Protecting your mobile devices from cybercriminals

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Published (Updated) on Monday, November 24, 2014
1. Always use a home screen lock on your mobile device.
2. Don't store account names and passwords or digital pictures of your passport.
3. Remember that public Wi-Fi networks are riskier than private networks, so be careful with the information you access and share when out and about.
4. Your email account is linked to many other accounts and can hold a large amount of personally-identifiable information. Beware of phishing - if an email seems suspicious, don't open it or click on any links within the email. A legitimate company will never ask for your account details via email. If contacts have received emails from you that you did not send, change all your online passwords immediately.
5. Social media sites can reveal your date of birth, maiden name, email address and enough information to help a fraudster identify possible PIN and/or passwords. Consider how much you really need to share.....»»[yourmoney.com]Read More...
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