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Powering your phone off once a week enhances your security.
The simple off-and-on-again action can thwart a variety of mobile threats.
The NSA also suggests several other ways phone users can protect themselves.
Your pricey smartphone can be hit by a variety of different security threats, from phishing to malware to spyware. All it takes is one successful attack to clobber your phone, compromise your data, and even steal your identity. So, how do you protect yourself?
In a Mobile Device Best Practices report, the National Security Agency (NSA) offers tips designed to protect your mobile device from hackers and attackers. Although the report dates back to 2020, its advice remains as sound as ever, if not more so.
Also: No one pays ransomware demands anymore - so attackers have a new goal
One method is as simple as turning your phone off and then on again.
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