i. Strong, Account-Specific Passwords

Create a strong password that includes symbols, capital Letters, and lower-case letters. Use a mix of different types of characters to make the password harder to crack.You should also create an equally strong and unique password for the email address associated with your Twitter account.Keep your password in a safe place. Consider using password management software to store all of your login information securely.

ii. Use login verification

Login verification is an extra layer of security for your account. Instead of relying on a password only, login verification introduces a second check to help make sure that you, and only you, can access your Twitter account. Only people who have access to both your password and your mobile phone will be able to log in to your account.Two-factor authentication could compensate shortcomings like poor passwords and usage of same password for multiple accounts.

To set up Login verification from your browser, follow these steps:

• Log in to your Twitter account.
• Click on your user photo from the top right corner of the screen.
• Go to Settings from the drop down menu.
• Click on Security and Privacy from the left menu.
• Activate and set up Login verification.

iii. Donot post private information and do not disclose your location

By default, Twitter is a public network and anyone will be able to follow you and see what you tweet. Keep in mind that the main keyword here is "public" - every little thing that you tweet will be available online, for anyone who wants to see it. If you want to have some degree of control over who's following you, you can make your account private by activating the option "Protect my tweets".Also keep your tweets' location disabled - this kind of data can also be used by cyber criminals.

To protect your tweets, follow these steps:

• Log in to your Twitter account.
• Click on your user photo from the top right corner of the screen.
• Go to Settings from the drop down menu.
• Click on Security and Privacy from the left menu.
• Go to Tweet privacy and check "Protect my Tweets" option.

To disable the tweet location, follow these (almost identical) steps:

• Log in to your Twitter account.
• Click on your user photo from the top right corner of the screen.
• Go to Settings from the drop down menu.
• Click on Security and Privacy from the left menu.
• Go to Tweet location and disable the "Add a location to my Tweets" option.
• From here you can also delete the previously stored Tweets location information.

iv. New login Email alerts

When you log in to your Twitter account from a new device for the first time, Twitter will send you a notification via email as an extra layer of security for your account. Login email alerts are only sent following new logins through Twitter for iOS and Android, twitter.com, and mobile web.

Through these emails, you can verify that it was you who logged in from the device. If you did not log in from the device, you should follow the steps in the notification email to secure your account, starting by changing your Twitter password immediately. Please note that the location listed in the notification email is an approximate location derived from the IP address you used to access Twitter, and it may be different from your physical location.

v. Email address update alerts

Any time the email address associated with your Twitter account is changed,Twitter will send an email notification to the previously-used email address on your account. In the event your account is compromised, these alerts will help you take steps to regain control of your account.

vi. Select third-party applications with care

There are many third-party applications built on the Twitter platform by external developers that you can use with your Twitter account(s). However, you should be cautious before giving third-party applications access to your account. If you wish to grant a third- party application access to your account, Twitter recommend that you only do so using Twitter's OAuth method. OAuth is a secure connection method and doesn't require you to give your Twitter username and password to the third party. You should be particularly cautious when you're asked to give your username and password to an application or website, as third-party applications don't need your username and password to be granted access to your account via Oauth.