The most reliable way to protect your phone from hacking has been named: how to protect your data

11.12.2024 14:38

If you have chosen a PIN code as a way to protect your phone, we have to disappoint you: this is not the most reliable option.

A combination of numbers is quite easy to pick up and, accordingly, hack the device.

But you can’t pull off such a trick with biometrics – because it’s much more difficult to bypass it, biometric protection is much more preferable.

The smartphone analyzes the owner’s behavior patterns and creates a digital portrait of him.

Thanks to this, it can effectively resist anyone's attempts to gain unauthorized access to user data.

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Biometric protection has another advantage, which is that it works quickly.

All the gadget owner needs to do is look at the screen or hold down the fingerprint. After that, the system will be logged in immediately.

By the way, biometrics are being implemented not only in phones, but also in other devices: access control panels, CCTV cameras, etc.

If any of them are stolen or lost, attackers will still not have access to your data thanks to biometric protection.

Lastly, experts agree that biometric data is harder to counterfeit than passwords, which again reduces the risk of hacking.

Elena Shimanovskaya Author: Elena Shimanovskaya Editor of Internet resources