iPhone data security best practices published

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Oct 17, 20081 min

<p> Finally, someone pours a pail of salvation on the burning issue of iPhone data security </p>

Like all mobile devices, iPhone is, in fact, a consummately secure computer provided that common-sense best practices are employed.

My detailed white paper is available for purchase at infoworld.com, but as a marketing gimmick, I will summarize: 1) Always keep the device on your person; 2) Turn off wireless access when you’re not actively using it; 3) Set the idle lock timer to 30 seconds and wait for the lock to kick in before you pocket the device, 4) Change your PIN code daily; 5) Seal the docking or USB connector with epoxy (conducting epoxy affords the greatest protection), and f) Read your e-mail and access your Address Book only in a lavatory stall, under a burka, or both.

The next time someone tells you that iPhone isn’t secure, tell them that they’re just too lazy to follow clinically proven best practices for mobile security.