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Zak Dehlawi edited this page Sep 29, 2015 · 9 revisions

##Threats For most people their mobile device is attached to their hip or glued to their hands for every waking hour of the day (and then some). In some ways it stores more personal information about you than your computer including: images, location, contacts and an active connection to all your social media accounts. It is the key to your digital life. How can users best protect their digital lives if their device is lost or stolen? Additionally, users need to protect themselves against a full range of threats that could compromise their personal data; from mass surveillance, rogue applications,excessive data collection, etc.

##Best Practices

  • Use a secure lock-screen password, if you use your fingerprint to unlock, you can set a much longer pass-phrase for use on boot.
  • Enable Find my phone and test it out with another apple device or online before you lose your phone
  • Change the default Wireless Hotspot password.
  • Keep your device up to date.
  • Review each installed application's requested features and limit them as much as possible. They can always be re-enabled on demand.
  • Enable auto-lock using a short time-out.
  • Do not Jailbreak any device you use regularly.
  • Do not backup sensitive data to the iCloud service. If you are unsure of this, completely disable iCloud. You can backup a complete image of your device locally using iTunes. Store this backup securely.
  • Ensure that GPS features are properly configured to not disclose your location, and applications do not have location permissions.

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