Keep your Sanlam account safe
Turn on email or mobile notifications for important account activities
Use your login details with a one-time pin sent to your mobile phone
Keep your password and devices secure
How to protect your email account and passwords
A URL (Uniform Resource Locator), or web address, is a unique identifier used to find a resource on the Internet.
Steps to see where a URL will take you:
Look at the text after https://.
If there are more slashes (/) near the end, look at the text before the first one for the destination. If there's no slash, focus on the text at the end of the URL.
If there's no slash, focus on the text at the end of the URL. For a .com domain, the destination is in the last two parts and for a .co.za domain, it's in the last three parts.
https://cp.sanlam.co.za - the destination is sanlam.co.za
https://google.google-fake.com - the destination is google-fake.com
https://verify.microsft.really.com/microsoft.com - the destination is really.com and NOT microsoft.com
Ways to create a secure password
1: Don’t use the same password across multiple sites
Using the same password across multiple sites is unsafe. If a cybercriminal gets hold of that password they can use it to access your accounts on these sites.
*Note: Did you know your usernames and passwords are likely being traded on the dark web? Your login credentials could be one of billions on sale because of numerous data breaches over recent years. Cybercriminals use these stolen credentials to fraudulently access people’s accounts.
2: Use strong passwords that you can remember
Here is a tip on how to create a long password that is memorable:
Use a passphrase or pass-song
Take a song, such as "I miss the rains down in Africa" which might become "ImtrdiA"
Add a special character like an emoji: "ImtrdiA:-D"
Add a number that you can remember: "1995ImtrdiA:-D"
3: Consider using a password manager
A password manager will generate long and unique passwords for all your online accounts while you only need to remember one strong password.
Resources for staying safe online
