The risk of having stolen your data or phone is too real. We use our phones for online transactions and they may store our banking details. Sometimes we also save confidential data in notes or any other text form and these things encourage online threats to steal phone data by cracking the security of the phone. To avoid this we should apply some security to our phones. The second strong reason which force us to increase phone-security is that new generation spends most of their time online to surf the internet for different-2 websites which may be infected by viruses or spyware. These websites may put some spyware on your phone which can steal your confidential data. You might hear about Ransomware in the last few months which blocks your device unless a ransom is paid. This is a perfect example of how your data can be stolen or blocked online.
To make your iPhone secure and safe it is important to choose and install some security apps according to your needs. Below we are listing top 5 free security apps to choose from:
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Avira Mobile Security: iPhone Security App
This app has been designed to cover the complete security of Apple devices. After installing this, you can securely surf the internet without any worry of phishing, email leak or identity theft. Activity report of this app gives a rapid overview of the latest security threats and whether any of your contacts is leaked or not in an online security breach. This is a completely free app and is compatible with iPhone, iPad as well as iPod touch running on iOS 10 or later.
It contains an anti-theft feature, phishing website protection, email leak alert and device analyzing. So it is a good app which you can install for free. Click Here to know all about Avira Mobile Security.
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“Signal” – Private Messenger for iPhone Security
It is a private messenger app available for free on Apple store. In this app, the server doesn’t have access to any of your communication and it can’t save your data. You can chat or speak freely with complete privacy. It is available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. It keeps your messages safe by using cryptographic protocols. So this is very fast, secure and easy to use.
This is a perfect private messenger app which enables you to do secure conversations with full security with zero per cent chances of leakage. Click Here to read the full description of Signal at Apple store.
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Avira Vault(Discontinued)
Note: This app discontinued, we will update its alternative shortly.
This is the second app designed by Avira Holding Company and capable of keeping credit/debit card details, photos and passwords are hidden behind a password. It helps to keep financial information hidden and avoid any unauthorized access. With the help of Avira Vault, you can keep photos and videos private and it allows you to show whatever you want and hide whatever you want. So it is completely up to you, at what extent you want to increase the security of your device. Its browser automatically keeps track of viruses, malware and phishing attacks. Complete info of Avira Vault is given here.
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Lookout: Security and Identity Theft Protection
You must have safe and secure WiFi along with other security features. There is a special app to surf on secure Wifi:- “Lookout”. Actually this app protects your phone from dangerous WiFi attacks. When you connect to a WiFi network, Lookout automatically checks whether it is safe to use or not. Therefore after installing this app, you can surf without worrying about any insecure or unsafe WiFi connection. An insecure WiFi connection can totally peep into your cell phone and steal confidential information.
Also, this app works as a system adviser, which is an extra benefit after installing it. Check out it at Apple store here.
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Wire:
Wire is also a private messenger and uses end to end encrypted method for calls, messages and media files which transfer on this. It is available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch running on iOS 9 or later. This is same as Signal, which is listed above so you can choose one of these two messengers for better security. We listed it here because it has a different interface than Signal. If you don’t like the interface of Signal, you can use it and vice versa. It offers a great feature of totally secure group chat in which you can add up to 128 people.
Wire is completely free software available on Apple store. You can know more about this app here.