Are you a face book user? Remember the following things for your security.

Never Use Weak Password

Avoid simple names, date of birth, the words you can find in a dictionary, even with numbers tacked on the end. Use upper- and lower-case letters, numbers, and symbols in mix. A password should have at least eight characters. One good technique is to insert numbers or symbols in the middle of a word, example: names- n305aMes, letters- le25tteRs.

Don’t Mention Your Full Birth Date in Your Profile

The date of birth is an ideal target for identity thieves, who could use it to obtain more information about you and potentially gain access to your bank or credit card account. If you've already entered date of birth, go to your profile page and click on the Info tab, then on Edit Information. Under the Basic Information section, choose to show only the month and day or no birthday at all.

Maintain Necessary Privacy Controls

Almost all information about you in your Facebook profile, you can give access to only your friends or friends of friends. Restrict access to photos, birth date, religious views, and family information, among other things. You can give only certain people or groups access to items such as photos, or block particular people from seeing them.

Don’t Post Your Child's Name in a Caption

Don't use a child's name in photo tags or captions. If someone else does, delete it by clicking on Remove Tag. If your child isn't on Facebook and someone includes his or her name in a caption, ask that person to remove the name.

Control Search Engines to Find You

To help prevent strangers from accessing your page, go to the search section of Facebook's privacy settings and select Only Friends for Facebook search results.

Supervised Youngsters to Use Facebook

Facebook limits its members to ages 13 and over, but children younger than that do use it. If you have a young child or teenager on Facebook, the best way to provide oversight is to become one of their online friends. Use your e-mail address as the contact for their account so that you receive their notifications and monitor their activities.