Gmail Security Tips From Google
These are some security tips from Google to keep your Gmail account secure.
- Remember to sign out
- Be careful about sending certain sensitive information via email
- Enable “Always use HTTPS”
- Be wary of unexpected attachments.
- Make sure your account recovery information is up-to-date
The last tip is very important. Gmail provides you an option for providing a cell phone number where they will send a code to reset your account password if you happened to get locked out of your account (By accident or by someone else). The blog post explains the tips and is a must read for anyone using Gmail.
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Re: cell phone number… once an attacker knows your password, is there anything stopping them from changing the cell phone number of the account?