Practical Paranoia: Android 6 Security Essentials

New edition v4.3, updated January 21, 2017.

The best-selling, easiest, step-by-step, most comprehensive guide to securing your home or business Android phones and tablets. Completely revised and updated for Android 6.

Official workbook for the Practical Paranoia: Security Essentials Workshop. Designed for classroom, workshop, and self-study. The entire workshop is contained within the book. Includes all instructor presentations, hands-on assignments, links to all software, and security checklist.

You don't need to be paranoid to know they are out there to get your device, data, and identity.

• Almost half of all thefts involve a mobile device.
• Hundreds of eyes may be able to see your name and password, along with the contents of every email you send.
• Once the bad guy has his hands on your phone or tablet, it takes under an hour to bypass your password to gain access to all your data.
• With a slight bit of social engineering, your Google account, along with all its data, is freely accessible.
• Through PRISM and other avenues, our government has access to your online browsing, email, instant messages, voice calls, and video conferences.

You don't need to be an Google Guru to protect your system!

In this easy, step-by-step guide, CIO, Security Specialist, and Certified IT Consultant Marc L. Mintz takes any Android user–from the novice with no technical skills, to experienced IT professional–through the process of fully encrypting and hardening the security of their device, data, email, documents, network, instant messaging, storage devices, browsing, and entire Internet experience.

Guaranteed to be the easiest to follow and most comprehensive Android 6 security book available.