Prime Minister AlboMP has told Australians to take a “simple” step to combat cyberattacks. auspol 7NEWS
He shared the five-minute smartphone advice while announcing the appointment of Australia’s inaugural national cybersecurity coordinator on Friday.Watch the latest news and stream for free onTypically, once hackers gain access to a device or network, they look for ways to persist by installing malicious software to enable zero-click exploits.
Phone manufacturers such as Apple and Google have strong security to block malware from core operating systems, so hackers are encouraged to opt for “in-memory payloads”, which live in the phone’s memory and are harder to detect and trace. Such hacks can’t survive a reboot, but often don’t need to, since many people rarely turn their phones off.
Prime minister Anthony Albanese shared his advice to ward off hackers: ‘Turn your phone off every night for five minutes.’
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