You've seen and read all those "how to protect your smartphone" tips and have done what you could to keep your iPhone from being infiltrated by digital intruders. However, it cannot be denied that some of the best tips yet may come from the hackers themselves.
During an online security conference, CNN's Laurie Segall managed to speak with security researchers at the said event, which has been aptly named "Infiltrate."
"At dinner one evening, I placed my iPhone on the table. I was surrounded by ethical hackers whose jobs are to find vulnerabilities before the bad guys and exploit security flaws," the correspondent said.
One security researcher, Tomi Tuominen, told her that he could hack her phone "pretty easily." He, together with Robert Lee, another researcher, then proceeded to share with her some pointers on how to make her iPhone settings "hacker-proof."
One of the first tips Lee shared was the deactivation of the "simple passcode" setting under passcode lock. "By turning that off, you are now able to set a more intelligent passcode," he said. The ideal code is long (definitely more than 4 characters) and involves a combination of letters and numbers, which should not be your birthdate or any other notable dates connected to you or family members close to you.
Another tip that Lee shared involved the Advertising settings, under Privacy. As you may have probably guessed, limiting the ad tracking is one way to keep your phone secure from infiltrators. To do this, simply activate the "limit ad tracking" feature on your iPhone.
Tuominen warned that hackers can know who you are by combining the ad tracking ID and your social media accounts and other online footprints. Which makes limiting ad tracking a very wise move.
Lee further explained that the reset advertising identifier feature should be activated periodically as you would "appear to be a different device everytime an application launches."
Another tip involves locations. "If you go to system services, and then frequent locations, you can see a list of all the locations you've been and you can zoom in and you can get the addresses at each location, of how long you were at this certain location from this time to this time," Lee explained. "You can individually turn them on and off."
You can't compromise your digital privacy or risk being a victim of hacking. As such, check out the video below and learn from the experts.
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