Today, mobile phones can be defined as pocket computers where people store their photos, data, credit cards and most private conversations.
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Considering this concern, the official ‘Microsoft Start’ portal has launched a series of recommendations that can help users reduce the risk of hacking on their mobile devices. Here we leave you the tips:
a lot of time, The applications we download request all kinds of permissions from the user, such as location, microphone, camera, among other functions that a gaming application does not actually need. In the rush to use apps, users tend to say ‘yes’ to everything without thinking, but this can be a gateway for viruses or hackers.
Operating system updates are very important for the security of mobile devices. Developers include new security tools in each of them and fix previous bugsThis means that the older your operating system is, the more vulnerabilities criminals will have to access your data.
(More suggestions: This is how you can protect your mobile phone from hackers).
The option offered by mobile phones is called ‘encryption’ or ‘encryption’. Information stored inside can only be accessed when the device is unlocked. It’s a pretty simple and pretty effective process and is usually easily found in the security section of your phone’s settings. There are also applications such as WhatsApp that offer their own security encryption service.
(You may be interested in: Hacked mobile phones: this is how you can protect them from unauthorized searches).
As an additional tip for iPhone users, it is also worth reminding that Apple is working on a new tool called ‘.Stolen Device Protection‘ (Stolen Device Protection) was included in iOS 17.3 beta.
When this function is activated, the phone will define the following functions: accessible only with facial registration or fingerprintand you no longer have to fiddle with the switch like requesting a new Apple Card, using payment methods saved on the device, or disabling Lost Mode.
ALEJANDRO VICTORIA TOBON
DIGITAL COVERAGE EDITORIAL
TIME
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