{"id":583,"date":"2023-12-05T10:38:57","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T10:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2023\/12\/05\/8675879-how-to-secure-hostinger-email-account\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:12:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:12:01","slug":"8675879-how-to-secure-hostinger-email-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/8675879-how-to-secure-hostinger-email-account\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Secure Hostinger Email Account"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">If you suspect that your Hostinger Email account has been compromised, it&rsquo;s crucial to act quickly to secure it.<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">It&rsquo;s vital to safeguard not only the email account itself but also any linked devices and applications.<\/p>\n<\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">The steps below will help you protect your email account and prevent future security issues &#128071;<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_0b352053ab\">Step 1 &mdash; Change the Password<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">First, change the password of your Hostinger Email account for a secure 15-20 characters password. Read more on <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/web-hosting-security#5_Periodically_Change_Passwords\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Web Hosting security<\/a><\/b>. <\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_447bcb190f\">Step 2 &mdash; Check for Unauthorized Access and Activity <\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Check access Emails logs &gt; Access to see who has accessed your email account and when. Furthermore, check delivery logs to find out who has sent emails from your account and when.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2023\/12\/2c372d78-c659-4381-8e4f-ab94570e9667.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_3e1d743ff7\">Step 3 &mdash; Secure Linked Applications and Devices<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Securing your devices, applications, and websites is key to protecting your email account. Often, email compromises stem from unprotected devices and applications:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Poorly secured devices may easily get infected with malware; this malware steals passwords and may access your email accounts without your knowledge<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Outdated applications have security flaws; if not secured and regularly updated, the websites, e-commerce platforms, and CRM systems you manage become vulnerable<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">By taking basic security steps, you can prevent unauthorized use of your email account:<\/p><h5 id=\"h_c9de94ae36\">Secure Web Applications<\/h5><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"\/support\/6197555-what-is-malware-scanner\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Scan your website for malware<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Add <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/what-is-recaptcha\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">reCAPTCHA<\/a><\/b> to contact forms<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">To learn more about it, please refer to help articles collection on <b><a href=\"https:\/\/support.hostinger.com\/en\/collections\/3555337-website-security\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Website Security<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><h5 id=\"h_d99abe9074\">Secure Other Applications and Devices<\/h5><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Keep your <b>antivirus software updated<\/b> and run<b> regular scans<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Regularly update the applications you use to the<b> latest version<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">We sincerely recommend you stick to the above guidelines. Even though quite simple, they will greatly help protect your email account and avoid security problems in the future!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Safeguarding your Hostinger Email account<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[176],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hostinger-email-management"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/8675879-how-to-secure-hostinger-email-account\/","default":1},{"locale":"es-ES","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/es\/support\/8675879-como-proteger-una-cuenta-de-email-comprometida-en-hostinger\/","default":0}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=583"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2686,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/583\/revisions\/2686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}