Mobile Device Security Measures

Everyone is mobilizing. Our life, not just business but also personal, have become entwined with out cell phones (or is it vice versa?).

Cell phone isn't even the right term anymore for many people, who use their BlackBerrys, iPhones, and other smartphones almost as much as they use their computers. This make our mobile devices and the data they contain just as important as our laptops and desktops. Add a direct Internet connection (which very few people secure), and the likelihood of physical loss or theft, and you've got a recipe for disaster.

You may have some help from your security suite; some of these now include mobile features, although at this point we're not sure they're necessary.

However, there are a number of things you can do yourself to avoid a data-theft disater.