Comment Re:Happened to My Wife (Score 1) 186
Have you guys not tried the 2 factor authentication yet?
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/advanced-sign-in-security-for-your.html
I was afraid that my girl might find it difficult to use or overly technical, but once I explained how it worked and supported her through the setup of it, it's been working brilliantly.
Basically any new machine that you connect to Gmail from requires not just your password (something you know) but also the code generated from the supplied app (on our Android phones - something you have).
The key to internet security is to always have 2 out of the 3 following things:
1) something you know (passwords, answers to secret questions, etc)
2) something you have (physical keys, dongles, RSA SecurID)
3) something you are (biometrics, fingerprints, etc)
Google as yet, are the only major provider of email offering security that can use 2 factor auth by the something you know and something you have.
It's really worth turning it on, just for peace of mind.