How to ensure your mobile data is secured
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- The document discusses how to securely erase personal data from mobile phones before selling or handing them over. - It provides techniques for both iOS and Android devices, including factory resets, using shredder apps, encryption, and remote wiping via iCloud or Google accounts. - The key point is that simply deleting data may not remove it completely, and data can still be retrieved by hackers. The document recommends using encryption or shredder apps to completely destroy data.
How to ensure your mobile data is secured
- 1. How to Ensure your Mobile Data is Secured?
- 2. Damn! Someone has stolen my mobile phone. I am extremely worried whether my data is secured…I wonder I could have erased it completely! Oh no..I have lost my mobile phone. I am afraid my data will be hacked How is it possible? I had erased mobile data by Factory Reset option, but my phone still have my personal data? Have you ever encountered any such situation? If not, you could be the next one….!
- 3. You might be putting yourself at RISK by giving away your personal information? Do you know how secured your mobile data is? Do you know how to erase your personal data from your mobile phone before selling it to someone else? Do you know your mobile data Can be retrieved even after you erase it?
- 4. When you should erase sensitive personal information from your mobile phone? Phone is Lost or Stolen Selling your Phone Handing over your Phone to Friend But how to do it?
- 5. Mobile Data Cleaning Techniques General Method: Factory Reset Most of the users do the Factory Reset to erase / wipe out the data from mobile phone. But, the data stays in your phone even after deletion and can be retrieved by savvy hackers! Advance Methods: Remove all removable media like Memory Card / SD Card and SIM Card Encryption: Encrypt information on phone. It is very hard for anybody to retrieve the information. Shredder Apps: These apps totally wiped out the data from phone and it is extremely hard to retrieve. Popular apps like “iShredder” for iPhone and “Andro Shredder” for Android Devices.
- 6. Mobile Data Cleaning Techniques for iPhone Take backup before erasing the data! Using iCloud: Device will back-up automatically when connected to Wi-Fi. Through Manage Storage option, you can select what you want get backed up. Using iTunes: It creates full image of phone and can be used for restoring the data and settings into new device.
- 7. Mobile Data Cleaning Techniques for iPhone Deleting/Wiping out data Reset All Settings: Delete Settings and Preferences Erase All Contents and Settings: Delete Data, Setting and Preferences Unlink Apps with iPhone account Remote Reset/Wiping your iPhone Enable Find My iPhone in iCloud menu in your Settings Sign-in to iCloud Select your iPhone from the list of your devices See a window of your phone’s picture along with 3 options Tap on “Erase iPhone” when device is connected to internet
- 8. Mobile Data Cleaning Techniques for Android Devices Take backup before erasing the data! Using SD / Memory Card / Local Machine Using Google Account Using Backup Apps
- 9. Deleting/Wiping out data Factory Data Reset: Delete Settings and Preferences Unlink Apps with Google Account Remote Reset/Wiping your Android Enabled Allow remote lock and Factory Reset in your Settings. Sign-in to Google Select your phone from the list of your devices Tap on “Erase” When device is connected to internet Mobile Data Cleaning Techniques for Android Devices
- 10. The data stays in your phone after deletion by using general practices as your data can still be retrieved. To avoid this, data can be shredded or destroyed completely with below mentioned techniques: Encryption: Incase phone is lost and encrypted; the data won’t be readable even if retrieval is tried forcefully. Shredder Apps: Apps like iShredder (iOS) and AndroShredder (Android) destroys data completely. Erase Mobile data through Encryption and Shredder AndroidiPhone
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