Your smartphone is the key to not just your online life, but increasingly, almost every aspect of your everyday life. 

Special Feature

Mobility: Tech and trends in 2023

Smartphone innovation never stops. Discover the biggest trends in mobile devices in 2023 and what it all means for you.

You use it for communicating with friends and family, taking photos, sharing posts on social media, browsing the web, accessing your bank account, online shopping, streaming and much more.

That's great, but it also means that your smartphone holds vast amounts of information about you -- your private conversations, your passwords, your bank details, your browsing history. 

And the security risks which potentially threaten your smartphone and accounts by criminals isn't just limited to hackers; if your smartphone is lost or stolen, whoever ends up with it could easily take advantage of your info for their own gain. 

In Depth: These experts are racing to protect AI from hackers. Time is running out

Here's five simple tips for keeping your smartphone secure