While many diplomats and politicians around the world are expected to take precautions to protect their cell phones, there are many reasons private citizens such as yourself should care about cell phone security. For this activity, you will be using the Federal Communications Commission's "Ten Steps to Smartphone Security" to secure your own cell phone.

Visit the - https://www.fcc.gov/smartphone-security

Select your phone's operating system. Most iPhones use Apple iOS, while other phones (non-iPhones) use an Android.

Read the ten steps for your particular device. Write the ten steps down and explain whether you did or did not do them yourself and why, or explain your reaction to the advice and why it is or isn't useful to you personally. If a step doesn't apply to you, explain why it doesn't apply.

For example:

Step One: Set my password.

• "I already had a password on my device, so I didn't set a new one up."
• "My phone didn't have a password, so I created a PIN for my phone"
• "I had been using the same PIN for multiple devices, so based on the advice in this step, I changed my PIN."

Step Two: Don't change my smartphone's default settings

• "I had previously 'jailbroken' my phone, but after learning more about security, I decided to reset my phone to its default settings."
• "I never would have thought to edit the security settings on my phone, so this step didn't really apply to me."