How to make your mobile phone safe from hackers
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How to make your mobile phone safe from hackers
David Strom
@dstrom
Slides available:
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Agenda
• Scary things hackers can do with your phone
• I have nothing to hide:!
• Don’t keep your head in the sand
• What things you can do to protect yourself
• Balancing privacy and security
Scary things about mobile phone
security
“Man-in-the-middle” attack
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How to respond to robocalls
• Register with DoNotCall.Gov. Use a call-blocking service such as Hiya or Truecaller
• Never wire money when requested
• Don’t interact with the robocaller: Not even “hello”
• Try to call them back
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Avira, Avast, ESET, Kaspersky, Sophos
Additional suggestions
• Don’t pick some tech that is too difficult to manage
• Change one or two habits at a time until you feel comfortable
• Eliminate personal info on Facebook et al. (e.g. Jan 1 “birthday”)
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Good luck and stay safe!
David Strom
(314) 277-7832
Twiiter: @dstrom
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Slides available:
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