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Thursday, 22 October 2015
Android Security: Top 2 Things that makes your phone Vulnerable to Attacks
This is the biggest security risk ever on your smartphone
We read about how there are gaping security holes in
smartphones and ICT products and services as a whole. There is
no end to scares about viruses and all. But I am betting that you
have no idea what the greatest security threat on a phone, internet banking service or company email is.
Answer: the user. I have been privileged to work with people and
I can tell you that no matter how secure a phone or system is, if
the user’s grasp of security is poor, the product/tool remains
very insecure.
Check for leakage in your android phone’s security
Here are ways that people mess up not only their own security
but that of others who share information with them:
1. Weak Passwords. In 2015, you still won’t believe how many
people use their middle names, lovers’ names or date of birth as
their passwords. A weak password means that any email,
Facebook, website dashboard, office WiFi system, or smartphone
can be breached in seconds.
2. Poor Security Consciousness . Leaving your phone or laptop
unlocked and unattended for 60 seconds means that someone
can install and activate spyware on it, for example. Or transfer
files and information out from it. Or plant incriminating material
on it.
Despite all the noise of security issues on phones, servers and
other systems, the user remains the greatest security risk in
every single scenario. You.
Also note that no matter how secure and security conscious you
are personally, if the person you are exchanging information with
has a poor sense of security as described above, your
information still isn’t safe. If you give someone with a poor
sense of security access to a shared system, everyone on that
system automatically stand the risk of being compromised
because of that one person. The weakest link in the chain.
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