Want to keep your Facebook account safe from hackers? A little known feature in Facebook will help you stay on top of your Facebook account and everyone who’s accessing it. The feature, provides you with notifications every time a person accesses it from a new computer. You can receive both email and SMS notifications about the access. It’s a feature that Facebook doesn’t heavily broadcast, but it’s definitely useful. Here’s how to secure your account in 5 seconds.
Step 1
Log in to Facebook and simply click on the “Account” drop down in the top right corner of the site. Then click on “Account Settings” as pictured in the image below.
Step 2
After you are in your account settings, simply click on the “change” link directly next to “Account Security” toward the bottom of the page (as shown in the image below). From there you will be able to turn on notifications for each login that takes place from a new device.
You’re Done!
That’s it! You will now receive notifications every time someone logs in to your account from a new computer. Thanks a million to Mari Smith who pointed out this feature on here Facebook wall.
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I've been using this for a while now. It works well. I get an email & txt everytime I log in from somewhere new or a new application.
Comment by Sean Turvey — July 21, 2010 @ 6:42 am
This is a great feature, but I would hardly consider an account secured based on this setting alone. For instance, if an attacker is able to guess your password, this feature will only notify you of a new login, not prevent it from happening.
Comment by theharmonyguy — July 21, 2010 @ 7:08 am
great !!
Comment by Justin — July 21, 2010 @ 7:17 am
Great idea! Thanks for sharing.
Comment by Mary Cummings-Smith — July 21, 2010 @ 7:25 am
thnx Mari Smith
Comment by sameer canaan — July 21, 2010 @ 7:37 am
Hmmm! I wonder if that's changed because last I looked at that it seemed to limit log-in's to certain devices. Either the option has changed a bit or I was cracked last time I looked at it. Thanks for the reminder that it's there, I just activated it.
Comment by Eric Rosario — July 21, 2010 @ 9:08 am
Thank you so much for the heads up. I just updated my setting.
Comment by E. Sheppard — July 21, 2010 @ 9:10 am
Good tip, Nick. Greater notice and control over your account is a big plus.
The only setback in selecting this Facebook Security Option is that if you clear your browser cache, it will ask you to confirm your login location every time you login. A minor distraction, however, for increased security.
Comment by Amos White — July 21, 2010 @ 10:59 am
Many Thanks, I have updated my settings, too.
Comment by Steffen Klaus — July 21, 2010 @ 11:16 am
I had done this for a business page I do for a company and I ended up with a blank white screen. I tried logging in again and I would only get a white screen.The other person with access had the same problem so I had to turn it off
Comment by Tina Gehrig — July 21, 2010 @ 3:40 pm
Great information Nick will definitely pass this on to all of our small business friends who are getting involved in Facebook…many of them are not particularly good at thinking about security. Appreciate the information.
Comment by Herb Lawrence ASU Sm — July 22, 2010 @ 4:40 am
This is great info. Really important security in this day of cyber theft and privacy invasion. Thanks for the article and to Mari Smith for her original posting.
Comment by Tess Robinson — July 22, 2010 @ 12:45 pm
If the hacker gains access, the first thing he may do is change the email address and you won't get your notifications.
It's better to have a preventative measure such as logging in using httpS — secure email protocol.
Comment by balow — July 23, 2010 @ 1:03 am
but—-all the person has to do is sign in once. the tool
doesn't prevent them from access, it only tells you that they've accessed your Facebook. AND after that one access you've been notified about, further accesses by the person using the same computer go unreported??!! How much protection is that, really?
Comment by othellofellow — July 25, 2010 @ 8:41 am
Thanks, I was just wondering about making my site "out of sight". and now I'm know hwo is on , and I love that
THANKS Pops
Comment by merlin pops — July 25, 2010 @ 11:30 pm
I love them
Comment by Sandy05 — July 30, 2010 @ 1:31 pm
great, thanks for sharing!,
but umm, i wish facebook has a notification that u can know the people whos viewing you…
i follow the steps on facebook but still not working
Comment by lolliesareyum — July 30, 2010 @ 6:54 pm
Thanks for the welcome and great advice!
Comment by Noel Dawes — August 25, 2010 @ 5:56 am
when yo try to log on from a new computer, it says to name the computer so you can be notified. thats definitly a tip off to the hacker that you'll know something's up.
also, after you save a computer with a name, you wont get notifications when you log onto your facebook from that computer again.
so theres no discreet way to catch somone on your facebook.
i want a notification via sms text EVERY time i log on, from any location, because what if it's my mom or siblings on my facebook at home? thats not cool.
i want to know when i log on, where, and what time. just because it was from a computer i've used before doesnt mean its me on my facebook.
Comment by cade — January 24, 2011 @ 3:28 pm
I think no site is fully secure, so we can't say that a particular site is fully safe but ya as per their security standards we can trust on them.
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Comment by diffyky — April 9, 2011 @ 4:00 am
I don't think thats the exact solution to secure the facebook account.There are plenty of others way too that I want to learn…
Comment by faisalabad — August 17, 2011 @ 1:50 pm
excellent
Comment by aliabbas — August 19, 2011 @ 3:55 pm
i love to learn new thing and this was a very nice experince to learn more about fb
Comment by Carmella Peek — September 4, 2011 @ 9:03 am
tnx poh…
Comment by frederick modina — September 8, 2011 @ 12:38 am
Thanks for reporting this problem with your account. Please complete a few quick steps to regain control of your information.
Comment by milica — September 9, 2011 @ 8:13 am
nice
Comment by Janice Padilla — September 18, 2011 @ 8:32 pm
do i have know my credit
Comment by erwin — September 23, 2011 @ 12:39 pm
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Comment by Wayne Flack — November 23, 2011 @ 5:26 pm
it is true , my account was hacked and i got only notifications….WHAT IS THE USE
Comment by KANIMOZHI — November 25, 2011 @ 3:44 am