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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About the author

Graham Cluley is senior technology consultant at Sophos. The readers of Computer Weekly voted him security blogger of the year in 2009 and 2010, and he pipped Stephen Fry to the title of "Twitter user of the year" too. Which was nice. He was also named "Best Security Blogger" by the readers of SC Magazine in 2011. You can subscribe to Graham's updates on Facebook, follow him on Twitter and circle him on Google Plus for regular updates.