With the increasing popularity of smartphones nowadays, more and more people are also falling victim to security threats like viruses, malware, spyware, privacy invasion and loss of confidential information. Given the dual use (for personal and work purposes), smartphones are an attractive target for hackers and criminals to retrieve sensitive information from. Moreover, as most smartphone users are still ignorant about the data security risks or are adopting a nonchalant or negligent attitude towards this issue, this only makes it even easier for the hackers or criminals. A recent smartphone security survey by the Ponemon Institute, commissioned by AVG Technologies, found that most users are not aware that confidential payment information on the smartphone could be transmitted without their consent, or that some apps could contain specialized malware designed to steal credit card or online banking details.

In order to avoid having to bear the financial or emotional consequences of having your smartphone hacked into, there are actually several simple measures that you can take to better secure your smartphone.

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