How to Secure Your Gmail Account in 3 Easy Steps

How to Secure Your Gmail Account in 3 Easy Steps

Can you imagine how much data can someone steal if your Gmail account is hacked? Better that you do not know. Instead of leaving your email weak, take these quick and easy steps to secure your account now.

1. Access your security settings. Log in to Gmail, click on your profile photo at the top right of the screen, and select my account to go to your dashboard. Under Sign-in and Security, click Sign in to Google.

2. Set a new strong password. You absolutely do not want a weak password for your Gmail account. Look at  common password mistakes and make sure you avoid them. Instead, create an unbreakable password.

To do so, click the password under the password and sign-in method. Enter your current password, then enter your new password, and confirm.

3. Enable 2-step verification. Sometimes called two-factor authentication, two-step verification means that you will need a password and another identifier to access your account. In this case, your physical smartphone

To set it up, click on 2-step verification under the password and sign-in method. If prompted, enter your mobile phone number. You will receive a text message with the code - Enter it when prompted.

From now on, whenever you log into your account, you will receive a code from Gmail on your phone. This way, if someone tries to hack into your account, they will not be able to do so when they do not have your phone.

That’s it! done.

If you really want to be safe, you would want to migrate away from Gmail and consider using a secure alternative email service like Protonmail or GMX. But for most people, these three steps should be enough.