Smartphones today contain a lot of personal and confidential information about the user, including their bank details. But seems like PC users are least interested in keeping their mobiles secured.
Viruses, Trojan horses, spywares, adware all have the same purpose of stealing your private data, even in the case of phone. Due to the extensive usage of these devices, they have become the prime target of such malwares. So, in order to protect your phone from them you need to follow some preventive measures.
Never leave your phone unattended in public places:
Leaving your mobile unattended can give a chance to people to operate it without your consent. Remember, it just takes few seconds for someone to open your cell phone and send mails or steal your confidential information. So stay alert, always.
Set a password:
Smartphone’s are quiet easier to steal as compared to a physical computers. So, secure your mobile by setting up some password so that if it is lost or stolen, even then the person cannot operate it, Also it’s a good idea to disable your social as well as banking account by contacting your service provider.
Download stuff from trusted websites:
Download songs, movies, pictures or anything from known sites. As many times the stuff you want to download is attached with malicious software that enters your phone and steals your personal information. One such application is Mobogenie that automatically gets downloaded onto Android phones and cause serious damage. So always download such stuffs from trusted sources and this is how you can protect your phone from hackers too.
Use Security software:
Security software’s are important but mostly people don’t use them on mobiles. However, in the next few months, it will become necessary to use such software in Smartphone. Having such security software in mobile can be very helpful as they remove virus and Trojans that enter the cell phone and also remotely lock or delete data if the mobile is lost.
These are the tips that can be followed to protect your Smartphones from cybercriminals and thus protecting yourself from great loss.
Viruses, Trojan horses, spywares, adware all have the same purpose of stealing your private data, even in the case of phone. Due to the extensive usage of these devices, they have become the prime target of such malwares. So, in order to protect your phone from them you need to follow some preventive measures.
Never leave your phone unattended in public places:
Leaving your mobile unattended can give a chance to people to operate it without your consent. Remember, it just takes few seconds for someone to open your cell phone and send mails or steal your confidential information. So stay alert, always.
Set a password:
Smartphone’s are quiet easier to steal as compared to a physical computers. So, secure your mobile by setting up some password so that if it is lost or stolen, even then the person cannot operate it, Also it’s a good idea to disable your social as well as banking account by contacting your service provider.
Download stuff from trusted websites:
Download songs, movies, pictures or anything from known sites. As many times the stuff you want to download is attached with malicious software that enters your phone and steals your personal information. One such application is Mobogenie that automatically gets downloaded onto Android phones and cause serious damage. So always download such stuffs from trusted sources and this is how you can protect your phone from hackers too.
Use Security software:
Security software’s are important but mostly people don’t use them on mobiles. However, in the next few months, it will become necessary to use such software in Smartphone. Having such security software in mobile can be very helpful as they remove virus and Trojans that enter the cell phone and also remotely lock or delete data if the mobile is lost.
These are the tips that can be followed to protect your Smartphones from cybercriminals and thus protecting yourself from great loss.