IT Security Blog

Mobile devices are used for communication and for obtaining and sharing information. As a result, they often contain sensitive information, including email, text messages, voicemail, calendar events, location tracking, photos and videos. If your mobile device is lost or stolen, anyone who has physical access to your device can potentially access all this information and expose you, your contacts and your organization to serious risk. In this newsletter, we discuss the steps you can take to protect the information on your device in case it is lost or stolen.

Note: Most of this advice applies to your personal devices. If your mobile device was issued or authorized by your organization and contains organizational data, then be sure to follow your organization’s policies for securing mobile devices and for reporting loss or theft.

Source: SANS Ouch! Security Newsletter