{"id":90258,"date":"2018-07-10T06:00:20","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T13:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/securingtomorrow.mcafee.com\/?p=90258"},"modified":"2025-08-30T03:35:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T10:35:53","slug":"cybersecurity-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/mobile-security\/cybersecurity-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to Take a Good, Hard Look at Your Cybersecurity Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

What happens when your livelihood is at stake, thanks to someone stealing your identity or draining your account? The real-life possibilities are nerve-wracking, to say the least. The constant barrage of cyberthreats we face as consumers today is exhausting. Just this month, two major situations were revealed.\u00a0 A Florida marketing firm, Exactis, had their database on a publicly accessible server<\/a>. The information exposed ranged from phone numbers, home, and email addresses to the number, age, and gender of a customer\u2019s children. As of now, social security numbers and credit card data have not been leaked. However, what makes this breach particularly anxiety-inducing is that now cybercriminals have the ability to improve the success rate of socially engineered attacks. For example, phishing attacks could become rampant through social media and email.<\/p>\n

To add insult to injury, last week, researchers found a way to discover everything you type and read on your phone simply by studying the differing power levels of a\u00a0smart battery<\/a>. By implanting a\u00a0micro-controller into a phone’s battery, they could record the power flowing in and out of the device. Then, with the use of AI, power flows were matched with specific keystrokes. Using this technique, the researchers proved that cybercriminals could record passwords, monitor website activity, access call records, and know the last time the camera was used. Smart batteries are attractive targets because they are not as secure as your phone<\/a>. In fact, they expose all personal data. While the possibilities are stressful, the good news is that this attack remains theoretical.<\/p>\n

The seemingly endless string of security events and the stress they cause can take a serious toll on our well-being. While we can\u2019t prevent breaches from occurring, it\u2019s important to remember that we can be prepared to take the right steps to minimize any damage when one hits. Whether we\u2019re dealing with the repercussions of a data breach, or adapting to new vulnerabilities, developing positive security habits can help improve and maintain your digital health. Taking care of your mobile devices to ensure they remain secure \u2013 and therefore optimally functional \u2013 is like taking care of your own well-being; to maintain cybersecurity health, you have to perform basic upkeep.<\/p>\n

Tips to Protect Agains Data Breach<\/h2>\n

To help you prepare in advance for the next data breach and ensure your device remains in good cybersecurity health, here are some habits you should consider picking up, stat:<\/p>\n