Thursday 3 November 2016

5 ways to protect your email account from hackers

Email is the engine that keeps London offices ticking over. For Hillary Clinton, Anthony Weiner and Huma Abedin, sending emails on shared computers and accounts might have been a time-saver but has now led to an FBI investigation. Our Government is also taking email seriously. This week it announced a new £1.9 billion cyber defence plan.

Even if you’re not running for office, like Clinton, it’s worth keeping a check on your inbox, if only to avoid that sinking feeling when you worry that you’ve accidentally sent a caustic message to the wrong person. Here’s how to get inbox clever.

Two-step security

Hillary’s campaign chair John Podesta fell foul of hacking this week after being asked to change his password by fake account no-reply@accounts.googlemail.com. Two-factor authentication might have given him extra protection — it means that before you can change anything on your account you need to go through a second check, such as a message to your phone. Cyber-security expert Dr Jessica Barker thinks this is key for personal security but 70 per cent of people in the UK don’t know what it is. It’s available on Gmail, Outlook and Facebook among others, so turn it on.  For the full article click here 



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