Through Facebook's wide coverage across the world, many people were reunited to their friends and family. It has become a basic tool for searching people throughout the web. In spite of that fact, we cannot deny that Facebook's security had been subject to scrutiny when it became a spying device by many individuals who have criminal designs.
Because of that, Facebook has implemented many strategies to strengthen their security. One of these is quoted in this news article by Alyssa Newcomb that I found in Yahoo News.
Facebook Will Now Warn You If Another Country Is Spying on You
Facebook will now issue alerts to users who the social network believes are being targeted by state-sponsored hackers, according to a message posted by Alex Stamos, Facebook's chief security officer."While we have always taken steps to secure accounts that we believe to have been compromised, we decided to show this additional warning if we have a strong suspicion that an attack could be government-sponsored. We do this because these types of attacks tend to be more advanced and dangerous than others, and we strongly encourage affected people to take the actions necessary to secure all of their online accounts," Stamos wrote.
Facebook isn't revealing its methods for attributing certain attacks but Stamos said the company will "use this warning only in situations where the evidence strongly supports our conclusion."
While Facebook said it constantly "monitor[s] for potentially malicious activity," the social network also provides preventative tools users can take advantage of to protect their accounts. Going to security settings and turning on "Login Approvals" will send a code to the user's smartphone anytime someone tries to access their account from a new device or browser. -Alyssa Newcomb