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MOBILE SECURITY QUICK TIPS

Eight simple ideas for protecting mobile data and devices.

By Stacy Collett

April 09, 2008 —

MOBILE SECURITY QUICK TIPS

1. Delete information that is no longer necessary. Only keep one day of e-mail and the files necessary for the day's activity on the device.

2. Do not use shared devices (hotel computers or fax machines) for information that should be protected.

3. Understand how to notify someone when you detect or lose something. This can be hard while you are mobile; you can't call someone when you have lost your smartphone. And, even once you have found a phone that you can use, you may no longer have your emergency contact number. The point is to practice your incident response plan because you won't know how to respond until the time when you need to.

4. Disable any functionality you don't need. Disable Bluetooth discoverable mode, turn off 802.11 wireless when it's not in use.

5. Encrypt sensitive information on the device, if possible.

6. Recognize that information security is not just technologyâ¬it is also protecting physical assets and verbal communications.

7. The IT department should provide only the view necessary to any specific mobile individual or system.

8. Sanitize (wipe out) obsolete mobile devices.

Quick Tips Source: Sph3r3 LLC

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