Or, just go in and set it to "Airplane Mode."  No network, no remote wipe.

 - WJR


On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:21, Ames Matthew B <[email protected]> wrote:

> Not having used an iPhone, but if the SIM was removed from the device,
> would that not disable the ability to perform a remote wipe?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: S Powell [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: 10 February 2011 17:10
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: IPhone attack reveals passwords in six minutes
>
> two words.
>
> remote wipe.
>
> Yep, big security issue, but if someone has physical control of your
> device, any device,  you should always consider it compromised.
>
>
>
>
> @THIS STATMENT IS VERIFIABLY INCORRECT
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 08:40, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote:
> > What I don't know is if this phone OS is any worse than anything else
> > in use. Anyone care to comment?:
> >
> >
> >
> > "Among passwords that could be revealed were those for Google Mail as
> > an MS Exchange account, other MS Exchange accounts, LDAP accounts,
> > voicemail, VPN passwords, WiFi passwords and some App passwords"
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9208920/IPhone_attack_reveals_p
> > asswords_in_six_minutes?taxonomyId=85
> >
> >
> >
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