People increasingly connect to the Internet outside of their homes and offices, enjoying technological innovations and the convenience and connectedness it brings. With smartphones and other portable devices giving us the ability to conduct every day activities such as mobile banking, online shopping, teleworking, and social networking, cyber criminals are constantly looking to take advantage of insecure wireless networks, third party applications, and texting to acquire personal information.
According to the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT), many of the safety practices that are used to guard home and work computers apply to your portable devices as well. They include:
According to the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT), many of the safety practices that are used to guard home and work computers apply to your portable devices as well. They include:
- Restricting access to your wireless network, by only allowing authorized users access to your network.
- Changing any pre-configured default passwords to ones that would be difficult for an outsider to guess.
- Keeping your anti-virus software updated.
- Using caution when downloading or clicking on any unknown links.
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