ANDROID SMARTPHONES AND TABLETS REQUIRE THE USE OF THIRD-PARTY SECURITY APPS July 13, 2014. - Googles mobile operating system, Android, runs approximately 70% of mobile devices - smartphones and tablets. Because of this it has become a target of cyber criminals and hackers and malware and because Androids own built-in security is weak they require the use of third-party security apps to give them adequate protection. The Google Play store is where the users of Android devices can obtain plenty of free and paid-for security apps for their devices, but the quality is very variable from amateurish rubbish to good, reputable software to free apps that seem to function well but would require costly maintenance, which suggests that the app developer is obtaining and selling the data of users to finance itself. Here is a list of good, reputable security software - free and paid-for - for Android that you can explore: Kaspersky Internet Security - free and paid-for versions - usa.kaspersky/products-services/home-computer-security/security-for-android/ The Google Play page for the app - https://play.google/store/apps/details?id=com.kms.free&hl=en Avast Mobile Security & Antivirus - free and paid-for versions - avast/en-us/index The Google Play page for the app - https://play.google/store/apps/details?id=com.avast.android.mobilesecurity&hl=en Lookout Security & Antivirus - free and paid-for versions - https://lookout/ The Google Play page for the app - https://play.google/store/apps/details?id=com.lookout&hl=en RoboForm Android password manager - free and paid-for versions - roboform/platforms/mobile/android The Google Play page for the app - https://play.google/store/apps/details?id=com.siber.roboform&hl=en Note that several of the best Android security apps come with tools that can help locate and recover a lost or stolen phone, usually by providing a map of its location, allowing the owner to wipe or lock the phone or can even capture an image of the thief. When selling or disposing of a smartphone, it should be reset to its factory defaults, which all Android devices have the ability to do, but not everything is wiped that way so it should be wiped - sanitised - so that any remaining information it contains cant be accessed by data thieves. A good app that does this is SaniDroid. Here is its Google Play link: https://mail.google/mail/#inbox/1471dcae0c89d3f2
Posted on: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 18:27:58 +0000