How to keep your email account safe
Learn steps that help keep your email account safe.
Use a long password that is only for your email. A password manager can make and save it.
Add the strongest sign-in check the site offers. A passkey or security key can resist phishing better than a text code.
Codes can help, but a scammer may trick you into sharing one.
Try this
- Open your email site or app yourself.
- Make a long, unique password in a password manager.
- Open the account security settings.
- Add a passkey, security key, or other sign-in check.
- Keep recovery codes in a safe, private place.
A message you can copy
Explain a passkey in plain words. Do not ask for my password or codes.
Paste the message into ChatGPT, then fill in any blanks before you send it. ChatGPT opens in a new tab. Opening it does not send the message.
Buddy says
Do not read a login code to a caller you did not expect.