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Each day we are witness of new and advanced methods of compromising your private information's. Same thing happen in mobile phone world, when you lose or your phone is stolen it is open to all your private conversations and friends phone numbers in worst case scenario to your bank and credit card data. Many users don't protect their data by leaving bluetooth connection wide open to numerous kinds of possible attacks. Here are two great tips how to protect your Symbian OS based phone from stealing your phone information's. These guide and tips should work in most S60 devices.

 

Restricting the usage of your phone


You can protect your S60 device against the SIM cards of unauthorized users.

1. From the main menu, choose "Tools", then "Settings".

Tools Menu Settings Menu

2. From the next menu, choose "Security", then "Phone and SIM".

security menu Phone and Sim

3. Change "Lock if SIM changed" to "Yes".

Lock Code

4. Select "Lock Code" and type in your code.

Lock Code

This ensures that when the SIM card is changed, the user needs to know the correct code to access your device.

How do I protect my phone from "bluejacking"?


Bluejacking is the term used when someone attempts to hijack your phone using Bluetooth. But this can easily be prevented by turning off "Bluetooth".

1. From the main menu choose "Connectivity", then "Bluetooth".

Connectivity

2. Once again select Bluetooth and change the option from "On" to "Off". Whenever you're in an area you don't trust, this is your best defense against bluejacking.

Bluetooth

3. As extra protection you can choose to hide your device from all other Bluetooth devices, but with thisoption you cannot connect to your home bluetooth dongle or bluetooth headphones.

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