NSA Tells iPhone And Android Users: Reboot Your Device Now
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Do iPhone And Android Users Need To Regularly Reboot Their Smartphones
In 2024?
The short answer to whether you need to reboot your smartphone every
week in 2024 is no. But need is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that
question. From a security perspective, rebooting will still remove the
threat from non-persistent malware -- that is a threat that cannot
survive a reboot. I know that's pretty obvious, but it needs saying.
There's plenty of malware that fits into this category, and not all of
it from the least advanced or sophisticated of threat actors.
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The NSA's original warning was published in a mobile device best
practices guide in 2020. If you are having difficulty opening the PDF
document the previous link takes you to, then there is an alternative
route to the same document that requires a few more clicks available
from the NSA press room. With smartphones running across all operating
system platforms becoming an increasingly popular target for threat
actors of all flavors, the NSA said that "many of the features provide convenience and capability but sacrifice security" and attempted to
pin down simple steps that even the most non-technical users could
take to better protect their devices and the data stored within.
Earlier this year, I reported on the NSA advice, and that article has
continued to stir a myriad of responses to this day. I?ve had security
experts and smartphone users alike thank me for bringing the warning
to their attention and scold me for not going into more detail about
what rebooting can't help protect people from. All of these opinions
are valid, of course, and this article is written in the hope of
providing more clarification.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2024/10/23/nsa-tells-iphone-and-android-users-reboot-your-device-now/
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