Which devices have access to your network accounts
Technologies / / December 19, 2019
A number of cloud storage and social services are extremely useful account of when, where and with what device was used to sign in to your account. The importance of these data can not be overestimated, if you lost, sold, transferred for use or left unattended your smartphone, tablet, computer. In this article you will learn how to find the Google Accounts, Microsoft, Dropbox, Facebook, «VKontakte" and "Classmates" information about using your network profiles.
The urgency of the problem is not one hacker fisheries in order to hack the account and emptying your wallet. We all live in a society whose representatives periodically is very interesting to poke nose into his business. Roommate, a colleague or a fellow traveler can take advantage of your device and simply read the correspondence in sotsialochkah, mailbox or one eye to look at the contents of the cloud drive. concoction complex passwords and inclusion Two-Factor authentication there can not be saved. Therefore it is necessary to check up, "sticks" if anyone from time to time without your knowledge to the hidden information.
Recently updated Google Account settings included the section "Devices and Actions». The page displays all the devices connect to a profile in the last four weeks.
Check if your mobile device belongs, with which you have signed? Remember, if you went into your account at night or during long trips? Notice from the usual whether you are logged for your browser? Analyze, since whether the IP-addresses, ie geographic locations made available?
If you notice anything suspicious, disable access to the profile gadget on your Android or iOS device, or update the security settings if abnormal activity carried out by the computer.
Billionth community's most popular social network likes to correspond and share photos and videos, but rarely cares about the safety of personal information. In vain, because Facebook pays great attention to confidentiality, beneath that impressive given to the security settings menu. Among them, there is an option "Where you came». The proposed list presented as desktop browsers and mobile applications, including separately Messenger.
"In contact with"
Runet full request for breaking VK-accounts, it is this social sphere is most common in our area. So do not be superfluous to at least occasionally to look into the section "History of activity"That is on the tab" Security "service settings. By default, you will specify only the last activity, but underneath there is a link to the full table of running sessions.
"Classmates"
Often users Runet duplicate all the milestones of his eventful life and his fellow party. "Odnoklassniki", along with other eaters of time trying to pull up the level of security of their fans. Why only "trying"? Take a look at their "The list of connections in the last 30 days"And you will understand. Suffice it sparingly, because IP and login time it would be nice to complete and type of device. We hope the situation will improve in the near future.
Microsoft
link "recent actions"Security Settings Microsoft account looks less attractive than those of Google, but is richer in content. Why? You are invited to a detailed action list. For example, you learn that someone is trying to guess the password to the profile.
Detailed description of the actions represented in the appropriate help service.
Button "It was not me" allows Microsoft to know that your account can get an attacker access. Therefore, you will be asked to reinforce security measures by changing your password and update data security.
Dropbox
A popular solution for remote storage and data synchronization between devices is also on its board tool for tracking access to the cloud drive. Switch to settings Dropbox and switch to the Security tab. Here you will point to do the sessions, and the input device. In addition, you'll learn what applications were connected to the profile. In a couple of mouse clicks, you can disable access to the account to third-party utilities and mobile devices.
The list is not presented web services and social networking sites that you use? Let us know about them in the comments.