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Losing Your Mobile Device
Mobile devices are essential tools of communica-
tion inour networked life. They holdhuge amounts
of sensitive and vital information such as contact
numbers, text messages, voicemail, email, photos,
location tracking and calendar events. This infor-
mation becomes even more important if you lose
your mobile device or it is stolen. Your privacy can
thus easily be jeopardised, so what precautions
you can take to ensure that this doesn’t happen?
Securing your mobile while it is still in your hands
is certainly a smart move so you can optimise the
benefits of amobile device while reducing the risks
that comes with it. Here are some steps you can
take in this regard.
Activate the access protection features
as a PIN, pattern lock or password. This
guarantees that only the authorised per-
son has access to the information.
It is similar to the password used to
lock your computer or other ordinary
devices. Most smartphones have this
feature, which if you enable, you can
get greater security than a PIN can
offer.
Consider using a unique pat-
tern drawn on the screen of the
mobile device.
Use a secret Personal Identification Number
(PIN) so that only you can gain access to the
device.
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Access Protection Methods
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Password
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Pattern Lock
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PIN
Shaikha Hareb
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October 2017
DoIT Newsletter