Three ways to secure your Gmail account

On Wednesday, 5 million Gmail usernames and passwords were leaked on the Russian bitcoin message board btsec.com. The news sparked a wave of panic among Gmail users, however in a statement issued by Google, less than 2 percent of the leaked credentials would have actually worked, simply because most of them were outdated by several years.

Despite the relative containment of this latest leak, here are some steps to ensure that your online identity is protected.