Should You Password Lock Your Smart Phone?
If the average phone user has their handset (the phone) stolen what they need to worry about is someone running up their bill. After all most standard phones do not store much more than your numbers, and those custom ring tones. If however you have a smart phone you may be in a whole new world of trouble. So, should you lock your smart phone, yes. Think about it. Your smart phone has the possibility to store a whole lot of personal data.
Have you ever banked on your smart phone? Either via the web or an app this can be a dangerous scenario if your phone falls into the wrong hands.
Does your phone automatically sign into your email? You would be surprised how much a would be identity thief can find out with access to your email.
Does your phone have remote access to your companies internal systems? A company phone may have remote access to the VPN (an encrypted passageway used to store secure data).
Those are three compelling reasons to lock it. Most phones have a simple password lock system that can help to keep an unwanted user out. At least for a while. Don’t worry, a while is all that you need. The goal is not infinite protection, but to give you an opportunity to report the phone as stolen and get it shut down.
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