However, it does not mean you as Android smartphone users can not do anything to avoid hacking you know! Summarized from various sources, the following editor of IDN Times will provide some simple tricks you can do to avoid hacker attacks on your favorite Android smartphone.
1. Always use a certified antivirus application.
For that, always use trusted and certified antivirus applications like Avast or AVG to protect your smartphone from hacker attacks through malware.
2. Avoid installing apps from official stores.
Many apps are now being sold from third-party stores (not Play Store). Though a lot of interesting, installing apps from unofficial stores can be very dangerous for your smartphone. It could be a non-official application that you install from third-party stores that carry malware made by hackers in charge of stealing and breaking important and personal information in your smartphone.
3. Enable always passcode.
Yes, as much as possible always enable the feature passcode in smartphonemu to avoid hacker attacks. By enabling the passcode feature, important data including personal information stored can be accessed by anyone in case your smartphone is lost.
Try to use a 6-digit passcode combination, which is a combination of 1 million extra secure combinations.
4. Avoid storing passwords in the browser.
For the sake of convenience, you must often do this one activity. In fact, this activity can facilitate hackers hijack alias breaking important data smartphonemu. So, try ya guys to not save important passwords especially your bank account password in smartphone browser.
5. Special messaging app, choose the application that is guaranteed to have the best encryption feature.
Yes, messages are applications that are often targeted by hackers. For that, always use the messaging application that is guaranteed to have the best encryption features like WhatsApp, Telegram or LINE. Messaging applications that have the best encryption feature will be very hard on the collapse and stalked. In fact, hackers as smart as any reportedly would be hard to break into a well-encrypted message application.
6. As much as possible, avoid using VPN when surfing.
VPN (Virtual Private Network) it can make it easier for hackers to see what data you are transmitting via WiFi network you know! For that, if beriternet ria with Android smartphone (especially to carry a conversation or send important files) try not to use VPN yes!
7. Do not open suspicious email links.
If you get a suspicious link from a source that is not clear in the email, then do not open it! As is known, many cases that resulted in the user's email account is exposed to a mild virus due to open links carelessly.
Rather than being hacked or hacked, it is more fun to do things above right?
