Our mobile phones have become the center of our digital lives. We carry them with us everywhere we go. Let’s learn how to keep them physically secure. Physical Device Security We use smartphones for everything. I prefer using a computer, but if I had to, I could do just about everything online that I needed […]
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We use our smartphones for everything and advertisers know this. You should disable mobile ad ID tracking … I’ll tell you how. Evil MAID Problem Your mobile device has several unique identifiers, either tied to your hardware, your cellular account, or your operating system (Apple’s iOS or Google’s Android). Advertisers and app makers (who may
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All software has bugs. Therefore, the less software you have, the fewer bugs you have. In other words, the fewer applications and plugins you have installed, the fewer the opportunities there are for your computer or smartphone to be hacked. It’s a mathematical certainty. In the cybersecurity realm, we call this “reducing your attack surface”.
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[This is a multiple-part series – go here for the full list] In preparation for an interview I just did for the Malwarebytes Lock and Code Podcast, I put together a strategy for my “de-Google” project. It’s honestly how I should have started this entire series of articles. But better late than never! (When you’re
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Your cell phone provider is also an internet service provider (ISP). Whenever you’re not using WiFi to connect to the internet, you’re using your cellular data plan. That means that your cellular provider has a front row seat to viewing everything you do on the internet. This mobile tracking includes all the apps you have
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