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Stay Safe: Android Security Best Practices to Prevent Hacking

Talking about Android security best practices, how well do you think your Android devices are protected from hackers? This and many more questions have been popping up concerning the security of Android devices. What Is Android? Android is one example of a Mobile Operating System (OS) developed by Google for mobile and other related devices. However, it's good to have the background of what operating system(OS) is all about. OS is software that controls and manages a computer's software and hardware resources. It's more like a middleman between computer users and computer hardware, it allows the users to interact with the device efficiently and conveniently. By the way, there are other examples of mobile operating systems available.  10 Ways to Protect Your Smartphone From Hackers. Mobile Operating Systems (MOS)  Android (Google)   iOS (Apple)   Windows Phone (Microsoft)   This article is all about Android device protection. We are only focusing on the Andro...

10 Ways to Protect Your Smartphone From Hackers.

  How to protect your smartphone from hackers? Smartphones have become part of our daily lives in this part of the world. We all know the importance of the smartphone in our lives, it has made life easier for people in handling most of their online activities but it has its problems and security is one of them. Every technology has its challenges,  The question now is, what are the ways to protect your smartphone from hackers? But before we proceed, let's understand who is a hacker in this context. Who is a Hacker? Anybody who uses computer skills to gain unauthorized access to a network, computer systems or data is a hacker. They can achieve this through various ways like coding, social engineering and exploiting vulnerabilities in the system, most time to breach security measures. It is important to note that not all hackers are bad, this will lead us to know the types of hackers in the industry. Types of Hackers Black Hat Hackers: These are the bad guys, they use their tec...

The Risks of Public WiFi: How to Stay Safe

The Internet penetration of Nigeria is about 45.5% of her population which has significantly increased the number of people that have access to social. What about the risks of public WiFi? It is on record that an average Nigerian spends about 3 hours, and 45 minutes on social media daily. The demand and cost for  Internet data have risen, and many are now looking for the slightest opportunities to reduce how much they spend by utilizing the availability of free public WiFi in places like airports, hotels, schools etc. Free public WiFi is very beneficial for it has helped a lot of people most especially the students who use it for their academic research works. Before we go deeper into the risks associated with public WiFi, I will explain briefly the technicalities involved in Wifi technology as it were. What is Wifi? The full meaning of Wi-Fi is Wireless Fidelity. However, Wifi is now a trademarked term coined by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA). WiFi is no long...