Setting up the security of your google account is essential to protect all our data. Especially in the case of mobile devices since these can be lost or stolen more easily than a computer.
But in either case it may be that someone who does not have authorization wants to enter our computer or terminal. Safety is important to prevent this from happening and that no one except us can use our devices.
Either someone will try to enter your email, computer or device. We must strengthen the security of our Google account as much as possible in order to avoid having headaches and losing sensitive information.
In this tutorial guide you will see how configure the security of your google account so that no one without authorization can enter our devices and our account in any way, if you do not have one you can easily create it.
How to improve the security of my Google account
Something fundamental to start configuring the security of your google account is to change your password. Most people use passwords that are too simple and easy to guess. He even uses his own birthday or full name as a password.
Someone who knows us well enough and with a little patience may end up discovering what our password is, not to mention other a little more elaborate methods.
So the ideal is to change the password, something that you should do from time to time as well. The best password may be one that has something about you and something else that has nothing to do with you.
Let’s pretend your name is Roberto Gentille. The password can be: “[email protected]” These kinds of passwords, which may be a bit difficult to remember, are remarkably secure.
In any case, you can search a combination that is difficult to guess, but easy to remember.
- To change your password you must go to the browser and enter Google, then log into your account from the top right of the screen.
- Once you are in your account you will have to enter “manage your google account” go to Security> Access to Google and here you have to choose “Password”.
- First you will have to enter your current password, then you can modify it for a new and more secure one.
How to protect my google account using the phone to access
It is a very interesting alternative where you will have to use the pattern or password that you have on your device to access your Gmail account. In case you don’t have the phone at hand you can use the usual password.
It is important that you can have your google account active on your mobile, especially if it is new or just formatted.
- To do this you have to go to your Google account.
- Then in “Access to Google” you will have to choose “Use the phone to access.”
- A new window will open and you will see a blue button on the right side that says “Set up”.
- You have to enter the password and then click on “Next” to confirm that you are the owner of the account in question.
- The requirements that you have to meet appear on the screen. Select your device in case you have multiples.
- After this, Google must perform a test so that you can enter from your mobile. Simply unlock the phone and then press “Yes” when the question appears as to whether you are trying to access your account.
- In case you like it and want to keep it, just finish the process by pressing on “Activate”.
Two-step verification
This is one of the safest ways to protect your account. Since even if a person knows what password you have in your account. In order to enter, you need the access code that is sent to your phone every time you try to enter the account.
- To activate it you have to go to “Access to Google” from your “Account”. As we did before.
- But this time we will go where it says “Two-step verification”.
- A new window appears where they explain some things to you. Here simply click on “Start”.
- Before continuing you will have to enter your password to continuer.
- You have three methods to verify that you want to log into another computer: Call or text message or security key. Let’s choose a call or text message.
- After clicking on “Try now” you will have to choose a phone number.
- After selecting the phone number, below you can choose if you want to get the code by text message or through a call. Choose the one that is most comfortable for you and then click on “Send”.
- To finish simply click on “Activate” and now you can use this fairly secure method to login.
For us the best method to keep your account safe is two-step verification. In this way, even if the person trying to access your account knows the password. You will not be able to access it since you need the code that is sent to your phone to achieve it.
If you don’t feel comfortable with the security that google offers you, you can unsubscribe without any inconvenience.