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TuxBot@infosec.pubBannedMB to Infosec News@infosec.pubEnglish · 8 months ago

Don’t Ignore This Simple Tip: NSA Says Rebooting Can Protect Your Phone

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Don’t Ignore This Simple Tip: NSA Says Rebooting Can Protect Your Phone

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TuxBot@infosec.pubBannedMB to Infosec News@infosec.pubEnglish · 8 months ago
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Reboot Your Phone: National Security Agency 's No.1 Tip
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The National Security Agency urges iPhone and Android users to reboot devices regularly to reduce risks from cyber threats.
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  • waterSticksToMyBalls@lemmy.world
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    Tin hat time! The NSA has a new backdoor rolling out to everyone’s phones but they need to reboot for it to finish installing.

    • Luci@lemmy.ca
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      8 months ago

      Ha! I refuse to reboot anything

  • ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works
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    Well now I’m not doing it

  • ⓝⓞ🅞🅝🅔@lemmy.ca
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    Doesn’t actually describe how it helps…

    • FiskFisk33@startrek.website
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      if your phone compromised, chances are the code is running in volatile memory , a reboot would clean such infections.

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      My uneducated guess is, some threats will burrow themselves in active memory but have no way of persisting beyond a reboot. Or perhaps it just shuts down background software you don’t need that could be vulnerable.

      • ⓝⓞ🅞🅝🅔@lemmy.ca
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        Makes sense and gives a compelling reason for regular reboots.

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    deleted by creator

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    Still waiting for the reasoning 🤷‍♂️

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