[Security] make your phone Secured - page 2.

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Quote from: Rose_btc on September 23, 2019, 06:38:13 AM

How does the point 3 applicable. Charging portals, seriously? Also, can you please suggest the apps for point 2.

When you plug your device in to a public USB port, cable, adapter, etc., to charge it, you have no idea what you are connecting to. The USB can be modified to attempt to either steal data from your device, or deposit malware on your device. A microchip to achieve this is small enough to be hidden inside a USB cable, let alone an entire adapter or socket. This is known as "juice jacking".

You should avoid this by not using public charging ports, and using your own portable battery pack. If you must plug in somewhere, then use your own USB cable with the data pins removed.

GreatArkansas

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Additional is avoid using some public wifi, and also if someone will borrow your phone make sure you have your attention because some people may try to open some of the applications in your phone that are private or some confidential such as your email accounts, cryptocurrency wallets, etc.

Avoid trusting anyone with your phone especially if you know that there are important inside of your phone and avoid sharing your lockscreen/phone password or patterns to anyone.

And also if your phone (especially android) has micro sd card, avoid storing some important files here because it's easy to steal it and access your files there especially if they are not encrypted.

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How does the point 3 applicable. Charging portals, seriously? Also, can you please suggest the apps for point 2.

bitmover

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bitcoindata.science

I believe you forgot to mention one of the most important security features, which is to encrypt your phone.

If you lose it and it is encrypt, nobody can see your photos, personal data, etc, even if they manage to get through your lock screen.
When your mobile phone is encrypted, your personal data is unreadable, so it is useless.

This is a guide telling how to encrypt your mobile phone, android and ios.
Those steps are pretty simple, like going to Settings > Security > Encrypt Device.

https://www.lifewire.com/encrypt-the-data-on-your-android-phone-or-iphone-2377707
https://www.androidauthority.com/how-to-encrypt-android-device-326700/

maxreish

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We all know that a typical smartphone contains personal informations like passwords, email address, crypto wallet details, etc.

It is much better that our personal mobile phone is secured for the hackers and scammers not to easily access our mobile phones.
I know these are simple tips but really useful and make us more aware about protecting our phone most importantly if we have bitcoin and other crypto coins in our wallets.

Here are the top 10 tips for us to remember:

Quote from: https://amp-businessinsider-com.cdn.ampproject.org/

1. Lock your homescreen
2. Use caller protection apps
3. Avoid Charging your phones in public ports
4. Stop jailbraiking or rooting your phones
5. Use Two Factor Authentication
6. Update your phone's software regularly
7. Turn off your Wifi and Bluetooth if not in use
8. Encrypt hotspots by being used by other device
9. Store passwords in encrypted files
10. Use VPN to stay anonymous

Feel free to add some tips, even if it is usual, it is better to still remind those people who are forgetting those things.

Remember:
The art of common sense is applying the best wisdom we know today based on all our yesterdays.
-Wilfred Peterson

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