How do we protect our website, domain and ad accounts from being hijacked?

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Last updated: 9 November 2026

The short answer

Turn on multi-factor authentication for every account that controls your marketing: your domain registrar, hosting, Google, Meta and email. Use named logins, not shared ones, and remove access for people who have left.

What to secure

Accounts that carry your reputation
Account What to turn on Who should own it
Domain registrar MFA and registrar lock Your business
Website and hosting MFA, updates and tested backups Your business
Google accounts and ads MFA and named users, with agencies given their own access Your business
Meta business account MFA and named administrators Your business
Email domain SPF, DKIM and DMARC Your business, set up by your IT provider

Leavers and suppliers

Remove access when staff or agencies stop working with you, and keep a list of who can sign in to what.

Quick answers

What is registrar lock?

A setting that stops your domain being transferred away without extra checks.

Who should own the accounts?

Your business, with named users and a second administrator.

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