hundreds of nude pictures of dozens of celebrities were hacked, probably because they had not secured. Their iCloud account properly Two weeks ago How about you? How secure is your online photo storage? In this workshop we will show you how you can secure with two step verification. Your iCloud account extra
Visit the website appleid.apple.com, and click on the large button ‘Manage your Apple ID . Anyway you can change the region right down to Dutch, if you find it enjoyable. This workshop is also written in English.
Login here with your Apple ID. That is the same as the one you use to log in if for example you download or buy apps on your iPhone or iPad. A tip: if you do not know exactly which email address you are using, you can click on your iPhone / iPad in the App Store pretend you purchase an app. You will see a pop-up that your email address is. Enter your password in, because then you buy the app yet!
If you are logged in, you arrive at My Apple ID from where you all sorts of information about your account view and change. Click left Password and Security (‘Password and Security’ in Dutch)
You will be asked in this screen for safety answering . several Security Questions Hopefully you know the answers yet you’ve given a few years ago … If it is not, you can reset it by sending. Them to your alternate email address That’s the bottom of the input screens.
If you Simply fill in these questions, you come out on the screen where you can enable two-step verification. You see that at the top. Click ‘Get started’ .
In this screen you get some explanation of the exact two-step verification entails. It explains how you can use to securely login a different device. If you have read (or not …) click Continue
Here you get to see more information, especially warnings about how but can log only if your other device to you have.
Now you can finally begin to turn. two step verification on Step is your phone number to add . Therefore, click “Add a phone number .
Once you’ve entered your phone number you will receive an SMS with a verification code. Which is four digits long. Enter here and click ‘Verify’ .
Je see on this screen that you can use to log. “Find My iPhone feature Click Continue to continue.
This is important: it gives a unique Recovery key ‘. Which consists of 14 letters, and you have the code necessary if for example your phone is stolen and you have no access to your iPhone account. So it is important that you do not lose this code . Beat ‘em so in LastPass or 1Password, or store it somewhere else in a safe place. Or learn it by heart. If you click Where should I keep my Recovery Key? “, you get Apple’s some tips on where you can store the password safest. If you’ve done this, click on Continue .
The last step is to verify everything. You will receive a final warning that you phone anyway especially must get rid of if you want to log into iCloud apps or want to buy here, and how you can prevent it. Enter in the box below that you understand everything and click ‘Enable two-step Verification
Your account is now more secure from hackers or from photos that suddenly drain. Every time you want to view photos in iCloud, or if you want to download a new app you have to put an extra step. That takes a little more effort, but you’re sure you information stays safe from hackers
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