Try to imagine life without your smartphone. Pretty bleak, right? These handy devices keep our calendars, take our family snapshots, and let us check email in line at the grocery store.

The biggest security threat to our smartphones is theft or loss, so follow these tips to stay safe even if your phone winds up in the hands of a criminal:

• Require a passcode lock on your device
• Enable the automatic sleep mode
• Enable the remote wipe function

For details on these and other smartphone security measures, see:
http://protect.iu.edu/cybersecurity/mobile/handheld

Tags: mobile, security