As you keep protect your computer from viruses , But you also need to keep your device protected from viruses and hackers. If you are not careful and a virus infects your phone, than it can damage your data or steal private information.
Hackers don’t need physical access to your phone to steal your personal information. They infect your phone with innocent looking apps or via unsecured Wi-Fi networks.
For keep secure your mobile follow these steps.
1. Keep Your Phone Screen Lock with Pin or Pattern lock
Keep your phone lock when you’re not using it. set a password to open the lock screen as pin code, Pattern lock, Facial-recognition lock , Voice recognition Lock, or Finger print Lock. Read more
2. Lock Your Apps
It is necessary to lock your apps, That are holding your private information. It will help you to keep protect your Files, Emails and Images save and not use for by any hacker. You can use a apps like App Lock for this purpose. Read more
3. Turn off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth when not in use
Keep your Bluetooth and WiFi off because thieves can use them to connect to your device and access your data.
4. Do not use unknown Wi-Fi Network
Don’t Access the Internet on your phone to unsecured wireless networks or free wifi network. Access the Internet on your phone only from a secure Wi-Fi network or access to a cellular network whenever you want to do something important like doing your banking online. Not Share your network with the public, they can easily sniff out your packets and translate it into actual data of your private information.
Wi-Fi networks that aren’t secure don’t need a password to join, so anyone can connect to your device and infect it with a virus without you knowing about it. Wi-Fi networks that aren’t secure allow nearby hackers to intercept your data when you get online. Don’t do any shopping or banking on a public Wi-Fi network; hackers can swipe your bank account number or other financial information. Read More
5. Download apps only from trusted stores
If you’re browsing for a new App or Game then install apps on your phone only if they come from a trusted source. Both Google play and Apple App stores have verified authenticity and scanned apps on them , so they’re much safer. There are plenty of websites and mailers, which ask you to download an app from an unknown web link. If the app is not available on the app stores, do not download and install it. Make sure before downloading any app, check ratings and reviews and read the description so you understand what phone features it will have access to if you download.
6. Check an app’s permissions before installing
Before you begin installing an app from Google Play, a list of requested permissions will pop up to show you what permission the app requires. There are some apps that not requires some access to our content but they access it. for example alarm app does not require a permission to access your text messages.
7. Use Secure Websites
Stay away from suspicious websites when browsing the Internet on your phone. Viruses can be installed on your phone through malicious websites. If you receive an unexpected email or text message with a link in it, don’t click on the link. The link may direct you to a virus-infected website. This is true even if the email or text appears to have come from a friend or a legitimate business, such as a retailer or bank.
8. Log out of sites and Do Not Save Your Passwords
If you bank or shop from your smartphone, log out of those sites once your transactions are complete. Many users save their passwords to their device. Do not store your usernames and passwords on your phone if you are using banking or payment apps and avoiding transactions while you are on public Wi-Fi.
9. Keep your Device and Apps Up to date
Keep your smartphone’s software and apps up-to-date. Under most circumstances software updates come out because the company or app makers have found a security flaw and want to plug it. Many phones do this for you automatically,, but if you’ve turned this option on.
10. Don’t Leave your phone alone to unknown Peoples
Avoid leaving your phone alone in a public place, such as on a restaurant table or on your office desk.
11. Avoid giving out personal information
void text messages from unknown senders that ask for your information, and avoid clicking links in messages. Some hackers send messages that looks to be from your bank may not be. if you click the link in the message, the hacker can steal your information or install malware on the phone. Don’t download apps via text message; this is a common way for hackers to infect your device.
12. Track Your Lost Device
Activate your phone’s tracker capability, if it has. Some smartphone is built to be trackable, via GPS. You you can see its location on a map and track the device when it moves with tracker capability feature. For track the device, you have to enable GPS on your phone.
There are plenty of device-tracking apps for Android. If your phone is stolen or lost, use the tracker app to lock it remotely. Some Apps can even turn on the GPS on your phone remotely. This makes it harder for hackers to access your data.
13. Use Mobile Security App
Protect your smartphone with anti-virus software if you browse websites and download content from the net to your smartphone. There are plenty of free anti-virus apps available on app store, like AVG Free and Avast, however, we recommend you spend a small amount and buy yourself Norton or Kaspersky Android antivirus app. These will keep your mobile browsers safe from viruses and tell you which sites are safe to browse.
