• Secure your accounts with two‐factor authentication. Most email
and social media providers now have a two‐factor authentication
option. The way this works is simple: When you log in to your
account from an unfamiliar computer for the first time, it sends you a
text message with a code that you must enter to confirm that you
are really you. This means that no one else can log in to your
accounts without knowing your password and having your mobile
phone with them.
• Make your passwords long, strong, and unique. For your personal
passwords, you should follow the same rules that are recommended
for organizations. Your passwords should be long (eight or more
characters) and contain at least two of the following: uppercase
letters, numbers, and special characters. You also should use
different passwords for different accounts, so that if someone steals
your password for one account, they still are locked out of your
other accounts.