Practical Paranoia

Updated February 21, 2016.

The best-selling, easiest, step-by-step, most comprehensive guide to securing your home or business Android phone and tablet. Completely revised and updated for Android 6 (Marshmallow).

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

You don't need to be paranoid to know they are out there to get your computer, data, and identity. Malware attacks on Android have become commonplace. By some reports, over 10,000,000 Android app are malware.
Dozens 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 device, it takes under one minute 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 and email history.

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, Google, browsing, voice and video messaging, and entire Internet experience.

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