Is your email secure?

The internet democratized knowledge, fostered globalization, eliminating barriers of time and space, and brought new opportunities. But, in the midst of all these advantages, there are several dangers. After a few years of experience in the online world, we know that there are always phishing schemes and hackers out to take advantage of us and our distractions. If before these scams involved a simple email with unbelievable offers in exchange for registering on a website, today they have evolved a lot and are increasingly difficult to recognize.

Most people use Gmail or another online email service, which usually has access to a cloud with photos, documents, passwords and even credit cards stored. Now, this is all very practical until we suffer a computer attack and someone has immediate access to all this precious information.

With Gmail login attacks on the rise, you should better protect your information. It costs nothing and will increase your security barriers, see how to do it here!

1. Log into Gmail ;
   
   
2. Open the account management page, which is located in the top right corner (on the computer);
   
   
3. In the menu on the left you have the option Security;
   
   
4. Swipe down and you will find a box that says “Sign in to Google”;
   
   
5. Select the “Two-step validation” option;
   
   
6. Click on the blue box that says “Introduction”;
   
   
7. The devices where you are logged in will appear on your computer. Choose your personal cell phone, it is where you will receive authentication requests whenever someone wants to access your email account;
   
   
8. Click “Continue” and you will receive a request on your smartphone;
   
   
9. Open the email on your smartphone and click “Yes”;
   
   
10. Now you have to enter your mobile number into Gmail and you will receive a code to enter when trying to log in from an unknown device.