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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

In the event that your device has been compromised


Despite your best efforts, it is possible that your device or data may at some point suffer an attack. This can occur in multiple ways; the device may have been mistakenly left at a public place, or a hacker may have been successful in obtaining login information through a large-scale attack. Regardless of the reason, there are certain steps which you can take to mitigate the damages in the event that your device has been compromised.

Has your device been hacked?

First, you will need to verify that your devices or accounts have been hacked. Hackers will commonly use hacked devices to remotely send e-mails, place phone calls, or use SMS messaging. Therefore, users should carefully monitor their outgoing and incoming data. Also, watch out for when your device connects to a Wi-Fi hotspot, as some hotspots are hosted by hackers.

Have you received any strange texts from unknown senders? One method by which hackers attempt to hack smartphones is...