How to Secure your Gmail Account from hackers by enabling Two-step Authentication

2-Step Verification helps prevent a hacker from getting into your account, even if they steal your password.

  Lets see How to enable Two step Authentication factor on your gmail account

1. At first login to your gmail account by entering your gmail ID and password. 

2. Click on your profile picture in the upper-right hand corner and click “My Account.” just like below image

 

3. From your account page, choose “Sign-in & security.”

 

4. Select “2-Step Verification” under “Password & sign-in method.” 

 

5. At this point, before you make log-in changes to your account, Google may ask you to enter your password and sign in again.

6. Now you can set up 2-step authentication. click "get started "

7. Enter your mobile phone number. You’ll need to be able to receive text messages and/or voice calls at this number. Choose which you’d prefer and click “Try it.” 

 

8.Soon after you click, you should receive a text or call with your code. Enter just the numbers, without the “G-” prefix, and click “Next.” 

 

9. Click “Turn on.”

 

Now you’ll be back at Google’s 2-Step Verification settings page, where you can set up an “alternative” second factor in case you cannot receive texts/calls. Keep in mind that the general default option of receiving codes via SMS is vulnerable to interception by your telecom and others and is less secure than other available methods. Google’s Authenticator app is one popular choice: it generates free, one-time passwords and is supported by a range of services, including Facebook, Dropbox, and Microsoft.

Additionally, you’ll want to create app passwords if you access your Gmail on third-party devices or applications like an iPad or iPhone, Thunderbird, or Outlook. App passwords are for devices and applications that do not support logging in using a one-time verification code. Most of the time, you’ll only have to verify and enter an app password once for each app or device.

Deepak Agrwal