The Hacked Effect 2 Comments

The following series aims to cover some basics on how to improve the security of your email address. Inside, I will try to cover some good ways with which to protect the most important part of your online presence, ie. your email address; following that will be some good password suggestions, advice on how to prepare for a disaster beforehand, and dealing with it after it has happened.

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Contents

• Introduction
• Preventive Measures
  • Passwords
  • Backing Up
  • Other tips
• After you’ve been hacked
  • Recovery
  • Identification
• Conclusion
• Links

Introduction

Having an email address hacked can elicit different responses from different people. Some just think it’s a terrible inconvenience to not have their name as their email anymore, while some may worry about who hacked in the first place. The fact of the matter is that not many people realize the significance of their personal email address and the implications of it getting hacked, for any and all intents, whether criminal or just amusement.

An email address – especially if it’s the only one you have – can potentially contain a timeline of what you do online. Website registration emails, personal and even business dealings, newsletters and subscriptions can all be pieced together to develop a sufficiently accurate description of who you are.

While that is in itself adequate motive to be careful with your email address, it’s not the only reason to be cautious. If stolen, your personal information can be misused heavily, with you bearing the price. For many people, the email address is the chink in the online armor, and once a hacker has access to that, he or she can potentially access other online resources which you keep information with. The “forgotten password” feature can be used maliciously to gain access to another databank once the hacker has your email address.

Your email address is one of the most important things to protect online. If the thought of a pimply script-kiddy in a far away land snooping through your email sends a chill up your spine, following are some tips and advice to help you secure your email address and keep it private.

Read more: Preventive Measures

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