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Protect Your Yahoo! Mail Account
Yahoo! mail service is probably the most popular email account in the world at this moment. How many of us didn’t create an email address with Yahoo! more than 10 years ago? So, our relationship with this email provider goes a long way and we cannot ignore it.
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you need to access your Yahoo! mail profile settings:
To make the necessary changes in your email account, you need to access your Yahoo! mail profile settings:
Update your contact information
It is important to add an alternative email address and a mobile phone number so that you may be contacted in case of trouble. If you have problems in accessing your online email account, you can have a recovery link sent to the alternative email address or an SMS message deliv- ered to your mobile phone.
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Set up your second sign-in verification
This is probably the most important security setting you can set in your Yahoo! account. This second step verifi- cation adds an extra level of protection for your email address. To activate this security step, you need to add your phone number to the Yahoo! account. At the same time, you have the possibility to set 2 additional security questions for an easier access to your online account.
Setting these security questions and choosing them for the second sign-in verification allows you a faster and easier access.
View your recent sign-in activity
Don’t forget to verify your account login history and make sure only you connected to your email address account.
Delete other accounts used to sign in
Did you connect to your Yahoo! mail from a different ac- count? This place allows you to remove that connection and all information associated to your account.
Protect Your Gmail Account
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with Google Chrome – one of the most popular email services and it’s being used not only for personal purpos- es, but also increasingly for professional correspon-
dence.
To make the necessary changes in your Gmail account, you need to access your Gmail settings:
Instead of sending you through all the available steps from that location, I recommend using the Security check-up option above and review your Gmail security settings.
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Therefore, click Get Started and follow these steps:
Check your recovery information
The most important security settings available in that location are to set a recovery phone and an alternative email address, where you can be contacted in case an unusual activity takes place on your account. In the same location, you can set a security question.
Make the necessary changes and click Done to continue.
Check your recent activity
Review the connections list to spot any unfamiliar activi- ty. Click Looks good to continue.
Check your account permissions
Verify the list of apps, websites and devices that are con- nected to your account. Choose to remove those you don’t use anymore and click Done to continue.
Check your app passwords
Have you generated a password for an app that you don’t use anymore? Click Revoke or select Done to continue.
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Check your 2-step verification settings
In this location you can make sure you have the verifica- tion messages sent to the right phone number and you are also able to set up a backup phone, in case you lose access to your own phone. For more settings, follow the corresponding link. Click Done to finish the security check-up and go back to your account settings.
Protect Your Outlook Account
Outlook.com appeared in 2012 and it has replaced the old Hotmail web-based email service provided by Microsoft for more than 10 years.
To make the necessary changes in your Outlook account, you need to access your Outlook advanced settings.
Follow these steps:
Access your profile settings.
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Click Security & privacy.
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Choose Manage advanced security in the new window.
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In this location you can make the necessary changes for your Outlook account.
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Update your contact information
The most important security change you can make to your account is to add an alternative email address and a phone number where you can be contacted.
Set up the 2-step verification
Add an extra layer of protection to your -mail account.
Click the corresponding option to set-up this security option and decide if you want to connect to your account using a security code sent to your phone number, a
smartphone app or recovery codes written down in order to be used later on.
If you go back, you have the same options available:
Identify verification apps – to use an app from your smartphone.
Recovery code – to print the recovery codes and keep them in a safe location.
Trusted devices – remove those devices you don’t use anymore to connect to your email account.
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Protect Your AOL Mail Account
AOL mail service is at this moment among the most pop- ular web-based mail services in the world, especially in the United States.
To make the necessary changes in your AOL account, you need to access your general account information.
Follow these steps:
Access your Account Info from the top right corner.
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You may need to insert the answer for the secret ques- tion you set before getting access to the General account information.
In this window, under Account Recovery Information, you have the option to add an alternative email address and a phone number where you can be contacted.
As you have seen above, the most important security option you can take in our email account settings is the option to add a second step log-in verification.
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