1. The Truth About Smartphone Security
Smartphone
Smartphones users, especially the iPhone, can easily connect to the internet anywhere they go. With the
device’s built-in WiFi connection and easy access to the 3G network, reading emails, accessing financial
websites, and logging into websites over the internet has gotten a lot simpler. -iOs
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However, there is a strong basis of concern for individuals who enter sensitive sites such as banks and
financial institutions with their mobile phones or tablets. The data sent through these channels are
rarely encrypted and all your login details may be visible to individuals using the Wire Shark program.
Wire Shark is a free app that can read the data sent over public connections like WiFi hotspots. Your
user name and password are exposed to the users of this program. - Android
Internet encryption
Even if you install the best anti-virus program on your mobile phone, the security and safety of your data
is still not assured. Acutest Ltd embarked on a data privacy test and commissioned MTI for the task. MTI
organized the group test and used several mobile security products currently available to determine
whether they can provide that layer of security needed to shield user names and passwords.
All of the popular software failed but one. The only product that successfully encrypted the data being
transferred from a mobile device and into the hotspot and vice versa is DataGard, a product created by
OC Shield. - data encryption
man in the middle - When installed, DataGard successfully encrypts the data transmitted by the smart
phone so it can’t be read by a third party software like Wire Shark. The test group even tried to
compromise the encryption used but none of them were successful. DataGard works by creating a VPN
Tunnel where the encrypted data passes through. As such, there is no way for the communication to be
read or intercepted due to the 256 bit military grade encryption. The software also utilizes a certain data
compression technique to lower bandwidth requirements, which is normally increased when encryption
is used.
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