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Mobile Security: How to Secure, Privatize, and Recover Your Devices

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Mobile Security: How to Secure, Privatize, and Recover Your Devices

Overview of this book

The threat of hacking may be the most damaging on the internet. Mobile technology is changing the way we live, work, and play, but it can leave your personal information dangerously exposed. Your online safety is at risk and the threat of information being stolen from your device is at an all- time high. Your identity is yours, yet it can be compromised if you don't manage your phone or mobile device correctly. Gain the power to manage all your mobile devices safely. With the help of this guide you can ensure that your data and that of your family is safe. The threat to your mobile security is growing on a daily basis and this guide may just be the help you need. Mobile Security: How to Secure, Privatize, and Recover Your Devices will teach you how to recognize, protect against, and recover from hacking attempts and outline the clear and present threats to your online identity posed by the use of a mobile device. In this guide you will discover just how vulnerable unsecured devices can be, and explore effective methods of mobile device management and identity protection to ensure your data's security. There will be special sections detailing extra precautions to ensure the safety of family members and how to secure your device for use at work.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Mobile Security: How to Secure, Privatize, and Recover Your Devices
Credits
Foreword
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Tips to Help You Protect Your Mobile Device
The History of Social Networking, the Internet, and Smartphones
Index

Chapter 3. Privacy – Small Word, Big Consequences

Troy roused from somewhere in the depths of his sleep to silence the alarm on his smartphone. He tried to clear his mind to think. Was this the third or fourth city in 10 days? What city was this, anyway? A quick glance at his calendar app reminded him that he was in Copenhagen, Denmark.

He checked his messages. There were three: his wife had paid his speeding ticket, his flight was on time, and his assistant had scheduled him into a conference call in two hours. It was going to be another busy day.

Troy finished his conference call, called his wife, and headed to the airport. He had already checked in on his smartphone and only had carry-on luggage, so he figured he should be able to speed through the airport. A quick look at his checking account balance assured him his account was fine.

Troy's flight home was a long one, so he connected to the airport's Wi-Fi network and searched for an app to play on the plane. Advanced knitting techniques...