Is the Personal Data on Your Smartphone Vulnerable? Listen to Find Out: Used for everything from banking and taking pictures, to navigating, streaming, and connecting, mobile devices are a treasure trove of sensitive personal data. On the latest episode of “Hackable?” the team investigates how secure that data really is by inviting a white-hat to try and remotely penetrate our host Geoff’s smartphone. Listen now on Apple Podcasts and learn if one errant click could expose everything, including your deleted photos.
“Hackable?” Puts Smartphones to the Test
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