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Credit to Author: Ken Mingis| Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 03:30:00 -0700<\/strong><\/p>\n One of the many topics techies like to debate is\u00a0whether Google’s Android or Apple’s iOS is more inherently secure<\/a>. Sure, Apple has a closed system that makes it harder for iPhone users to get into trouble. But the frequent headlines about Android malware usually miss the point.<\/p>\n As Computerworld<\/em>‘s JR Raphael<\/a> explains, an Android user would really have to work at picking up malware<\/a>. Android has multiple layers of defense; malware doesn’t install itself without user intervention; and the chances of actually coming across damaging malware is really, really small.<\/p>\n As Raphael explains to\u00a0Computerworld<\/em> Executive Editor Ken Mingis, a lot of the hype around malware on Android is, well, just that: hype. A little common sense when it comes to using your Android device will go a long way to keeping it \u2013 and the data on it \u2013 safe and secure.<\/p>\n There are, of course, various settings in the OS that can help keep things locked down<\/a>, Raphael said. That includes making sure Google Play Protect and Find My Device are both turned on (they should be, by default), two-factor authentication is used, and screen pinning and smart lock are in use.<\/p>\n Raphael knows his stuff, and has even created an 11-step security checklist<\/a>\u00a0to help determine if you’re doing things right.<\/p>\n For an audio-only version of this episode, click play (or catch up on all earlier episodes) below. Or you can\u00a0find us on iTunes<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Pocket Casts<\/a>, where you can download each episode and listen at your leisure.<\/p>\n