make sure to change your password periodically and enable the multi-factor authentication on your account.
Ensure you use different passwords for your different accounts.
Do not click on any link sent to you via any messaging platform, if you do not trust the source.
Always verify news before sharing on your social media pages.
Always keep your devices disconnected from the Internet when not in use.
Minimize the use of “free solutions” like free Wi-Fi – they may expose you to possible attacks or theft of your Personal Identifiable Information.
