How to Secure Your Facebook Account from Hacker

Facebook Account Hacked

I was surfing my Facebook account very happily few days back, the next morning I woke up and found number of pornographic videos and images shared from my Facebook account to my friends wall and even to the family members. It was really embarrassing situation for me.  It took almost a day for deleting them manually from each and every wall.  Then I decided to take it seriously and started investigating what went wrong. Though I found, following few simple steps can discourage hackers doing their guilt job.
Let’s take a look at the simple steps to secure Facebook account and prevent it from hackers.

Create a strong Password
Choose a very strong password which should be difficult to guess for others and easier for you. Always choose password with combination of small characters + capital characters + special characters
I know doing this could be a bit tedious but make it a habit for your lifetime. I would suggest you to create some logic while creating password such as I like wrestling and eagerly waiting for Wrestle Maniac Event 2013. So my idea to set up a password would be Wrestle_Maniac@2013. This includes all the strong password criteria yet easy to remember as well.
Enable Facebook Integrated Security 
Very few users are aware of Facebook integrated security settings. At the top right corner there is a small circle, click on it. Go to Accounts Settings

Facebook Account Settings

It will take you to the Security settings page, click on security link on left side pane. Enable secure browsing; secure browsing lets you browse the Facebook over secured internet connections reducing risk by 90% of being hacked.

Facebook Security Settings

Another security thing you can enable is Recognized Devices. Enabling this let you use Facebook from your computer only. If you want to access it from another machine it sends you verification code on your cell phone. so no other than your machine can do your FB log in, any such attempt will send you an verification code.
Log Out once you finished surfing
Always log out your Facebook account when you finished using Facebook. This will protect you from hacking method called as session hijacking.
 Be Cautious with applications
When you are installing Facebook applications, you have been always asking to allow access to your personal details. In case you have a fascination of playing games on Facebook, just make sure you are logged in from different account. So create a different account for playing games and installing other applications so that you don’t give away your personal details.