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Smartphonesareanewplaygroundforbadguys.40%ofAmericanshaveone-andtheyusethemtostoresensivedatalikepasswordsandtoaccessemail,socialnetworkingandbankingwebsites…liketheydoonnormalcomputers!Passwordprotectyoursmartphone,andifit’sanopon,enableaninacvitymeout.
Becarefulwhatappsyouinstall.Somemesseeminglylegimateandusefulappsarereallymalicious.Otherappsaskforaccesstoyourprivatedatathatyoumaynotwanttoshareandwhichtheymightnotreallyneed(suchasyouraddressbookoryourGPScoordinates).AvoidappsthatdonotcomefromacentralrepositoryliketheAndroidMarketplaceortheiPhoneAppStore.AndroidMarketplaceortheiPhoneAppStore.
UTSAOFFICEOFINFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY-OCTOBER2010NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH