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There’s no denying that the internet fills a big part of our days. Whether playing, working, or studying, we rely on staying connected. But just as there’s a lot of good that comes with the internet, it can also make us susceptible to cybercriminals.
This is especially true if you’re using your phone on public Wi-Fi. Anyone with access to the public network can see your online activity, including hackers.
Fortunately, by keeping your personal information and data secure, you can continue to live your best life online. Advanced security and privacy tools like virtual private networks (VPNs) can shield your identity online, allowing you to browse online without worrying about hackers.
In this article, we’ll show you how to set up a VPN on your Android device manually or use a VPN app like McAfee’s Safe Connect VPN.
Using a VPN with your Android phone can be a smart move that allows you to live a fully connected life without risking catching the eyes of cybercriminals.
A VPN essentially hides your online presence and encrypts your information so that no one can steal sensitive data, like credit card details and passwords. It maximizes privacy and safety by sending your encrypted information through a tunnel to VPN servers in various locations globally. It’s so effective that not even your internet provider, search engine, or other third parties can take a peek at your data.
If you like video streaming on your smartphone but often run into geo-restricted content, you’ll also find a VPN useful. It changes your IP address, allowing you to access blocked content on platforms like YouTube and Netflix.
If you have an Android smartphone, you can use its built-in VPN client or legacy VPN. The integrated VPN uses several protocol suites, including PPTP, L2TP, and IPSec, to deliver a secure internet connection.
However, you’ll have to configure the built-in VPN manually, which can be hard. So, if you’re not that tech-savvy, a VPN app can be a good option. McAfee Security for Mobile is one such app available on the Google Play Store.
You might also want to opt for an app when:
Depending on your connection requirements and tech skills, we’ll walk you through how to set up your VPN manually or through an app.
Setting up a VPN manually by adjusting the VPN settings is one way to get the job done. This approach allows you to connect your device to a VPN server by entering configuration details.
You can set up the VPN manually via the user interface (UI) on your Android phone. The UI plays a big role in setting up and controlling the VPN solution. When the VPN is active, your mobile device system notifies you through the home screen.
To get your VPN up and running on your Android operating system, you’ll need to find the “Settings” menu on your device.
If you want to set up a VPN quickly and easily, your best bet is to install a VPN app on your mobile device. For instance, you can simply download McAfee’s Mobile Security app from the Google Play Store and register an account, allowing you to log in and start enjoying full protection.
Once you choose a VPN provider and sign up for a subscription plan (if paid), you’re ready to set up your VPN using the Android app. While the setup process can differ slightly depending on the VPN, here’s the process for setting up McAfee’s Safe Connect VPN app:
Now that you know about various steps to install a VPN on an Android device, consider investing in the award-winning McAfee Mobile Security App. This service comes with useful security tools for browsing the net on mobile devices and privacy protection for your Wi-Fi network. You can count on the award-winning software to secure your phone and the data it sends over the internet.
In addition to keeping your connection private, the software detects unwanted visitors and malicious apps. McAfee Mobile Security integrates an antivirus VPN that scans your device for cyberthreats and neutralizes them. The software delivers robust protection against evolving threats and gives you peace of mind.
Start protecting your digital life and securing your network traffic by signing up for McAfee Security for Mobile today.
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Previously unknown macOS malware uses cloud storage as its C&C channel and to exfiltrate documents, keystrokes, and screen captures from compromised Macs
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As the world continues to face formidable challenges, one of the many things impacted is cybersecurity. While recent challenges have been varied, they have all contributed to great uncertainty. How can organizations stay strong and protect their environments amidst so much volatility?
Lately we’ve been talking a lot about security resilience, and how companies can embrace it to stay the course no matter what happens. By building a resilient security strategy, organizations can more effectively address unexpected disruptions and emerge stronger.
Through our Security Outcomes Study, Volume 2, we were able to benchmark how companies around the world are doing when it comes to cyber resilience. Recent blog posts have taken a look at security resilience in the EMEA and Americas regions, and this post assesses resilience in Asia Pacific, Japan and China (APJC).
While the Security Outcomes Study focuses on a dozen outcomes that contribute to overall security program success, for this analysis, we focused on four specific outcomes that are most critical for security resilience. These include: keeping up with the demands of the business, avoiding major cyber incidents, maintaining business continuity, and retaining talented personnel.
The following chart shows the proportion of organizations in each market within APJC that reported “excelling” in these four outcomes:
There is a lot of movement in this chart, but if you take a closer look, you will see that many of the percentage differences between markets are quite small. For example, 44.9% of organizations in the Philippines reported that they are proficient at keeping up with the business, with Mainland China closely following at 44.4%.
The biggest difference we see between the top spot and the bottom spot is around retaining security talent—42.4% of organizations in Australia reported that they were successful in that area, while only 18.3% of organizations in Hong Kong reported the same.
Next, we looked at the mean resilience score for each market in the region:
When we look at this, we can see the differences between the top six and bottom seven markets a bit more clearly. However, as the previous chart also showed, the differences are very slight. (When we take into account the gray error bars, they become even more slight.)
There are many factors that could contribute to these small differences when it comes to security resilience. But the most important thing to be gleaned from this data is how each market can improve its respective resilience level.
The Security Outcomes Study revealed the top five practices—what we refer to as “The Fab Five”—that make the most impact when it comes to enhancing security. The following chart outlines the Fab Five, and demonstrates how each market in the APJC region ranked its own strength across these practices.
If we look at Thailand, for example, 69.1% of organizations say they are adept at accurate threat detection, while only 28% of organizations in Taiwan say the same. Like in the previous charts, there is a lot of movement between how various markets reported their performance against these practices. However, it’s interesting to note that Taiwan remained consistent.
So does implementing the Fab Five improve resilience across organizations in APJC? Looking at the chart below, it’s safe to say that, yes, implementing the Fab Five does improve resilience. Organizations in APJC that did not implement any of the Fab Five practices ranked in the bottom 30% for resilience, whereas those that reported strength in all five rose to the top 30%.
While building resilience can sometimes seem like an elusive concept, we hope this data provides some concrete benchmarks to strive for in today’s security programs.
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