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EA Forums Online Security Newsletter - Volume 9

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EA_Kuba
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2 months ago

Happy Cybersecurity Awareness Month!

Hello everyone, and welcome to the 9th edition of the EA Forums Online Security Newsletter. It’s October Cybersecurity Awareness Month. We’ll revisit key topics from previous editions to refresh our...
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2 months ago

Checking those app permissions is very important!

One of my friends was downloading a bunch of mobile games and they kept clicking on "allow" for each permission, and then they had ended up with about 14 different apps taking over their phone's screen with ads and malware.

It took me a bit of time, (and putting the phone into safe mode), to help secure their mobile device.

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2 months ago

100% agree ORANGE-EXPRESS​ 

It is often overlooked what permissions the app is requesting to use. It's best practice to pause and consider whether the game we're downloading really needs access to our phone's contact list. 🤔