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Make your account more secure

At Google, we take online security seriously. To protect your Google Account, we strongly recommend following the steps below regularly.

Important: Google may use a red, yellow, or blue exclamation point icon to recommend immediate action for your Google Account. To learn more, go to Recommended actions.

An exclamation point beside "Recommended actions” means that Google recommends you take active steps to secure your account. The level of severity is based on their color: blue for security tips, yellow for important steps and red for urgent ones. A green shield with a check mark means your account is healthy and no immediate action is needed.

To check for notifications:

1. Sign into your Google Account.
2. At the top right, select your profile picture.
3. Select Recommended actions.
   • This takes you to Security Checkup, where you’ll get personal recommendations to improve your account security.

If Recommended actions doesn’t appear, it means Google doesn’t have any security recommendations for you. However, you can review your security level in your Google Account:

1. Sign into your Google Account.
2. Go to Manage Your Account Security.
   • At the top, if all recommendations are resolved, this page shows a green shield.
   • If this page shows a green shield, your account is secure, but you may also have security tips that share suggestions to make your account more secure.

Tip: If you’re a journalist, activist, or someone else at risk of targeted online attacks, learn about the Advanced Protection Program.

Go to Security Checkup to get personalized security recommendations for your Google Account, including:

2-Step Verification helps prevent a hacker from getting into your account, even if they steal your password. To avoid common phishing techniques associated with text message codes, choose a stronger second verification step:

• Security keys (Most secure verification step)
• Google Prompts (More secure than text message codes)

If you’re a journalist, activist, or someone else at risk of targeted online attacks, consider enrolling in the Advanced Protection Program for a higher level of security. Advanced Protection uses security keys to protect against phishing and includes other protections like blocking unsecure apps.

Screen locks help protect your devices from being used without your permission. Learn how to set screen locks on an Android device.

Tip: For info on adding a screen lock on other devices and computers, visit the manufacturer’s support site.

If your browser, operating system, or apps are out-of-date, the software might not be safe from hackers. To help protect your account, keep your software updated.

Make sure to use the latest version of your browser.

Learn how to update Google Chrome.

Tip: To learn how to update other browsers, go to the developer’s support site.

On your computer or device, make sure to use the latest version of your operating system.

On your phone or computer, make sure to use the latest version of apps.

• Update Android apps: Learn how to update your Android apps on Android devices and compatible Chromebooks.
  • To help make sure your apps are up-to-date, turn on automatic app updates for your Android devices.
• Turn on Google Play Protect: Google Play Protect helps keep Android devices safe from harmful apps.
  • Learn how to turn on Google Play Protect.

Tip: To learn how to update apps on other devices and computers, go to the manufacturer’s support site.

It’s risky to use the same password on multiple sites. If your password for one site is hacked, it could be used to get into your accounts for multiple sites.

Make sure to create a strong, unique password for each account.

A password manager can help you generate and manage strong, unique passwords. Consider using one from Chrome or another trusted password manager provider.

Tip: To find out if any passwords saved in your Google Account may be exposed, are weak, or are reused for multiple accounts, you can use Password Checkup.

To get notified if you enter your Google Account password on a non-Google site, turn on Password Alert for Chrome. That way, you’ll know if a site is impersonating Google, and you can change your password if it gets stolen.

Tip: Turn on 2-Step Verification for an extra layer of account security.

As more apps are installed on a device, it can become more vulnerable. On devices that have access to sensitive information, only install the apps and browser extensions you need. To better protect your personal info, don’t install unknown apps or apps from unknown sources.

Learn how to uninstall apps and extensions on your device:

• On Chrome, uninstall extensions
• On Chromebooks, uninstall apps or extensions

Tip: To learn how to remove apps and extensions from other devices and browsers, go to the device or browser’s support site.

Hackers can use emails, text messages, phone calls, and web pages to pretend to be institutions, family members, or colleagues.

• Never give out your passwords. Google never asks for your password in an email, message, or phone call.
• Don’t reply to suspicious emails, texts, instant messages, webpages, or phone calls that ask for your personal or financial info.
• Don’t click links in emails, messages, webpages, or pop-ups from untrustworthy websites or senders.

Google Chrome and Search are designed to warn you about suspicious content and unwanted software.

Learn how to manage these warnings in Chrome and Search.

Follow the steps to help secure your account.

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