Going digital in storing information has both advantages and risks. One of its biggest risks is that someone might steal your information and use it to serve their own selfish needs. One of the most prone to risk is your SD card, especially the one inside your phone. Therefore, you have to ensure that your SD card data is hack-proof.
Place your SD cards in a secure location
Keeping your card in a secure location
ensures that it is not physically damaged, lost, or stolen. Make sure also that you are always carrying it so that it will not fall into the wrong hands.
Write-Protect your card
All you need to do is take the SD card out of your device and push the tiny switch on the left side and no one will be able to access the data you have in your SD card. In addition to that, no one can delete or even change the data inside your SD card.
Password-Protect it
Another easy way of making your SD card hack-proof is protecting it with a password. Password-protecting your data is very easy since there is a lot of software you can use on your smartphone. A word of advice, make sure the password you have is not one that can be easily guessed.
Encrypt it
Data encryption is more sophisticated than password-protecting your data. Moreover, it is also more difficult to access your data because you hide it You need a computer to do this and your smartphone. It is also advisable to encrypt all your SD card so that no one will access your data.
Protect it from any physical damage
You just don't make your SD card hack-proof but protect it from physical damage as well. This tiny card is sot tiny that it is also fragile. If it is physically damaged, no type of software can ever restore it.
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