Bad Hotmail: Stakes over the security of the users

According to Sophos, Hotmail lets down its over 350 million users when it comes to security, by not giving them an easy way to tell if their account has been accessed by unauthorized third parties.
 

compaired with Gmail and Yahoo Mail which enable to the users to check if their account has recently been accessed from somewhere unusual, or at a time when you weren't surfing, or from a device that you don't own, such a system does not exists in Hotmail .

Microsoft seems to have put lots of effort into rebranding Hotmail as "Outlook" recently, it's a shame it didn't also take the opportunity to introduce this fairly simple-to-implement security feature at the same time. Claims Sophos.

However, if you're a Yahoo user, to check your account:

Click through to account settings, and choose "View your recent sign-in activity":

You will be presented with a list of recent login times. If you wish to see the IP addresses, they are also available via a drop-down option.

With Google Gmail, at the bottom of your inbox you'll find a link telling you when your account was last accessed.