Avoid Account Hijacking..

To ensure that nobody but you ever accesses your Google account, you can have Google phone you with a confirmation

code or send a SMS to your cell phone, every time you login. That way, even if somebody steals or second guesses

your password, there's simply no way they can access your account.

This security is known as a two-stage verification procedure, which you can set up here. Note that this service is

still being rolled out and might not yet be available to you. Keep checking back, however, because the intention is

for it to be available to all Google users.

Gmail users can also use an @google-mail.com address. Gmail users can also use an @google-mail.com address. A

drawback (or benefit) of the new security is that you might need to add new, specific passwords for certain Google

services, such as mobile Gmail, desktop Picasa, or AdWords Editor. This is because these services don't yet work

with the two-step verification process. Signing up using the link above will walk you through what's required.