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The following security tips will help you secure your device and prevent malicious programs or people from accessing it.

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INSIGHT: Smartphones and tablets have become such an integral part of our life, it's hard to imagine how people used to communicate, access and share information, and even pay bills without them. Because of their size, we tend to forget they are actually extremely powerful computers and they should be secured as such.

The more of these you implement, the safer your device will be.:

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  • Rooting or jail-breaking your device could disable built in security features of your phone, like the firewall, and could install malware on your computer.

  • This can make it difficult to regularly pull down security updates and other patches for the device.

  • Ensure that your device is configured to automatically install updates as they become available.

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