{"id":2331,"date":"2016-03-19T10:38:23","date_gmt":"2016-03-19T14:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/?p=2331"},"modified":"2016-03-19T10:38:23","modified_gmt":"2016-03-19T14:38:23","slug":"securing-your-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/2331","title":{"rendered":"Securing your android"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Andrioid1\"Remember the good ol’ days when all we had to worry about was our phone ringing while we were on the can?\u00a0 We didn’t have to worry about being embarrassed by our cellphones, it was, just a phone.\u00a0 Today, my phone is smarter than I am.\u00a0 Now, I know what your thinking….you thought it was just you!\u00a0 But sadly, I too have been embarrassed by a text sent without being properly screened, by a human, by me.\u00a0 My phone’s spellcheck makes corrections faster than I can unfix them..which results in some pretty stupid sounding texts.<\/p>\n

This got me to thinking.\u00a0 You know how we have security software on our PCs.\u00a0 I have seen anti-virus and other anti malware for phones; but how do we secure our phones from hackers and other seedy people?\u00a0 Our friends over at Tech Republic <\/a>offer some advice.<\/p>\n

First on their list (and mine): Passwords!\u00a0 Passwords are the last line of defense to protect your device<\/strong><\/em><\/span>.\u00a0 As important as our electronic leashes are, having a strong password seems simple enough, but how many of you (read US) use really stupid reminders?\u00a0 My cat’s favorite password is….ready?….”password.”\u00a0 He is asking for trouble.\u00a0 I keep telling him, make your password tough.\u00a0 The more complicated it is, the harder it is to hack.\u00a0 Of course, this has it’s own issue for those of us that are memory impaired.<\/p>\n

For those of you like my cat…yeah..my cat, who have a tough time remembering things.\u00a0 I’d recommend getting a password manager.\u00a0 There are a bunch out there, but it seems like 1Password, Lastpass, and Dashlane <\/a>all work well.\u00a0 Depending upon your circumstances, your mileage may vary.<\/p>\n

The next important tidbit…keep your phone updated!\u00a0 Updates help close security flaws.\u00a0 Like the Nike commercial used to say: “Just do it.”<\/p>\n

Speaking of “Just do it.”\u00a0 Make sure to use two-factor authentication on everything possible.\u00a0 As a primer, Dashlane and Lastpass are both two-factor compatible.\u00a0 \u00a0I’m new to the two-factor authentication.\u00a0 So I’ll have to give more feedback when the time comes. For now though, you have a reference.\u00a0 I tend to go more for the encryption; but I may have to revisit this.<\/p>\n

I often find myself at Starbucks…surfing their internet (I’m a cheap bastard, why should I pay?).\u00a0 One thing even the technology challenged Dr. D doesn’t do is send (or receive) sensitive info while on a public Wi-Fi (with no password).\u00a0 Never check your bank on an open Wi-Fi. Never.<\/p>\n

For more information on keeping your android device\u00a0(and others) secured, check out 10-things<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Do you have any suggestions for keeping cellphones secure? \u00a0I’d love to hear them.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Remember the good ol’ days when all we had to worry about was our phone ringing while we were on the can?\u00a0 We didn’t have to worry about being embarrassed by our cellphones, it was, just a phone.\u00a0 Today, my … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"kt_blocks_editor_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9,8,48],"tags":[61,59,60,56],"class_list":["post-2331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-computing","category-life","category-recommendations","tag-diy","tag-security","tag-simple-2","tag-stupid"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1127,"url":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/1127","url_meta":{"origin":2331,"position":0},"title":"Syria is like a bowl of oatmeal","author":"DR D","date":"September 4, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Good morning boys and girls! The Syria \"mess\" is like a bowl of oatmeal that has been placed in the microwave. What starts as a nice clean bowl of oats, quickly in a short time of the microwave (think 'limited' TLAM strike) quickly expands and spills out of the container\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Politics"","block_context":{"text":"Politics","link":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/category\/politics"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2650,"url":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/2650","url_meta":{"origin":2331,"position":1},"title":"Cyber Security for the home user","author":"DR D","date":"January 16, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Recently I received an email from a readers board that I'm a member of; the site was hacked. \u00a0That sucks, now I have to around and change all my passwords again! \u00a0This coupled with all the news of the Russian hacking, I thought it might be a good time to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Computing"","block_context":{"text":"Computing","link":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/category\/computing"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/cyber-security-1721673_1280-300x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1136,"url":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/1136","url_meta":{"origin":2331,"position":2},"title":"My way or the highway pal!","author":"DR D","date":"October 9, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Today, as the US Government shutdown continues; we need to pause and reflect. All I can think of is: \"How the hell did this happen?\"\u00a0 The more I think about it, the less and less I feel it is a democrat vs. republican (lower case intentional) problem.\u00a0 I'm beginning to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Politics"","block_context":{"text":"Politics","link":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/category\/politics"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1121,"url":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/1121","url_meta":{"origin":2331,"position":3},"title":"Keeping the Roads Safe for Democracy","author":"John Sweeney","date":"August 2, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Last month my daughter\u2019s car had its Virginia \u201csafety inspection\u201d.\u00a0 It failed. It\u2019s probably good that the law protects us from people like my daughter and her unsafe vehicle.\u00a0 I mean, what if her brakes fail, or her bald tires don\u2019t have adequate traction, or the boot covering her CV\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Politics"","block_context":{"text":"Politics","link":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/category\/politics"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2555,"url":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/2555","url_meta":{"origin":2331,"position":4},"title":"Rest in Peace Swift","author":"DR D","date":"October 10, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"On October 1, 2016 the HSV-2 Swift, a proof of concept ship, was severely damaged in a missile attack off the coast of Mokha, Yemen. \u00a0A friend of mine served on her while the ship was under the\u00a0US Navy. \u00a0He said she was a fine ship and a delight to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Life"","block_context":{"text":"Life","link":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/category\/life"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":825,"url":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/825","url_meta":{"origin":2331,"position":5},"title":"Mail Bag – Freedom and Liberty Hijacked","author":"DR D","date":"December 13, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Good morning Boys and Girls.\u00a0 This is the first reader who has written using the \"What's on you mind\" link.\u00a0 Here's what he(she?) had to say: Our Freedoms and Liberty have been Hijacked. I'm tired the fruits of my labor are being stolen by \"the state\". When being robbed by\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Politics"","block_context":{"text":"Politics","link":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/category\/politics"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2331"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2334,"href":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331\/revisions\/2334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}