Donald Trump’s New Phone Touches High Levels of Security

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Donald Trump enters with his inauguration into a safer zone where all his personal devices are made fool proof secure and at the top of them is his smartphone. He is the first president of US with a heavy presence on Twitter which makes his security a more sensitive situation.

A presidential phone is the most targeted device by the foreign hackers. That is why only very high profile companies take the responsibility of securing the mobile phone of the President. A single attack on the phone can provide all sensitive information about the national secrets to the attackers. All real-time information about the exact location of the President is also possible through accessing his mobile, reports Daily Mail.

Many layers of protection are needed for a presidential phone. The first layer is obscuring the details like his 15 digit number is carefully guarded in the new phone. The second layer of security is availing the services of a trusted manufacturer by which the hardware is assuredly secure from any access of an attacker.  

Securing the device physically through a computer chip means no one can access the data encrypted in the phone except the president. For handling military information, the phone is added with an element called "Trusted Platform Module." No one can tamper the phone setting or OS as it will be immediately identified.

According to WB News, Trump's phone will connect to predetermined networks and phones only that are screened regular against intrusions. For browsing the internet, which is always needed, the phone is added with a custom operating system developed by the department of defense.  All these security features are not found in market phones.

Overall the president's phone is added with security measures beyond the imagination of a common man. For example, if Trump unintentionally commanded the twitter app (in case it is installed) to share some classified info, the software installed on the phone will prevent this from happening.