| Do you own a keychain USB jump-drive, a
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| | is, their both
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| PDA, or an
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| | human. And humans make mistakes an
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| all-in-one mobile communications device?
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| | erroneous judgment
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| If you do, what
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| | calls.How To Secure Mobile Devices
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| type of information do you store on it?
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| | Because there a so many types of mobile
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| Many people would
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| | storage and
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| say there is nothing important stored on
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| | communications devices, there are many
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| their mobile
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| | ways to secure them.
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| device. Many of our customers initially
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| | So, I will stick to what I do to secure
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| state there is
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| | the above mentioned
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| nothing on the computer network that
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| | devices since I happen to use both
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| hackers would want or a
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| | types.I use 1GB USB 2.0 Jump Drive to
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| virus could irreparably damage.I want to
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| | store and transfer many
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| start out this article with a couple
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| | types of information. Sometimes, this
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| real-life
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| | includes confidential
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| stories about why it is so important to
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| | information. For instance, when I
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| make sure your
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| | travel, I have a copy of
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| mobile devices are secure.Panic Over
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| | my account database on the device.
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| Lost Jump-Drive
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| | However, the device
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| About a year ago, a business
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| | file-system itself is heavily encrypted,
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| acquaintance contacted me in a
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| | and the database
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| panic. Apparently, he was onsite
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| | stored on the encrypted file-system, is
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| performing an internal
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| | encrypted. If I
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| security audit for a rather large
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| | happen to misplace this device, I am
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| company, and had lost or
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| | more than confident (at
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| misplaced his keychain USB Jump-Drive.
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| | least at this point time) that the data
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| At first, I was not
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| | is protected and not
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| sure of why he was in such a panic. That
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| | easily accessible. Now, nothing
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| is, until he told
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| | substitutes for not carrying
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| me the drive contained approximately
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| | around this type of information to begin
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| 300Mb of security
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| | with, but it is
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| information minded from a previous
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| | safer than carrying around a printout of
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| security audit he
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| | the excel
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| performed. He was scared out of his wits
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| | spreadsheet you keep you passwords in.As
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| that this
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| | far mobile communications. I don't know
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| information would fall into the wrong
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| | what I would do
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| hands, not to mention
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| | without my mobile phone. It has replaced
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| the hands of his new client. What would
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| | my PDA, has
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| his new client think
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| | unlimited internet access, a VPN client
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| if they found he was walking around with
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| | so I can retrieve my
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| this information on
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| | mail without having to use a separate
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| a device that anyone4 could gain access
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| | service (more $), a
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| too. Would he do the
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| | 1GB storage card, camera and so on. The
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| same thing with their information?
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| | primary thing that
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| Lucky, after retracing
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| | this device stores that is confidential,
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| his steps in the building, he found on
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| | is my contact list.
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| the floor of the
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| | There are other items I don't want just
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| men's room. He apparently pulled out his
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| | anyone to have
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| keys and the
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| | access too as well. Not to mention using
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| jump-drive came off the keychain. He no
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| | my phone (more $).
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| longer carries his
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| | So, the storage card is encrypted, and
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| jump-drive around with him.Confidential
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| | that is where my
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| Client Information Lost In Snow Storm
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| | important data is kept. The device
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| On another occasion, someone quite close
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| | itself is password
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| to me, dropped his
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| | protected with and eight character key
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| Toshiba PDA somewhere between his car
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| | that meets or exceeds
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| and food store. Not to
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| | standard complexity rules. And, the mail
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| big of a deal, except for the fact that
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| | client itself
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| there was about one
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| | requires authentication in order to use
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| foot of snow on the ground. He spent the
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| | it.Conclusion
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| next three hours
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| | If you use mobile devices on a regular
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| drudging through the snow looking for
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| | basis, I suggest you
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| the PDA. Besides the
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| | sit down and think about exactly what
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| fact that it was not an inexpensive PDA,
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| | you store on them. It
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| it contained his
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| | is sometimes easy to overlook these
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| entire client list, personal online
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| | things or under estimate
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| accounts with user-id's
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| | exactly how private or confidential
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| and passwords, and several other
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| | certain information is
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| categories of highly
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| | or should be. Make sure you take
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| confidential information.In both the
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| | reasonable steps to keep
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| cases above, neither of these people had
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| | the information stored on mobile devices
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| given
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| | secure and private.
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| much thought to the loss of these
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| | It is definitely a balancing act between
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| devices. Why should they?
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| | security and easy
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| They were both experienced professionals
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| | of use.And, what ever you do, don't
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| in the information
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| | leave your mobile device in the
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| technology business and very careful and
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| | men's room.You may reprint or publish
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| conscious about
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| | this article free of charge as long as
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| keeping information secure. The problem
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| | the bylines are included.
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