Topic: Do you have a separate phone/PC for crypto? - page 2. (Read 260 times)
I used my phone and pc to both crypto and not crypto stuffs but so far for the span of 5 years in crypto I didn't encounter any issues regarding to hacking or any bad incidents that cost me a financial lost. Its just you need to be careful on everything you do and always think twice on unfamiliar platforms you go. Also don't download anything unverified nor sign up on some things you didn't know to make your accounts safe from frauds.
I have laptop for crypto and separate for my personal work and life details. But for phone Im using it both so maybe I'll start to segregate it soon. Sometime its quite easy to access it so I did used both but you are right OP, security is important so gonna do this precaution also for me to be safe, who knows what kind of virus or any hacker will try to breach our devices. Always be careful especially nowadays a lot of hackers are too busy trying to phish everyone.
I think a good solution for people who have only one desktop/laptop is to create a different user for your financial/cryptocurrency activities and another user for daily use. You shouldn't be using the same profile for both.
You should never be using an admin profile for your daily use in your personal computer, so if you are attacked the attacker won't be able to do much damage.
If I had to use a specific device just for crypto I would consider installing special privacy-preserving, de-googled operating systems like CalyxOS, LineageOS, GrapheneOS, Copperhead, etc.
How does this work? I mean do I have to wipe all the data of the OS that is installed on my android phone? Or we can just buy these specialized phone intended only for privacy and security similar to this one --> https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-5/Would appreciate if you could provide us some OS installation guide.
I spend a minimum of 8-9 hours a day on my mobile phone. I have one mobile for bitcointalk forum/trading and another for my normal day-day businesses. I do this to secure my bitcointalk account and trading accounts from hacks, viruses, phishing attacks from public WiFi e.t.c this is a safe practice to protect one's information. Do not make the mistake of overlooking your data privacy.
When I pick up my bitcoin mobile, I automatically focus all my energy here regardless of what may be happening in my surrounding. I never leave my phone unattended. It's locked and secure whenever I'm busy with something else. If you can't afford a second phone, you can follow the tips stated in this article
https://www.webroot.com/us/en/resources/tips-articles/how-to-prevent-phone-hacking-and-sleep-like-a-baby-again
Avoid unsecured public WiFi. Hackers often target important locations such as bank accounts via public WiFi that can often be unsecured due to relaxed safety standards or even none at all.
Turn off your autocomplete feature. By doing this, you can prevent stored critical personal data from being accessed.
Regularly delete your browsing history, cookies, and cache. Removing your virtual footprint is important in minimizing the amount of data that can be harvested by prying eyes.
Have an iPhone? Enable Find My iPhone. By turning the feature on in your settings, you’ll be able to locate your phone if you misplace it before the hackers can lay their paws on it.
Use a security app that increases protection. For Android owners, Webroot offers the all-in-one Mobile Security for Android app that provides antivirus protection and allows you to remotely locate, lock up and wipe your phone in the event you lose track of it. For iOS users, Webroot also offers a free secure web browser for increased mobile security on your iPhone and iPad.
I use a laptop as well as a smartphone. I use both in certain situations and conditions. When I'm at home I use a laptop because it looks wider and clearer. In other situations, I use a smartphone when I am not in my house because it is more practical and can be carried anywhere. For data problems I suggest you back up your data such as username and password into MS Office on the laptop. And you can also back it up in cloud computing such as Google Drive, One Drive, or Dropbox. So that one day you need the data, just access the cloud computing. Here are some tips for safe internet.
1. Keep Personal Information Professional and Limited
2. Keep Your Privacy Settings On
3. Practice Safe Browsing
4. Make Sure Your Internet Connection is Secure. Use a Secure VPN Connection
5. Be Careful What You Download
6. Choose Strong Passwords
7. Make Online Purchases From Secure Sites
8. Be Careful What You Post
9. Be Careful Who You Meet Online
10. Keep Your Antivirus Program Up To Date
Source:
https://usa.kaspersky.com/resource-center/preemptive-safety/top-10-internet-safety-rules-and-what-not-to-do-online
Use a security app that increases protection. For Android owners, Webroot offers the all-in-one Mobile Security for Android app that provides antivirus protection and allows you to remotely locate, lock up and wipe your phone in the event you lose track of it. For iOS users, Webroot also offers a free secure web browser for increased mobile security on your iPhone and iPad.
And for this part of using security apps, its better to use high rated security apps because not all android security app is secure. Some security apps on android device are like malware that expose your data or privacy to the app developers.
Most android phones comes with security apps though and its preferred to use the ones that comes with the phone.
I don't have a separate phone for cryptocurrency stuff by the reason that I have no other interests besides crypto and therefore employed the only phone I have for these purposes. Just kidding. If I had to use a specific device just for crypto I would consider installing special privacy-preserving, de-googled operating systems like CalyxOS, LineageOS, GrapheneOS, Copperhead, etc. With these, I believe it is much easier to reduce the attack surface, safeguard your wallets and keys and, which is also important, reduce the possibility of being tracked by installed apps, google, your ISP, and even the government. Everything, in this case, is open-source, verifiable, secure, and decentralized, essentially follows the basic principles and ideas embedded in bitcoin.
I think you haven't covered the most important. Do not download any other apps.
You said you're using one phone exclusively for trading and bitcointalk-ing. Instead of having bunch of antiviruses that may also burden the performance of your device with no essential result, just stop downloading any app that may behave maliciously to steal information from you.
And that's precautions for your privacy. Do not expect to lose money from your (assumed) Binance account unless you aren't feeling well with your email, SMSes, etc. A hacker would need to compromise lots of things in your phone to be able to login there and still you'd be notified.
I don't download applications on my crypto mobile just as a precaution. There are malicious apps in the web and app store, some ads even pop up and you might click without knowing. You said you're using one phone exclusively for trading and bitcointalk-ing. Instead of having bunch of antiviruses that may also burden the performance of your device with no essential result, just stop downloading any app that may behave maliciously to steal information from you.
And that's precautions for your privacy. Do not expect to lose money from your (assumed) Binance account unless you aren't feeling well with your email, SMSes, etc. A hacker would need to compromise lots of things in your phone to be able to login there and still you'd be notified.
I use Google authenticator for my emails, trading app plus 2FA verification code. The advantage of having two phones is my crypto phone is very private.
I think you haven't covered the most important. Do not download any other apps.
You said you're using one phone exclusively for trading and bitcointalk-ing. Instead of having bunch of antiviruses that may also burden the performance of your device with no essential result, just stop downloading any app that may behave maliciously to steal information from you.
And that's precautions for your privacy. Do not expect to lose money from your (assumed) Binance account unless you aren't feeling well with your email, SMSes, etc. A hacker would need to compromise lots of things in your phone to be able to login there and still you'd be notified.
You said you're using one phone exclusively for trading and bitcointalk-ing. Instead of having bunch of antiviruses that may also burden the performance of your device with no essential result, just stop downloading any app that may behave maliciously to steal information from you.
And that's precautions for your privacy. Do not expect to lose money from your (assumed) Binance account unless you aren't feeling well with your email, SMSes, etc. A hacker would need to compromise lots of things in your phone to be able to login there and still you'd be notified.
I have laptop for crypto and separate for my personal work and life details. But for phone Im using it both so maybe I'll start to segregate it soon. Sometime its quite easy to access it so I did used both but you are right OP, security is important so gonna do this precaution also for me to be safe, who knows what kind of virus or any hacker will try to breach our devices. Always be careful especially nowadays a lot of hackers are too busy trying to phish everyone.
Let me add more, do not save any password on your broswers, some malware can be able to monitor your device and check your browser to know what you save on your brower, even if you clear the the cakes and cookies, this will not clear the passwords. It may be inconvenient not to have the password saved on the broswers but it is one of the ways for online safety.
How about the use of ad blockers also, it will be very helpful.
Anti-malware/antivirus can be very helpful too including blocking ads but we really need to be careful of ads and never click on any.
Entering correct URL, do not depends on search engines like Google that will bring up ad links in which some can be safe. Make sure the URL is secure, it should start from https and a padlock logo will be seen.
Make use of privacy browsers like Duckduckgo, Tor broswer, Firefox or Firefox focus.
Privacy search engines like Duckduckgo and Qwant are better.
Free VPNs are not secure.
How about the use of ad blockers also, it will be very helpful.
Anti-malware/antivirus can be very helpful too including blocking ads but we really need to be careful of ads and never click on any.
Entering correct URL, do not depends on search engines like Google that will bring up ad links in which some can be safe. Make sure the URL is secure, it should start from https and a padlock logo will be seen.
Make use of privacy browsers like Duckduckgo, Tor broswer, Firefox or Firefox focus.
Privacy search engines like Duckduckgo and Qwant are better.
Free VPNs are not secure.
I spend a minimum of 8-9 hours a day on my mobile phone. I have one mobile for bitcointalk forum/trading and another for my normal day-day businesses. This is a measure to secure my bitcointalk account and trading accounts from hacks, viruses, phishing hacks and attacks from public WiFi e.t.c this is a safe practice to protect one's information. Do not make the mistake of overlooking your data privacy.
When I pick up my mobile, I automatically focus all my energy here regardless of what may be happening in my surrounding. I never leave my phone unattended. It's locked and secure whenever I'm busy with something else. If you can't afford a second phone, you can follow the tips stated in this article
https://www.webroot.com/us/en/resources/tips-articles/how-to-prevent-phone-hacking-and-sleep-like-a-baby-again
Avoid unsecured public WiFi. Hackers often target important locations such as bank accounts via public WiFi that can often be unsecured due to relaxed safety standards or even none at all.
Turn off your autocomplete feature. By doing this, you can prevent stored critical personal data from being accessed.
Regularly delete your browsing history, cookies, and cache. Removing your virtual footprint is important in minimizing the amount of data that can be harvested by prying eyes.
Have an iPhone? Enable Find My iPhone. By turning the feature on in your settings, you’ll be able to locate your phone if you misplace it before the hackers can lay their paws on it.
Use a security app that increases protection. For Android owners, Webroot offers the all-in-one Mobile Security for Android app that provides antivirus protection and allows you to remotely locate, lock up and wipe your phone in the event you lose track of it. For iOS users, Webroot also offers a free secure web browser for increased mobile security on your iPhone and iPad.
When I pick up my mobile, I automatically focus all my energy here regardless of what may be happening in my surrounding. I never leave my phone unattended. It's locked and secure whenever I'm busy with something else. If you can't afford a second phone, you can follow the tips stated in this article
https://www.webroot.com/us/en/resources/tips-articles/how-to-prevent-phone-hacking-and-sleep-like-a-baby-again
Avoid unsecured public WiFi. Hackers often target important locations such as bank accounts via public WiFi that can often be unsecured due to relaxed safety standards or even none at all.
Turn off your autocomplete feature. By doing this, you can prevent stored critical personal data from being accessed.
Regularly delete your browsing history, cookies, and cache. Removing your virtual footprint is important in minimizing the amount of data that can be harvested by prying eyes.
Have an iPhone? Enable Find My iPhone. By turning the feature on in your settings, you’ll be able to locate your phone if you misplace it before the hackers can lay their paws on it.
Use a security app that increases protection. For Android owners, Webroot offers the all-in-one Mobile Security for Android app that provides antivirus protection and allows you to remotely locate, lock up and wipe your phone in the event you lose track of it. For iOS users, Webroot also offers a free secure web browser for increased mobile security on your iPhone and iPad.
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