#YouTube account security

Whether you're a private citizen or a content creator, securing a YouTube account should always be a priority. In this way, account users prevent their YouTube accounts from being hacked, hijacked, or compromised. Apart from the risk of losing subscribers, a YouTube account that has been hacked might wipe out your uploaded content and may access other user's sensitive information. To avoid this, we're giving you ways to make your YouTube account safe and secure. According to YouTube, there are four major ways of making an account secured: turning on 2-step verification, setting channel-level permissions, creating strong passwords, and be aware of potential scams. 2-step verification The two-step verification adds another layer of security for your account if you lost or have someone stolen your password. They may either enroll their account to Google's security key or use their iOS or Android device's built-in security key. This includes setting up phone prompts, storing backup codes, using Google authenticator, How to setup phone prompts, backup codes, and security key on iOS and Android devices: On your device, go to your Google Account. Read more in our articles including "How to secure your YouTube account" and "Security Bank now sends SMS on ATM transactions".