Have you ever thought iPhone can reveal your secrets, even if it is on the table or in your hands? Your iPhone can disclose your photos, financial information, etc., when charging from a laptop, placed on a shelf, etc. Here we have lined up a few tips for you to protect this from happening, so these tips can help you maximize your iPhone’s security.
1. Use a strong password and avoid a four-digit code.
The most effective way of protecting your data and other personal information is by using a strong password instead of an easy four-digit pin code for unlocking your iPhone. It is advisable to use a combination of the digit, symbols, and letters. To increase security, it is better if the password is requested without delay after the lock screen.
Moreover, you can enable the feature of ‘erase data,’ which will wipe out all the data from its memory after ten failed passcode attempts. But this option can be risky once the data is erased forever, and you cannot recover it, so it is better to remember your password.
A strong password always reduces the chances of a criminal attacking your phone to get hold of your password.
2. Turn off lock screen notifications.
Even a most strong password at times cannot prevent your data from getting exposed if it appears on the lock screen. Emails, messages, and other notifications in your apps may contain sensitive and private information like financial data, confirmation codes, personal appointments, etc.
The less your iPhone shows notifications on your lock screen, the more secure your data is.
Turning off lock screen notifications won’t allow strangers to oversee or read the information showing up on your phone’s lock screen.
3. Disable Siri on a lock screen
Siri is an exceptional iPhone feature; however, at times, this great personal assistant can give away some of your data that you’d want to keep private. You don’t have to turn it off entirely, but it will be more secure if you won’t activate it from a lock screen or on the ‘Hey Siri’ voice command.
We have to keep in mind that Siri can communicate with anyone, any voice, not just with you as an owner of the device. So it is better to take precautions as this will reduce the chances of data extraction from your device through Siri.
4. Turn off automatic sync to iCloud.
We all know about the recent news of pictures being leaked stored on Apple’s iCloud servers. This thing was big enough to drive all the celebrities crazy. They thought that if you delete a photo from a phone, it will solve the problem, but in reality, this isn’t the case; after you sync your pictures to the cloud, the data remains there even if you delete it from your device.
All your messages, contacts, notes, and documents- everything syncs automatically if you don’t turn auto-sync off. It is better to turn off automatic sync to iCloud, especially if you have only a couple of Apple devices; there is no need to sync them daily.
This option will help reduce the chances of your data being compromised while being on iCloud servers or even if you lose any of your Apple devices.
5. Turn off cookies in your browsers.
Cookies are known as the small files which nearly every website generates and leaves on your Apple devices. They may consist of some information about you, your smartphone, or computer and maybe your preferences. It often helps the websites keep you signed in, show you some relevant ads.
However, in some cases, they are a source of great help to cybercriminals as they can help them get access to private credentials or any sensitive data.
Turning off cookies may bring more problems than relief, but it will make your data more secure, so some discomfort is not a great price that you’ll pay for your data protection. Turning off cookies in your browsers decreases the chances of using your login data and any other private information saved in your cookies files.
These tips are not the only ones to follow; there are more tips to protect your iPhone and make your life easier. These tips come with some discomfort, but they are here to make your iPhone more secure at the end of the day.
Author Bio:
Islah Ejaz is the senior content writer of Reviewsed.com and a consumer tech expert. He is a real tech fanatic and got a taste in gaming too. He’s been writing about the tech industry since 2012
