Tag: Your Phone
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Your Phone Won’t Be the Next Exploding Pager
Thousands of beepers and two-way radios exploded in attacks against Hezbollah, but mainstream consumer devices like smartphones aren’t …
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How to Tell When Your Phone Will Stop Getting Security Updates
for a smartphone, you’re probably weighing how powerful it is, how good the cameras are, and of course how much you’re going to have to pay …
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Where Did I Leave My Phone?” Protecting Your Phone from Loss and Theft.
The minutes pass as you search around the house, then you head into the garage to look between the driver’s seat and console of your car. …
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How to Create a Secure Folder on Your Phone
However, you may well want to add a second barrier to entry for anyone who gets past your lock screen—whether it’s friends or relatives …
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How to Safely Lend Someone Else Your Phone
The next time someone wants to borrow your device to make a call or take a picture, take these steps to protect your …
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How to Protect Your Phone from Pegasus and Other APTs
The good news is that you can take steps to avoid advanced persistent threats. The bad news is that it might cost you …
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How to Guard Against Smishing Attacks on Your Phone
The attack takes its name from phishing emails that “fish” for a response that leaves you vulnerable to various threats, but here the …
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WhatsApp Using Up Your Phone Storage? Here’s How to Fix It
WhatsApp is the most popular end-to-end encrypted messaging app in the world. But while other people can’t snoop on what you’re saying, …
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The NSA’s Tips to Keep Your Phone From Tracking You
This week marked the first-ever online-only Black Hat and Defcon security conferences, both of which still produced impactful work despite …
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Is It Legal for Cops to Force You to Unlock Your Phone?
Indiana’s Supreme Court has ruled that the Fifth Amendment allows a woman accused of stalking to refuse to unlock her iPhone. The court …
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How Covid-19 Contact Tracing Works on Your Phone
Developers are working on track-and-trace systems to keep infection levels low. The apps aren’t here yet, but here’s what they do—and how …
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#ISC2Congress: It’s Time to Break Up with Your Phone
Staring at screens all day is reducing the quality of our lives, according to award-winning journalist Catherine Price. Delivering a …
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