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Monday, October 15, 2012

Follow these 3 tips for safeguarding your smart phone

By Michael Douglas


Many folks are aware of pathogen attacks and threats to security for computers, but only few know that such threats are also possible for mobiles, particularly for smart phones. But it is very much right that these smaller devices are also exposed for security risks. With the rise in usage of these widgets, it's become high priority to take up correct protective measures. This would not only save the gadget from becoming dysfunctional, but will be useful to give protection to the info stored in it.

In the modern day, where smart telephones are utilized for each serious event or task in daily life, having mobile protection is important. It is undeniable fact that high end devices are not being restricted to just chatting. Gone forever are the times where telephones are used just for making calls. Now, they're utilized for good range of activities related to fun, entertainment, resources, financial transactions, and so on. Reach of usage of these mobiles has increased many folds in the recent past.

Whether you are using Apple's iPhone, or Google Android running smartphone or professional-looking BlackBerry mobiles like 9700 Bold cell phone, you want to execute security measurements. Although most of these tips are common for all smart telephones, there could be slight difference in their implementation based on the operating system running within these widgets. Following is the list of common tips for preventing security issues on mobile devices:

- When you are not using Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, turn them off. When these features are turned on, it is certain that your battery will become exhausted soon. More importantly, they can give easy accessibility to cyber criminals and hackers. As a result, you might have to pay increased bill, loose the information of some contacts, loose certain applications or features.

- Use powerful password which are hard to guess. Never use most widely used ones.

Although default ones come in most foreseeable way, you can change them to unique ones. When you get a mobile, it'll come with some passwords which would be same in pretty much all new mobiles. Make it a point to switch them to unique and tough to guess.

Encrypt your backup files. It would be useful to retrieve info when you lose your telephone or accidentally remove the data. Most smart telephones of current day come with inbuilt features for backup and information encryption. If you don't have them pre-installed, you can depend on trustworthy 3rd party apps.




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