How to protect your smartphone from malware and personal information leaks. Review from Sunday21.
While gadgets move technology forward and cybercriminals want to use your personal information, often malware doesn't bode well for your smartphone. We advise you to first set a password to your device, this will make it safer to use, and then don't worry if your smartphone gets into the wrong hands. Go to Security in the settings and you will be able to choose a more appropriate alphabetic, graphic or numeric password for your device. This operation will take a couple of minutes, but may play a big role for you in the future. Sometimes you will receive different messages about winning various gift cards or other prizes. Frequently these messages contain links that you should never follow because your personal security will be compromised, often in order to know your personal information.
Be careful when using smartphones and do not get caught up in the tricks of cheaters.
It is best to remove such sms and untested links, because more personal information about you may be found out. By using public Wi-Fi you are also at great risk, this internet connection can easily be used to intercept personal information that communicates with the internet. Logins, passwords, credit card and email information are easy to find out when you're not connected to the World Wide Web securely. We advise you to think about it a few times before you do this, or it's best to use Virtual Private Network (VPN), it's easy to download it for both Android and IOS devices on Google Play or the App Store. If, however, you do catch a virus or have a malicious application installed that worsened the action of your gadget, we advise you not to put it in a long box and contact the service centers, where you can immediately help with this issue.