Set up two-factor verification to secure your LinkedIn account.
Data leaks. Phishing. Ransomware. It's a hostile environment out there, and it's not getting any friendlier.
You should be protecting your LinkedIn account with two-factor verification. This means that you use your mobile/cell phone to confirm logins that are unusual.
This will mean that even if a hacker has your login details including your password, they won't be able to access your account. Not unless they have also got hold of your unlocked mobile/cell phone.
First step is to make sure you have registered a phone number with LinkedIn. Go to https://www.linkedin.com/mypreferences/d/manage-phone-numbers to do this.
You'll get confirmation codes to make sure everything is set up OK. You are now ready to switch on two-factor authentication.
Use this shortcut:— https://www.linkedin.com/mypreferences/d/two-factor-authentication
You can also apps like Google Authenticator rather than your phone for authentication.
Now, even if they had your password, a bad actor would still be unable to access your account. They won't have your phone. You do.
It goes without saying that you should change your LinkedIn login password regularly.
Use an easy to remember but difficult to crack password.
Combining unrelated words, characters and numbers only you will know is a good way to do this. Some examples below: —
boing+BOOK*credit=897
Jump/$tupid-56K.giraffe
comma,3pink4@FLASH
These types of passwords would currently take password cracking software years to crack. And remember, now you've set up two factor security, it would not matter even if they did manage to guess it.
Just keep your phone close to you, and keep it locked when you leave it unattended!
