Security for Beginners

Android phones are the newest craze in the market, and same as your PC your data may be compromised if you don’t take necessary precautions in securing your mobile device. Android devices has built in security features, but you may want to use third-party applications for a killer combo security precaution. Here is another great guide from PCWorld.com in Securing your Android Phone:

Lock Your Phone

Unlike the BlackBerry and other mobile handsets that use alphanumeric passcodes to keep interlopers from messing with your data, Android uses a novel system called an unlock pattern. Rather than punch in a code on a keypad, you swipe your fingertip across the screen in a prespecified pattern, connecting a series of dots along the way. If the pattern you swipe matches the pattern previously entered into the phone’s memory, the phone unlocks. If it doesn’t unlock, try again.

Like a passcode, the security of an unlock pattern is directly related to the number of data points it contains. Just as a six-digit code is likely to be safer than a four-digit one, a pattern connecting six dots will be harder to break than one with only four dots. (And four dots is the minimum number of points for any unlock pattern.)

Source: PCWorld.com’s Secure Your Android Phone