{"id":83285,"date":"2015-10-30T15:48:04","date_gmt":"2015-10-30T13:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=83285"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:08:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:08:25","slug":"the-five-best-security-apps-for-your-smartphone-and-tablet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-five-best-security-apps-for-your-smartphone-and-tablet\/","title":{"rendered":"The five best security apps for your smartphone and tablet"},"content":{"rendered":"

On this week\u2019s five apps, we bring you the best tools to keep your phone secure<\/strong>. From locking down your Wi-Fi and passwords to locating and eliminating viruses, with this week\u2019s selection installed your device will be as safe as houses.<\/p>\n

CM Security (Android<\/a>) is our first pick, a comprehensive security app from the makers of Clean Master<\/strong>. This little package includes one of the best antiviruses in the industry as well as offering a host of other functions like erasing your browsing history and defending you while using public Wi-Fi.<\/p>\n

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We all know that strong, regularly changed passwords are key to online security<\/strong> \u2013 but that doesn\u2019t stop most of us using only a handful of easily remembered codes across all of our digital profiles. This is where LastPass (iOS<\/a>|Android<\/a>|Mac<\/a>|Windows Phone<\/a>|Windows<\/a>)\u00a0comes in, a password manager that organizes all of your passwords and alters them frequently and automatically in-app.<\/p>\n

If you want a dedicated antivirus and malware program<\/strong>, then 360 Security – Antivirus Boost (Android<\/a>)\u00a0is a safe bet. Free and simple to use, this app improves your devices performance, removes malware, and solves other common security problems \u2013 including the ability to remotely lock your phone.<\/p>\n

Want to stay private when connected to Wi-Fi? Then you need Secure Wireless (Android<\/a>). This intelligent VPN detects dangerous activity on networks and protects you<\/strong> from them. This ensures that no one can access your device, whatever Wi-Fi network you are connected to.<\/p>\n

Sometimes it\u2019s those things you don\u2019t want – but want to make sure no one else can ever find – that can cause the biggest worries. Secure Wipe (Android<\/a>)\u00a0is a mobile tool that ensures anything you erase is gone for good<\/strong>. It does this\u00a0by overwriting deleted files and images to make sure nothing of the original left.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s it for this week. With Fallout 4<\/a> out on the 10th we are dedicating the next show to five apps that will help you survive the\/an apocalypse<\/strong>. \u00a0Let us know in the comments if you have any survival apps that might help, and I\u2019ll see you next time<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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On this week\u2019s five apps, we bring you the best tools to keep your phone secure. From locking down your Wi-Fi and passwords to locating and eliminating viruses, with this week\u2019s selection installed your device will be as safe as houses. CM Security (Android) is our first pick, a comprehensive security app from the makers … Continue reading “The five best security apps for your smartphone and tablet”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2049,"featured_media":83311,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-83285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2049"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83285"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":329458,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83285\/revisions\/329458"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83285"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=83285"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=83285"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=83285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}