Your Kajabi account holds your sites, contacts, and settings, so keeping it secure protects your whole business. This article is for Heroes: account owners and account users with any role.
Use this article to build good security habits, recognize phishing emails, spot signs that someone else got into your account, and lock them out. If someone is in your account right now, go straight to "Resolve a compromised login" on this page.
For everyday login help, see Log in to a Kajabi account.
Prevent unauthorized access
To prevent unauthorized access to your Kajabi account, build the habits in this section. Each one makes it harder for someone else to get in, or limits the damage if they do.
Use strong passwords and 2FA
To protect your Kajabi login, use a long, unique password and turn on two-factor authentication (2FA). 2FA asks for a code after your password, so a stolen password isn't enough to get in.
We recommend a trusted password manager to create and store a different long password for every account you use, including your email, Kajabi, bank, and payment processor. You can test how strong a password is with a tool like security.org.
For the rules a Kajabi account password must follow, see "Password strength, reuse, and expiry rules" in Log in to a Kajabi account. To turn on 2FA, follow "Set up 2FA" in the same article.
We also recommend turning on 2FA for your email account and anywhere else it's offered, with recovery options set up. Anyone who can open your email inbox can reset your Kajabi password.
Give each person their own login
To keep your Kajabi account secure when other people help you, give each person their own account user login instead of sharing yours. That way no one shares passwords or 2FA codes, and you can suspend one person's login without changing your own.
We recommend not using the account owner, Co-owner, or Administrator login for day-to-day work unless you need to. Fewer logins with full access means less risk if one is compromised. To add account users and pick their roles, see Add and manage account users.
Recognize phishing emails
Phishing emails pretend to come from a company you trust, such as Kajabi, to get your password, 2FA code, payment details, or personal information. They often sound urgent or ask for payment.
To protect your Kajabi account from phishing:
Don't click links in emails that seem urgent or ask for payment. Instead, go to the Kajabi login page in your browser and check your account there.
Never share your password, 2FA code, or personal information (such as a Social Security number or card number) by email, phone call, text message, or chat.
Don't post personal or sensitive information on your public website.
If you're not sure whether a message is really from Kajabi, contact Kajabi Support before you reply or click anything.
Warning:
Kajabi never asks for your password or your 2FA code. If someone asks you for either one, reset your password and contact Kajabi Support.
Keep devices and connections secure
To protect the devices you use for your Kajabi account, turn on antivirus software (such as Windows Defender) and a firewall on your computer.
Keep your operating system, browser, and apps up to date. Updates fix security holes that could let someone watch or control your device.
When you finish working on a shared or public computer, log out of your Kajabi account.
We recommend not using public WiFi to work in your Kajabi account, or in any account with sensitive information like your bank, because someone on the same network can intercept your data. If you need to work in public, use a virtual private network (VPN) or a mobile hotspot that you control.
Back up important data
To make sure you still have a copy of important Kajabi data, such as your contacts, if your device is compromised or something in your account is changed, we recommend backing it up regularly.
To download your contacts, see Export contacts. For other site content, see Back up site content.
Signs of unauthorized access
These emails from Kajabi can be signs of unauthorized access, meaning someone else is using your login:
An email with the subject line Your Kajabi user password has been updated when you didn't change your password.
An email with the subject line Email change requested when you didn't change your email address. Kajabi sends this email to the old address, and to the account owner if an account user's email changed. Contact Kajabi Support right away.
An email with the subject line Please verify your email address on Kajabi when you didn't try to log in. Kajabi only sends this email after someone enters your correct password, so someone else knows your password.
An email with the subject line Account Blocked when you didn't try to log in. Someone tried to log in with wrong passwords.
Other signs of unauthorized access include:
Contacts imported or deleted, or email campaigns you didn't create.
A changed site title, plan, or billing details.
Account users you don't recognize.
If you think someone got into your account but you haven't seen any of these signs, still follow the steps in "Resolve a compromised login" on this page.
Resolve a compromised login
To secure your Kajabi login after unauthorized access, do every step:
Go to the Kajabi login page and check that you can still log in. If you can, change your password in Account Settings > Sign In & Security. If you can't, click Forgot your password? and reset your password. If the reset email doesn't arrive because someone changed the email address on your account, or you still can't log in, contact Kajabi Support.
Click Disconnect next to any Google account you don't recognize in the Social Accounts section of Sign In & Security. Logging in with Google doesn't use your password, so a Google account someone else connected still works after you change your password.
Change the password for the email provider you use with Kajabi. Anyone who can open that inbox can reset your Kajabi password.
Check the Two-factor authentication (2FA) section in Sign In & Security. If 2FA is off, turn 2FA on using the steps in "Set up 2FA" in Log in to a Kajabi account. If 2FA is already on, click Change and set 2FA up again. Changing 2FA removes every authenticator app and phone number on your account, including any the hacker added.
Suspend any account user you don't recognize in Settings > Manage Users. Suspending an account user blocks their login right away. For the steps, see Add and manage account users.
Contact Kajabi Support to report unauthorized access. Include the following:
The IP address (network address) of each account user. Find yours with a site like whatismyipaddress.com.
Whether you use a password manager.
Whether you share login details with anyone, such as a service provider or colleague.
Whether you use the same email and password on other sites (email, bank, social media).
The changes you found.
