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Mobile Security: How to Secure, Privatize, and Recover Your Devices

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Mobile Security: How to Secure, Privatize, and Recover Your Devices

Overview of this book

The threat of hacking may be the most damaging on the internet. Mobile technology is changing the way we live, work, and play, but it can leave your personal information dangerously exposed. Your online safety is at risk and the threat of information being stolen from your device is at an all- time high. Your identity is yours, yet it can be compromised if you don't manage your phone or mobile device correctly. Gain the power to manage all your mobile devices safely. With the help of this guide you can ensure that your data and that of your family is safe. The threat to your mobile security is growing on a daily basis and this guide may just be the help you need. Mobile Security: How to Secure, Privatize, and Recover Your Devices will teach you how to recognize, protect against, and recover from hacking attempts and outline the clear and present threats to your online identity posed by the use of a mobile device. In this guide you will discover just how vulnerable unsecured devices can be, and explore effective methods of mobile device management and identity protection to ensure your data's security. There will be special sections detailing extra precautions to ensure the safety of family members and how to secure your device for use at work.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Mobile Security: How to Secure, Privatize, and Recover Your Devices
Credits
Foreword
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Tips to Help You Protect Your Mobile Device
The History of Social Networking, the Internet, and Smartphones
Index

Acceptable use policy (AUP)


Back to our story, Roger got you connected to the corporate network via your smart device. You now have an e-mail access to the corporate mobile expense system; all is good in your world. Later that day, you receive a message titled Corporate Mobile Acceptable Use Policy.

The corporate mobile acceptable use policy is starting to be used by many companies. This policy describes how you can use the device and/or access to the corporate networks. The standard acceptable use policy (AUP) normally includes what you can and can't do on the corporate network. Many people find this to be a basic conflict of rights due to the fact that the device was purchased by the end user. This book does not review these rights and please do not send messages to the authors regarding this issue; this is between you and your company.

Most acceptable policies follow a basic format which includes:

  • Purpose: This is the definition of the AUP and why it is needed.

  • Applicability: Who does this...