How to protect smartphone from online fraud? Follow these government guidelines

To protect online users from fraud, the Centre has issued an advisory for smartphone users to secure their devices from malicious cyber hacks. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), a nodal agency under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has prepared a list of ‘Best Practices’. It shows dos and don’ts when downloading apps or browsing online through smartphone, The Hindustan Times business publication, Livemint reported.

Dos and Don’ts
The advisory asks users to be cautious while downloading applications. It can be harmful to download apps from sources other than the official app stores only; Google Play Store and App Store.