The recent uptick in spyware usage by government agencies and nefarious actors has a lot of folks talking about mitigation and digital security. Today, we want to share a simple trick you iPhone users can do to better secure yourself against the little snitch in your pocket.<\/p>\n
RESTART YOUR PHONE EVERY DAY!<\/strong><\/p>\n That\u2019s right! Sometimes it IS really that easy. A number of spyware and malware programs cannot survive a restart. That\u2019s because many rely on your phone\u2019s memory and aren\u2019t technically installed. That memory resets when your iPhone is restarted. This quick fix is not 100% protection against all spyware and malware, but it gets rid of a lot of them. And, if you receive a junk text in the middle of the day, it might be worth restarting your phone immediately after deletion. While rare, some zero-day malware<\/a> over the years have been found to install without even clicking anything, such as Paragon\u2019s Graphite and NSO Group\u2019s Pegasus. Your best defense against these is to enable Lockdown Mode.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, these little tricks don\u2019t work quite as well for Android users. While a factory reset might get some \u2013 it\u2019s time consuming and unrealistic to perform frequently. Your best defense is to enable Advanced Protection Mode.<\/p>\n Be careful out there!<\/p>\n