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NCC Reveals How To Protect Your Social Media Account From Hackers | DETAILS

Faith Ukanwa

Jun 11, 2022

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.

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The methods are;

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Practice Good Password Hygiene: Ensure that you use a strong password made up of alpha-numeric, characters, upper case and lower case alphabets.

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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.

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Ensure you use different passwords for your different accounts.

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Do not click on any link sent to you via any messaging platform, if you do not trust the source.

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Always verify news before sharing on your social media pages.

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Always keep your devices disconnected from the Internet when not in use.

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Minimize the use of "free solutions" like free Wi-Fi - they may expose you to possible attacks or theft of your Personal Identifiable Information.

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