Tips to Increase Smartphone Security

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“Malicious functionality might do things like steal your credentials--we call it spyware,” says Jon Giffin (Computer Science). “It might spy on the password you are typing into a browser. It might ... turn on a microphone so your cell phone now becomes a bug that's transmitting an audio signal to the attacker." (video) Source: WAGA

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College of Computing, School of Computer Science

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cyber security, information security, Jon Giffin, malware, School of Computer Science, smartphone, smartphone security
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  • Created By: Mike Terrazas
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Nov 16, 2011 - 8:33am
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 10:25pm