ASSOCIATED PRESSAfter Samsung, Apple and Huawei, Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi had the fourth biggest global market share last year. Which means that when a vulnerability is discovered in a pre-installed security app that ships with Xiaomi smartphones then a lot of people are put at risk. Here's what you need to know and what you need to do. What you need to do"Like all pre-installed applications" involved with security such as Guard Provider, Check Point researchers warn these apps are present "out-of-the-box and cannot be deleted." As you cannot delete the Guard Provider app involved, you should ensure that your software is up to date and all security patches have been applied.

Source: Forbes April 05, 2019 09:45 UTC