Scott Schaffer, CTO of Blade Technologies joins Doug & Tammie for another round of technology advice. Continue reading or download the audio to learn 5 ways that hackers exploit your mobile devices.
Free Wi-Fi
- Using easy to carry hardware, hackers can impersonate a free WiFi network and invite users to join
- It looks and feels like free internet, and few people ask many questions if their browser worls
2. PIN code
- Lost phones and repercussions
3. A single password
4. Social engineering
- “Hi, this is Scott from IT. I need your password to correct a security problem we have found on your device”
- “Hello, this is ____ from IT. I need you to double-click on the attachment that I just sent you.”
5. Out-of-date operating systems
- Many phones older than 2 years may no longer receive OS updates
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