Last year more than 180,000 mobile phones were stolen in Spain; 10,000 fewer than four years ago, according to the Interior Ministry. However, many devices still remain. And this is not the only risk facing smartphone users.

 

In fact, let us consider what personal information we store on our mobile devices: contacts, photos, codes, interviews, medical reports, and even bank data. This information may be 'lost' if the terminal is physically stolen, but there is another risk with the data we share on the Internet - online banking and similar applications or social networks. So how can we guarantee the security and privacy of our data and mobiles?

 

Today, we use our devices as a drawer for the storage of data. According to a study by Kaspersky Lab, 90% of the questionnaires keep photos and videos; 89% personal emails; 84% contact information; and 79% share textual messages or messages.

 

"The manufacturer is responsible for safeguarding the security of developing devices, for example, controlling the production chain from the beginning to the end," emphasizes the Director of Software at Mikel Fernández BQ.

 

However, it is important to understand that users "even if the brands are confusing in this field, if we do not look after the security of our smartphones - from non-official applications to downloading unconnected Wi-Fi ... - we open doors to possible vulnerabilities."

 

Recently the Cambridge Analytic scandal has not been the first or the last to filter data from millions of Facebook accounts. In 2016, a controversial campaign by the United States President, Donald Trumpen, was announced. With all of this, there's a place to ask: Do we know what it means to share our data on the Internet? do we take care of our data properly? Users should know where their email or photos may end and what the consequences might be.

 

Daniel Vidal is a lawyer at Cubelawsen and a cyber-security professor at The Valley Digital Business School. He says security and privacy are conceptual brothers. According to the expert, "security can not be secured without privacy, since an unsupported terminal or system is an" open door ", something that should be publicly known as public, with the misuse of this private information. And without privacy it is difficult to be safe. " Both of them are important, Vidal says that security must always prevail.

 

The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) and the National Institute of Cybersecurity (INCIBE) have published the Internet Privacy and Safety Guide. They recommend the protection of devices, as there is always a risk of loss or theft. Note, therefore, the following recommendations: