Many Facebook users are reportedly receiving emails or alerts where the social media company asks them to activate "Facebook Protect." The message suggests that if the people do not enable it, chances are their accounts could be locked on the platform.
For suspicious individuals who have been well-versed in various phishing attacks on social media, this alert could sound bogus. However, the Meta official confirmed that this implementation is real. They only relay the message via email because some people do not use the app that often.
Here's what you need to know about this security feature and how to turn it on. You'll also learn how to enable the 2FA in the Facebook app.
What is Facebook Protect
According to a report by Android Police, Facebook Protect is a security feature that can be turned on, especially for high-risk social media accounts. In this regard, the company is bolstering its campaign to make the users' accounts more secure on the platform.
As such, they could switch on the 2FA and other security settings to improve privacy and safety when using the app.
Meta highlighted that those accounts which can establish a bigger reach to many audiences might be required to adopt stronger security.
According to the message, "Facebook Protect" must be activated by March 17. If it's not yet turned on by that time, the user might be at risk of locking his/her account.
This stringent implementation was officially confirmed by Nathaniel Gleicher, the head of security of Meta last Wednesday, March 2.
While Facebook Protect sounds like a fresh feature, it was originally introduced in 2018.
The website explains that this helps elected officials establish stronger security protection on their accounts against potential hackers.
Related Article: Facebook Adds Lock Profile to Ukrainian Users for Privacy and Security
Enabling Facebook Protect
According to another report by Tom's Guide on Thursday, March 3, activating this security layer comes in a few steps. It's easy to follow by referring to the procedures below:
On the top right of the Facebook web page, tap Account.
From the drop-down menu, click Settings & Privacy.
After that, go to the next page of the drop-down menu, and tap Settings.
Proceed to the left-hand navigation bar and click Security & Login.
Scroll down further until you see Facebook Protect.
Tap Get Started.
On the welcome screen, press the Next button.
Now that you're on the Facebook Protect benefits screen, tap Next.
Activating Two-Factor Authentication on Facebook
To maximize your security against potential security threats, we recommend you enable the 2FA feature on the platform. Here's how.
From the web page of the site, tap Account on the top-right corner.
Tap Settings & Privacy on the drop-down menu.
Go to the next page of the same menu and click Settings.
Click Security and Login
Scroll further to see Two-factor authentication.
Activate it.
If you're doubtful about receiving 2FA codes through SMS, you might want to try another method. You can use Google Authenticator or other free authentication applications to generate the one-time-use codes next to your screen.
Read Also: Hackers are Finding Better Ways to Outwit 2FA-Here's how
This article is owned by Tech Times
Written by Joseph Henry
