Securing the online account

So, let's start with using the security services provided by the vendor. I really recommend to enable Step 2 authentication (or sometimes called one-time password) on all of your accounts such as Gmail, LinkedIn, and PayPal whenever this option is available. And when you do so, once you decide to log in, it'll ask you for the username and password. And the second step is to enter the one-time password, which you will usually get via an SMS or application, or even by email. Now, this one-time password will be valid only for 30 seconds or less.

Here are few links which guide you on how easy and powerful it is to enable this feature for some services such as Gmail, Twitter, and so on:

  • Gmail provides SMS and Gmail ...

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