How You Can Protect Yourself from Facebook Hacking.

It seems there is never a shortage of new hacks, new viruses, and the like. Most of them can be treated as “noise”, or just watched to see how they go, relying on our set of security tools. But other times, some come to my attention and warrant some action.
 Now, I’ve got someone trying to get into my Facebook account.
Did you know several readily available applications can capture Facebook traffic on both wired and wireless networks? It’s trivial to download one of these applications and just start harvesting logon credentials whenever anyone fires up Facebook. Once captured, these can be used to log into the account as the owner.
Here’s How You Can Protect Yourself from Facebook Hacking.
It is as simple as using the Facebook Connection Security Configuration.
{I am not a security expert, but these configurations have helped me.}

1. Configure Facebook settings to use HTTPS for all interactions.
Click the drop down arrow beside home >Account Settings > Security

2.  Click the edit link on the secure browsing line,

Then check the box to browse on Facebook on a secure connection when possible and save changes.

 

3. Under the secure browsing, edit the login notifications. I have an email sent to me when my account is accessed from a computer or mobile device I haven’t used before. 

4. For a higher level of security (with some added complication), you might consider using Login Approvals and selecting “Require me to enter a security code sent to my phone (when an unrecognized computer or device tries to access my account)”.

5. You may also choose to have an app password added to your account to protect yourself from hacking through apps.

Beside this this tips you can also add different security measures to help yourself from being hacked. The top 3 reason or method that a hacker use to hack your facebook account are as follows:

1. Phising: It is a technique of sending the fake link that consists of cloned facebook homepage, and there you are asked to enter your username and password which then redirects you to your facebook account. You will never notice that you have provided the username and password to phishing page.
>>Preventive Measure: Make sure you see the link of the page before you click it. Mostly Phishing pages are shorten pages like adfly.com or like that. If accidentally  you happen to click the link then don't panic. Be alert dont provide your facebook id and password to other than facebook.com.

2. Security Question: Donot ever reveal your security answer to any of your friends or colleagues. Sometime it may lead them to hack your account 'Just for Fun'. Set the security question that is simple , Easy to remember and difficult to guess. Like if the security question is : Where was your mother born? then the answer shouldnot be the place where you mom was actually born but a different place name which is simple or easy to remember to you and difficult for others to guess.

3. Trusted three Friends: This method is implemented by hackers nowadays because phishing is known to almost all the facebook user and are aware of it. This method asks for trusted 3 friends whom the code is sent for password reset.
>>To avoid the hacker use this method for their benefit then you have to be alert and donot accept the friendship request from unknown facebook accounts.

Other than these there are many methods such as tabnapping, using social engg. tools etc. but we all have to be
A. Alert while opening the facebook account,
B. Manage it once in a week or month,
C. Donot click on the link that is provided,
D. Activate Mobile verification code if possible
E. and last but not least regularly change your facebook password once a month.
Also donot keep your facebook id password and mail address password the same, and donot give anyone your mail address.







Be safe! Be Happy!!