Email Security

[Eve]

This guide will show how to secure your current email address,
by creating a Gmail account for sending and receiving email.


Private Gmail Setup

• Visit Fake Name Generator to generate details based on
  gender, name set and country.
  
  
• Signup with Gmail, using the generated fake details. This
  keeps your identity private. Choose a secret question and
  secret answer which will be incomprehensible to anyone
  else. Keep this information safe.
  
  
• Go to Settings in your Gmail account. Click on Accounts.
  Opt to send email using Gmail servers. Send a verification
  email to your current address to activate the service with
  a confirmation link.
  
  
• Go to Settings for your current email address. There should
  be an option to forward email. Specify your Gmail account
  as the forwarding address.
  
  
• Go to Settings in your Gmail account. Click on Accounts.
  Opt to import your email from your current email address.
  Import or backup your contact list.
  

You can now send and receive email at your new Gmail account,
yet still use a current email address. It keeps your Gmail private.


More Security Habits

• Do not use your Gmail to register or signup anywhere.
  Do not use as secondary account for password resets.
  This reduces the chances of account compromise and
  subsequent compromise of backup email and contacts.
  
  
• To prevent email harvesting, stop publishing a current
  email address. Your alternatives are to use:
  - reCAPTCHA to hide your email address.
  - PrivacyBox to create a contact page.
  - Mailinator to create a public inbox.
  
  
• To prevent keylogging, be sensible. Use virtualization
  or encrypt keystrokes when downloading programs.
  

If your current email address is compromised, contact the
provider promptly. Meanwhile, you can rely on your Gmail
backup to either setup a temporary or new email account.



By Eve for SupportForums.net

[Sam]

Nice tutorial Eve. Omniscient has something similar posted I believe. Has this been submitted to Skills tutorial compilation?

Good job.

-Sam

[Detective RooTz]

Been known this but good information.

[MySocksAreWet]

I would not suggest Gmail Eve, there have been many reports of easily intercepted e-mails straight from google. Other than this, great guide.

[Eve]

Nice tutorial Eve. Omniscient has something similar posted I believe. Has this been submitted to Skills tutorial compilation?

Thanks, Sam. I will consider submitting this or another.

Been known this but good information.

I'm glad you appreciate it.

I would not suggest Gmail Eve, there have been many reports of easily intercepted e-mails straight from google. Other than this, great guide.

Thanks for the suggestion, I did not realise this. Perhaps I shall recommend GMX.com instead.

[Ally Mac]

Wow, you do never fail to impress.

Very good tutorial Eve!.. I think I have said this before, but well done!

~A

[Eve]

Wow, you do never fail to impress. Very good tutorial Eve!.. I think I have said this before, but well done!

Thank you, I appreciate your encouraging words!

[saumil]

thanks eve

[Eraj]

Nice tutorial bravo and thankx

[BRSteven]

Very useful good job