Chances are that if you are reading this post, you use Facebook. Good guess right? 😉 And most of us are using Facebook on our phones, mindlessly clicking, sharing, posting and just being social in a 21st century way. Facebook has it’s share of issues, but since most of us are going to use it anyway, there is one simple thing that you must to to help protect your account – turn on multi-factor authentication.
Two-factor authentication or Multi-factor authentication (MFA for short), simply means that you will have to jump through one more hoop in addition to entering your password, in order to access your Facebook account. This might be providing an answer to a secret question, entering a security code that has been texted to you, or using a code generator to prove that the account belongs to you. This can prevent the bad guys from guessing your password and stealing your identity.
On an iPhone (works in a similar way on Android, Windows PC, Mac, etc.), take two minutes to turn on two-factor authentication today. The Facebook app will walk you through the setup, but first, you need to know where to find it.
Tap the menu icon at the lower right corner of your screen.
Expand the Security & Privacy menu
Tap Settings
Select Use two-factor authentication (Facebook will walk you through the rest of the setup)
