steam security & emails

[Zlokob]

just thinking about it, is it more safe, for steam account, to use email that is not associated to anything else but steam. i mean e-mail address that is not used for other profiles, like facebook, youtubue, skype, forums registrations etc.?
i was thinking about creating one email to use it only for steam.

[ᴠᴀʀ]

More safe? Yes and no.

If you barely get out of your house, you never receive any security codes. <-- These guys can have 1 account

If you use steam on other computers or phones, you have to deal with steamguard alot (when enabled) ---> Your games should be safe if your passwords are comprimised (Assume you have a different password)

Downsides are if you are the first type described above. You barely get any emails, you get bored, lazy. Decide to switch back to main email because you're tired of logging into another email to check for or just a code. It could go inactive after a while. (Marked for deletion?)

Or you can forget the password, forget your mother at the front door, burn down the house, make decisions. Experience things?

Just want to say that you can decide what the best solution is, only by yourself. If you're a clumsy-I-lost-my-phone-again person, it would be a good thing, but also a bad thing because you can forget the password too. How to tell a person the best way of doing stuff, without knowing things could get worse?

[Zlokob]

ok man, thanx for reply. i just thought that email that is not associated to anything but steam is less likely to be hacked. although i have strong passwords for both, mail and steam.
also i do not use steam on anything else but my pc.

[Tev]

I personally think it's wise to use SMS protection on your email.
This can be done with Gmail & Yahoo for example.

Also, use different & unique passwords on both your Steam and your email -account.
If you don't enter any scam pages, you should pretty much be safe.

[Satoru]

For Steam you need to secure teh email. Using a 'throwaway' email doesn't really increase the security of the email account. For example if your account gets phished then having a throwaway account doesn't help anyway.

My normal recommendations for people are

1) Enable SteamGuard
2) Use Gmail or Hotmail
3) Link Google Authenticator to Gmail/Hotmail
4) Ensure your email password is complex, and not reused anywhere on the Internet
5) Install Anti-virus
6) Ensure your OS is always fully patched
7) Be wary of phishing sites offering free game or other such things

These 7 steps will go a long way to ensure your account is secure.

[Zlokob]

i would never give any info about steam account to any page, so scam pages are ruled if that is the only thing.

[Satoru]

Weedian の投稿を引用：

i would never give any info about steam account to any page, so scam pages are ruled if that is the only thing.

You can be scammed if you're not careful

You must always be vigilant against scams. Thinking you are immune is the first step towards being a victim. It happens. Hell I've done it once when I was really tired and I thought 'wait what the hell did I just do?' It happens to the best of us. So you always need to be vigilant.

[Zlokob]

thank you guys. i know, and i am careful. thanx again.