Forgotten password security

[go_hercules]

If someone finds or steals my cellphone and tries logging into any of my accounts such as banking or the like, he would need the password. But what if he just clicked "forgot password " and had it emailed to the phone which he now has? Is it that simple for him? Like most people I know, i just swipe my phone on, I don't enter a password every time. What should I do?

 

[webworkings]

The only ways around that kind of issue would be to add a lock to the phone itself. So that it has a code or pin or password that needs to be entered to access the phone or change the location that the forgot password message is sent.

You could keep it as going to your email, which can be accessed from the phone, but don't leave yourself logged in to the email all the time. This way you have to log into the email to get the forgotten password info.

Always good to add a layer of security that will help keep people out.