Jump to content
Featured
Admin
Admin

Keeping your cell phone safe from hackers

roseville-police-badge-s_crop.jpg

Keeping your cell phone safe from hackers

By: The Roseville Police Department

 


 Your cell phone holds a lot of personal information, from passwords and bank accounts to emails, photos, and messages. If your phone falls into the wrong hands, hackers can steal your identity, make purchases with your money, or gain access to your email and social media accounts.

 

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) offers the following tips on how to protect your phone from hackers:

1. Lock your phone

One of the easiest ways to protect your phone is by locking it when you're not using it. Set up a PIN or passcode with at least six digits. Many phones also allow you to unlock it using your fingerprint, face, or retina. By locking your phone, you’re keeping prying eyes out of your personal data.

 

2. Update your software

Operating systems are updated regularly to protect against new security threats. Always keep your phone's software up-to-date by enabling automatic updates. The same goes for your apps—regular updates help close security gaps that hackers could exploit.

 

3. Back up your data

Backing up your data ensures that if your phone is lost or stolen, you won’t lose access to important information like contacts, photos, and messages. Depending on your phone type, you can back up your data to the cloud or your computer.

 

4. Use phone finder services

Apple and Android devices have built-in services to help locate your phone if it's lost. These features can also lock your phone remotely or even erase your data if you believe it's been stolen. Be sure to activate this feature in your phone settings.

 

Following these simple steps can better protect your personal information and keep hackers at bay. With so much sensitive data stored on our phones, a little prevention goes a long way. Keep your phone secure to avoid headaches down the line.

User Feedback

Recommended Comments

There are no comments to display.



Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Add a comment...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.


About Us

The Fiddyment Farm Neighborhood Association is NOT an HOA and there are no fees or dues. Fiddyment Farm Neighborhood Association is a member of the Roseville Coalition of Neighborhood Associations.  We are here to:

  • Provide an open forum through which all members of the neighborhoods can participate in the identity, social culture, growth, development, and activities of the neighborhoods.
  • Identify and communicate the issues and concerns of the Association members to the Roseville Coalition of Neighborhood Associations, the City of Roseville, and other appropriate entities.
  • Keep all members of the neighborhoods informed regarding issues vital, or of interest, to the well-being of the neighborhoods.
  • Encourage and facilitate communication and cohesiveness among all the people of the neighborhoods. To act in cooperation with government and non-government agencies to preserve and improve peace, safety and property values in the neighborhoods.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.