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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

Summary


In this chapter, we learned about the impacts of the mobile device on the end user. This is a very big topic for managers and administrators. The important point for end users is that you can be forced to follow specific rules on your device; yes, even the device that you really own. Bring Your Own Device does not really mean that you can use it for anything on a corporate network. Some of the items we discussed in this chapter included:

  • What is MDM and how does it impact you

  • Why do companies use MDM solutions

  • What rules can be applied (such as passwords) and how you can be locked out

  • We discussed what jailbreak means

  • Also we reviewed a few MDM solutions that may be used at your company

  • Acceptable use policies were reviewed and why you may need to sign one if you want to use your device on your company's network

  • Power users were defined and some of the risks were identified; not all power users are the same

  • Finally, we learned about some power user tools (or administrators) that may be used...