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August 24th, 2016, 08:37 PM
#1
I have questions
I recently purchased an Amazon Fire 7, even though I admit I am totally ignorant on the subject (It was just too cheap to pass up). I have managed to navigate around the device, and download apps, connect to my e:mail account and the like, but I am wondering about the security of this tablet. On my PC's, I routinely turn on my firewall and set up spyware and virus protection. Is this not the case with tablets? I don't have a smartphone and I'm not familiar with the operating system of this device. How secure are they? Are there steps I should be taking to protect my information? I would appreciate any and all advice. Thanks.
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August 24th, 2016, 08:44 PM
#2
Not sure how many of these you have already seen:
https://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&s...ecurity+issues
There are a few issues that might be a concern, depending on what you are doing with it. The Silk browser may not be the best. You may want to use something else to access your e-mail. You should be able to encrypt the device though.
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August 24th, 2016, 10:11 PM
#3
Malwarebytes has a mobile version. It's installed on my Android tablet.
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August 25th, 2016, 12:33 PM
#4
Originally Posted by jdc2000
Not sure how many of these you have already seen:
https://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&s...ecurity+issues
There are a few issues that might be a concern, depending on what you are doing with it. The Silk browser may not be the best. You may want to use something else to access your e-mail. You should be able to encrypt the device though.
Seems as though many of the articles I have come across caution against using non-Amazon apps, including a different browser, claiming their use may cause more problems than they're worth.. I did find an AVG app and a the Malwarebytes anti-spyware app (which used up 13% of my batteries life when I first ran it)...Also ran across this website and wonder what you might think of it.
http://dmediamom.com/2013/07/12/kind...-dont-need-it/
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August 26th, 2016, 12:46 AM
#5
That article is now fairly old, and it also assumes that you never do anything with your device that could expose you to malware - not a reasonable assumption these days.
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August 26th, 2016, 07:55 AM
#6
July 12, 2013
Fairly well out of date at that.
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