Right tools can help protect your smartphone By Hiawatha Bray Globe Staff / August 29, 2012
My daughter Octavia has a nice, new smartphone, but not by choice. A thief recently snatched her old one. No harm done, except to the family budget and to Octavia's faith in humanity. There's a lot of vital information on our phones, but there are ways to protect that information in case it gets lost or stolen. Tools for Apple Inc.'s iPhone and phones running Google Inc.'s Android software can back up your stored data, encrypt it so nobody else can use it, track the location of a stolen phone, or just shut down a lost device so it's no longer usable. ... http://www.boston.com/business/technology/2012/08/29/simple-steps-secure-your-smartphone/FMsq0c8ps5ogTu8ZMDrc7I/story.html The three pillars of smartphone security http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2012/08/30/protecting_your_smartphone _______________________________________________ Please be sure to include a URL to the article. Reply to the sender with a "Thank you" if you like this post. _______________________________________________ Medianews mailing list [email protected] http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews
