Using personal smartphone for work? Keep these tips in mind
Most professionals rely on their personal smartphone for basic work related tasks such as sending and receiving mails, carrying out video chats on Skype, typing documents and making an excel entry. However, using a personal device for work can be risky if your smartphone is not properly secured. Here are some tips that you should keep in mind while using your smartphone for official purposes. your online communication to gret extent. VPN redirects all traffic from your smartrphone and the internet through an encrypted virtual private network. and take control over it without user’s knowledge. An antivirus app can detect bad apps with a malicious code and isolate them in time. They can also warn users of vulnerable WiFi networks.
For most online searches people rely on the Google search or the mobile browser on the smartphone. It is wise to use browsers which support ad blockers or have built in security tools. For example, the Firefox Focus browser comes with ad blocker which can also block out ad trackers. The Chrome browser has an optional safe browsing tool, which prevents users from straying to a potentially risky website. One can activate it in Chrome->Settings->Privacy->Safe Browsing.
Locking your smartphone and if required your work apps adds an additional layer of security to them. The availability of finger print sensors on most smartphone has made unlocking them a lot easier. You don’t have to draw a pattern or punch a pin. Just tap and you are on the homescreen or the app homepage almost instantly.
It is always wiser to for smartphones from brands which provide regular updates to them. Timely software updates and security patches can protect your smartphone from new kinds of malwares and attacks. You should keep an eye on new updates in Settings->About phone-> System updates.