{"id":5149,"date":"2015-11-10T02:01:45","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T07:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/?p=5149"},"modified":"2019-11-15T15:24:22","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T11:24:22","slug":"smartphones-in-bathrooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/smartphones-in-bathrooms\/5149\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop bringing your smartphone into the bathroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each year the number of people \u201caddicted to Internet\u201d grows rapidly. We can read news, communicate with friends, look through photos and videos right from our smartphones. It\u2019s only logical, that people store important data in their phones, as well as access social media and Internet bank from their mobile devices.<\/p>\n<p>The downside to this is that many of us neglect security of these devices. Kaspersky Lab has conducted a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/cyber-savvy-quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">research<\/a>\u00a0and found out that more than a half of respondents don\u2019t use remote block or find-my-device features. Only a quarter of respondents tread carefully when they connect to public Wi-Fi. About a third of the surveyed take their phones to bathrooms, and every second goes in bed with a smartphone.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tip of the week: How to Stay Safe When Connecting to Public <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WiFi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#WiFi<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/rn2IDReoqO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">http:\/\/t.co\/rn2IDReoqO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KasperskyInternetSecurity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#KasperskyInternetSecurity<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/nbMMh3uw0b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/nbMMh3uw0b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kaspersky (@kaspersky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kaspersky\/status\/507177497105289216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">September 3, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The question that arises here is whether it\u2019s safe to take unsecure connected devices literally everywhere? While taking a relaxing bath and reading a book on your device, you can easily miss the moment when a Trojan turns a camera on and takes several steamy shots.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-pullquote\"><p>Don\u2019t bring your phone to the bathroom #security #KLReport<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fkas.pr%2F626P&amp;text=Don%26%238217%3Bt+bring+your+phone+to+the+bathroom+%23security+%23KLReport\" class=\"btn btn-twhite\" data-lang=\"en\" data-count=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tweet<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<p>OK, let\u2019s put aside the fact, that any mobile devices are a boon to spies. There is another common scenario: according to our data, a quarter of users whose device had been lost or stolen discovered that their personal or secret information had been leaked online.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Download our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ebook?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#ebook<\/a> to learn how to protect against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ransomware?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#ransomware<\/a>:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p8Mj5DzDCn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/p8Mj5DzDCn<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CyberSecurity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#CyberSecurity<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lHlwIO3WuS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/lHlwIO3WuS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kaspersky Lab ME (@KasperskyME) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KasperskyME\/status\/658626299489968128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">October 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Owners of all of these \u201csmart\u201d gadgets should know how to protect them. At a minimum, one should use unique reliable passwords for all accounts, download apps from official stores and be careful when using public Wi-Fi. And of course, it\u2019s a good idea to install a decent security software, like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kas.pr\/PD3G\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaspersky Total Security \u2014 Multi-Device<\/a>. We also recommend you to have a look at this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/tag\/cybersavvy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">selection of posts<\/a>\u00a0that are devoted to ABC of cyber security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year the number of people \u201caddicted to Internet\u201d grows rapidly. We can read news, communicate with friends, look through photos and videos right from our smartphones. 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