If you want to protect your mobile devices from hackers, familiarize yourself with the Best Practices guide put out by the NSA.
If you’re concerned about having the personal data stored in your phone stolen, or worried about an attacker getting access to your banking or trading apps, locking you out, and stealing your money, you might want to listen to the National Security Agency (NSA). The NSA has released a “Mobile Device Best Practices” guide (via Men’sJournal) that covers both iOS and Android devices. Among the suggestions, you should use a six-digit PIN as a password as long as the device is wiped after 10 attempts at unlocking it.
Other security pointers include disabling Bluetooth when not in use. Speaking of connectivity, do not use public Wi-Fi networks and you should disable Wi-Fi when it is not being used.
