The short answer is yes if your phone is infected with some
type of malware you can affect devices on your home network. You want to make
sure your devices are separated so in my case I have some devices connected to
the router other that are not connected. This is an added layer pf protection
for me, but this may not work for you, so you must have good home polices in
place to protect your home network. When you decide to download pictures,
programs or attachments from the internet in when you open your network to possible
malware.
You must think of your phone just like any desk top computer
or laptop it can get infected. Since we have most of our information on our smartphones
they are the main target. We have gotten
away from the traditional computing because we tend to keep more personal
information on our mobile devices.
The most common method of infecting your mobile device is
bad apps. When you download an application, there may be malware embedded in the
code. Therefore, it is important to do your research on any important apps you
want to down load. I normally read the reviews and ask myself to do I really
need this app. I strongly recommend staying away from using any banking apps on
your phone. They are highly targeted by
hackers.
Do not download any attachments form your email to your
phone. This is another way malicious code could be downloaded on to your phone
save the space for something more important. Most attachments take up space on
your phone.
The last one is SMS messages or website addresses. When you
get an SMS message with a website attached do not open it especially if you do
not know who the sender is this is another method use to infect your mobile
device with malware.
I hope this information is helpful as always please leave a
comment
No comments:
Post a Comment