Smartphones of today are already attached to its users. Each daily activities also involve more and more smartphones , such as messaging , check e - mail , news , weather , traffic , and so on .
With the use of high intensity , have we ever thought has been using smartphones in a secure manner ? Both face the threat of danger in the real world or virtual .
An insurer , Protect Your Bubble , as quoted from Phone Arena ( Sunday, 02/02/2014 ) , released a list of 10 activities that involve risk for smartphone users . What are these activities ?
1 . Do not use " password "
Research conducted Protect Your Bubble shows that 62 percent of smartphone users do not password- protect devices . In fact , 33 percent of smartphone users vulnerable to data theft .
2 . " Auto sign -in "
The second error is the risk to enable the automatic sign -in to important accounts , such as banking . In addition , storing passwords in smartphones also accomplished users , about 32 percent .
3 . Photo " syuuur "
As many as 20 percent of users aged teen turns out they were sending nude photos via messaging messages or upload them to the internet . As for the 17 percent of recipients forward the exciting photos usually receives photos to other people .
4 . " E - mail " trap
Data theft can also occur if a person clicking the link included in the e - mail , without verifying it first. This fraud occurs by 4 percent . While out there are 156 million phishing e - mails are sent each day .
5 . " Post " photo while on vacation
From research conducted by Protect Your Bubble , 75 percent of burglars who were caught claimed that other thieves take advantage of social media to target the target .
6 . " Post " photos with features " geotagging " active
Most users do not turn off geolocation or geotagging feature when uploading photos to the internet . Currently there are about 500 million photos uploaded to social media every day .
7 . Dividing personal data to fraudsters
Data theft is also done by fraudsters who call on behalf of certain parties , such as banks . Fraud with modes like this happen as much as 27 percent according to the Protect Your Bubble .
8 . Not installing " casing "
About 25 percent of users do not use the casing for their smartphones . Casing is useful to protect the smartphone from impact , scratches , or the weather .
9 . Connected to the network vulnerable
Based on the survey results , approximately 52 percent of smartphone users are connected to a WiFi network that is open , or unsecured . This increases the risk of data theft .
10 . Not using insurance
Protect Your Bubble reveal that about 60 percent of smartphone owners do not insure their devices . Overseas, smartphone insurance is usually offered when a user makes a purchase .
