MOBILE GEAR SECURITY

Mobile workers constantly face threats against their mobile gear and the data contained in them. By taking a few simple steps, you will be able to ensure that your data remains safe while you are traveling.

Preventing Unauthorized Access
Mobile professionals need to be extremely careful with their passwords and other authentication methods to prevent unauthorized people from accessing the files on their mobile device. Most laptops now come with sophisticated security measures like finger print readers. Be sure to set them up.

Electronic Eavesdropping
Electronic eavesdropping or "sniffing" is a method of accessing networks or files through a mobile device. You can protect your device from eavesdropping by using techniques like encryption, authentication and authorization.

Hackers
Hackers employ several methods to gain access to your system or data and then create problems by planting viruses. One infected device is enough to infect an entire network. Mobile professionals can reduce the threats from hackers by having anti-virus software installed on their machines. Also be sure to update the software whenever a new version arrives.