Is your smartphone encrypted?

by Graham Cluley on August 20, 2009 | Comments Off

Filed Under: Data loss, Mobile

More and more people working in the wonderful world of IT find their lives revolutionised by mobile technology. Chances are that many people reading the Clu-blog have been given the wonderful gift of 24/7 connectivity with their office overlords, whether it be via an Apple iPhone, Google Android device, Palm Pre or CrackBerry.

But is the data on your smartphone properly secured? I don't mean, "do you have a gate (whether it be password, PIN or pattern that you have to draw) controlling access to the device?", but is the possibly sensitive corporate data and emails held on your smartphone encrypted?

Let us know in this quick poll.

Sorry, no prizes. Mind you, if you have a smartphone what more could you ever need in life, right?

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Graham Cluley has worked in the computer security industry for more than 20 years, developing anti-virus software and doing quite a lot of talking about internet threats. He's won awards for his blogging, but is proudest of the text adventure games he wrote when he was still wearing short trousers. You can learn more about those (the games, not the trousers) at grahamcluley.com. Send Graham an email, subscribe to his updates on Facebook, follow him on Twitter and App.net, and circle him on Google Plus for regular updates.