How to secure your Twitter Account

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Unless you’ve been under a rock, you probably heard about the Twitter message that was put out by McDonald’s about President Donald Trump. The company later removed the Tweet and issued a statement apologizing for it. The company then said that their account was “compromised.”

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That hack has sparked a discussion here at CompuScoop on securing your Twitter (and Facebook) account with what is known as a two step verification process. While it can become a pain-in-the-ass to set up and use, it can help avoid situations such as the one above.

Here’s what to do:

1. Login to your Twitter Account.
2. Select Settings > Settings & Privacy.
3. Scroll down to the Security Section.
4. Make sure the Verify Login Requests is checked.
5. You have three options to secure your account.

Set up a code generator app – “Use an authenticator app to generate a time-based passcode that can be used to access your account.”
Get Backup Code – “Save this backup code to ensure that you can still log in if you ever lose access to your device.”
Generate App Password – “Generate a temporary password to log in to devices and apps that require Twitter credentials.”
Require Personal Information – “You will be required to verify additional information before you can request a password reset with just your @username. If you have a phone number on your account, you may be asked to verify that phone number before you can request a password reset with just your email address.”

Of course, nothing that you do can guarantee that your account won’t be the target of a hack. But this will help that it doesn’t.