Millennials are supposed to be the tech savy generation as they spend their lives Tweeting, updating their Facebook status and Instagramming. But clearly common sense does not seem to enter their thought process as more than one in five 18-24 year olds (21 per cent) store PINs for credit or debit cards on their smartphones, tablets or laptops, according to research conducted by Equifax in conjunction with Gorkana. That leaves them wide open to fraud. That’s clearly not the best move from a security standpoint and if you read through the article, you’ll see other bad practices as well.
So, let’s say you want to store sensitive info on your phone. What do you do to keep it secure? My suggestion is to use an app like eWallet which encrypts that data. I should also note that iOS 9.3 has encrypted notes as well. Either option is better than having them as notes in your notepad or something similar on your phone.
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#Fail: Millennials Keep Credit Card PINs On Their Phones
Millennials are supposed to be the tech savy generation as they spend their lives Tweeting, updating their Facebook status and Instagramming. But clearly common sense does not seem to enter their thought process as more than one in five 18-24 year olds (21 per cent) store PINs for credit or debit cards on their smartphones, tablets or laptops, according to research conducted by Equifax in conjunction with Gorkana. That leaves them wide open to fraud. That’s clearly not the best move from a security standpoint and if you read through the article, you’ll see other bad practices as well.
So, let’s say you want to store sensitive info on your phone. What do you do to keep it secure? My suggestion is to use an app like eWallet which encrypts that data. I should also note that iOS 9.3 has encrypted notes as well. Either option is better than having them as notes in your notepad or something similar on your phone.
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