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Account security against fraud.

WHICH ACCOUNTS ARE TARGETED

Email Hosting Domain registrar Payment gateway Bank Social profiles

WHY

Control of them enables fraud in your name.

WHAT TO DO

Two-factor authentication on all of them Unique passwords Recovery details current and independent Registrar lock on your domain

THE SOCIAL ACCOUNT RISK

A compromised business page is used to defraud your followers.

Secure it as seriously as anything else.

WHAT TO MONITOR

Login notifications Devices with access Applications with permissions granted

THAT LAST ONE

Applications authorised years ago and forgotten.

Review and remove them.

WHAT TO DO IF AN ACCOUNT IS TAKEN OVER

Recover it immediately through official channels Warn anyone who may be contacted in your name Change every related credential Check what was done with it

WHAT TO PREPARE

Knowing how to recover each account, before you need to.


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