joining us now is brian vecci. he's with veronas. thanks for coming in today. what can i do to make sure i'm safe? >> sure. first you want to know what a new app is and why you're make sure you update your phone and mobile apps. sometimes we don't want to update apps because we can lose features or it will slow things down. but often times when a new app update comes out, it's got security features that fix the exploits that -- >> i always think if i'm using a trusted brand like amazon or disney, i'm safe. am i right to think that? it sounds like there were a lot of apps that even major companies, not those two in particular, necessary, but major brands aren't necessarily as safe as i thought. >> sure. major brands are going to do everything they can to protect your information to make sure apps are secure, but they're human and exploits are going to be discovered over time. >> i always wonder about apps that are free to down load. i always think wait, what's the catch? is that potentially a trojan horse trying to get in? >> absolutely. and you should be carefu

joining us right now is brian vecci, he is with cyber security company veronis. thank you for coming in today. >> thanks for having me. >> that is really daunting when you think of all the things that are happening. what can i do? >> you want to be very careful what you put on your phone. when you down load an app, make sure you know what it is. update your phone and mobile apps. we don't want to update apps because we can lose features or it can slow things down. often times it will fix it. >> i always think that, look, if i'm using trusted brands like amazon, disney, things out there i am safe. am i right to think about that? it sounds like there are apps, that major companies, not those two necessarily, but major brands are vulnerable. >> they're going to do everything that they can. >> i've always wondered about apps that are free to download. they don't charge me anything. i always think, wait, what's the catch? is that potentially a trojan horse trying to get in? >> absolutely. you should be careful about what kinds of information you give to an app. when i