MOBILE DEVICE SECURITY
Antivirus Protection
This helps prevent malicious software from taking control of your phone, stealing data, or monitoring your activity.
Antivirus software is recommended for Android platforms at this time. Apple mobile devices are not in danger at this time but may need antivirus software in the near future.
To install antivirus on Android
- Navigate to Google Play and select apps.
- Search for one of the recommended antivirus products: AVG, Bitdefender, Trend Micro, Avast or Sophos.
- Install the app.
SET PIN/PASSCODE FOR DEVICE
Setup Instructions
For security, you can set a passcode that you must enter each time you turn on or wake up the iPhone or when you access the passcode lock settings.
Setting a passcode turns on data protection, which uses your passcode as the key for
encrypting mail messages and attachments stored on the iPhone. A notice at the bottom
of the Passcode Lock screen in Settings shows that data protection is enabled.
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Go to Settings, then depending on your model, do one of the following:
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On an iPhone with Face ID: Tap Face ID & Passcode.
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On an iPhone with a Home button: Tap Touch ID & Passcode.
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Tap Turn Passcode On or Change Passcode.
To view options for creating a password, tap Passcode Options. The most secure options are Custom Alphanumeric Code and Custom Numeric Code.
For further details see: apple.com
Initially, when turning on or waking the tablet, the lock screen requires a lock icon to be dragged in order to unlock the screen. This lock screen can be secured by requiring that a pattern is drawn or a numeric PIN is entered so that the device remains secure.
Secure your lock screen
- Touch the Settings app.
- Touch Location & security or Security.
- Touch Configure lock screen.
- Choose Pattern, PIN, or Password.
ANTI-THEFT AND REMOTE DATA WIPE SERVICE
These services help track down thieves, keep your data secure and can potentially help recover lost devices.
Find My iPhone can help you locate and secure your iPhone using the free Find My iPhone app on another iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or using a Mac or PC web browser signed in to icloud.com
Find My iPhone includes:
- Play Sound: Play a sound for two minutes.
- Lost Mode: You can immediately lock your missing iPhone with a passcode and send it a message displaying a contact number. iPhone also tracks and reports its location, so you can see where it’s been when you check the Find My iPhone app.
- Erase iPhone: Protects your privacy by erasing all the information and media on your iPhone and restoring iPhone to its original factory settings
Important: To use these features, Find My iPhone must have been turned on in iCloud settings on your iPhone before it was lost, and iPhone must be connected to the internet.
Turn on Find My iPhone: Go to Settings > iCloud, then turn on Find My iPhone.
For further details see: apple.com
Find My Device can help you locate and secure your Android using the free Find Device app on any Android device or using a browser and logging into myaccoout.google.com.
Find Device includes:
- Ring: Plays your ringtone
- Locate: Locates and displays where your Android Device is
- Lock your phone: You can immediately lock your missing Android Device with a passcode and send it a message displaying a contact number.
- Sign out of your phone: This allows you to log out of your device. This would prevent anyone who gets access to your device from accessing your accounts and certain apps
- Reach out to your carrier: This allows the carrier to disable your sim card.
- Erase your device: Protects your privacy by erasing all the information and media on your Android device and restoring it to its original factory settings