We live in a world today that we all trust our electronic devices to keep all sensitive information. The worst that can happen is someone getting unauthorized access to the device and use the information illegally. We have seen some cases where people lose their data to hackers that end up stealing from them. Starting today, it is important to protect your data at all times. Here is how to do so.
Use passcodes to lock your phone
Leaving your phone without locking it with a passcode is like giving all the sensitive information to hackers without a fight. To have a fighting chance, you will need to use a passcode whenever accessing the phone. A simple four-digit passcode should serve the purpose in most cases. To protect your data, combine letters into the four-digit passcode. Having six or more digit passcode helps to make it 100 times harder for anyone to guess the passcode.
Keep your encryption on
Most people tend to ignore the encryption feature found on their phones. You need to start encrypting all your phone data to protect your data from hackers. For those using iPhones running on iOS 8 or later, it offers a complete disk encryption by default. This means that no one can read your data unless the phone is unlocked first. If you have an Android phone, you will have to turn on encryption manually in the settings section.
Use device finder apps
Such apps are quite important for people who commonly lose their phones. If the device gets lost, you can easily toggle it into the lost mode and the screen will be locked with a passcode. The app is common in both iPhone and Android platform. Take the time to check a number of apps before settling one that serves the purpose.
Back up your phone always
We have seen how parents with toddlers end up counting loses to important information when babies dunks the phone in a glass of water. There are many apps today available today to help with making the backup and restoring the files on a later date. Always keep the backup app active so that it can back up every latest detail.
Update the device operating system
The software that runs our electronic devices sometimes need patches to help maintain the security and improve the device performance. Ensure that you always update the device software to keep it safer from hackers at all times.
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