The main way to protect your personal data from fraudsters is to set a high-quality password on your smartphone and SIM card. TelecomDaily CEO Denis Kuskov told the Prime agency about this.
According to him, nothing special should be done regarding hidden or additional settings in the phone, except for installing antivirus software. The expert explained that the owners of operating systems such as Apple or Google are very demanding about all applications that request large amounts of personal data.
In addition, Kuskov advised not to take or store pictures of credit and debit bank cards in the memory of his gadget, and also not to send such photos through instant messengers or SMS messages to anyone. He called one of the main rules that you cannot give your smartphone to strangers and follow links to unfamiliar sites.
Earlier Pavel Myasoedov, partner and director of IT-Reserve, said that instant messengers store a huge amount of personal data about users. According to him, information about a person is stored on servers even after the complete removal of correspondence from smartphones. By practicing digital hygiene and paying attention to security settings, you can significantly reduce the risk of leaking valuable information about a person into the hands of fraudsters. “The main problem is that some of the loopholes still remain in the hands of software developers,” added the head of the company.
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