1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:04,160 Mobile devices are an increasingly large part of our life. 2 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:06,910 They are doing everything with us these days. 3 00:00:06,910 --> 00:00:09,160 When we're on travel, we have them with us. 4 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:12,380 And sometimes, if we're not careful, someone can steal them. 5 00:00:12,380 --> 00:00:14,840 For example, this guy's about to get his iPad 6 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:16,410 stolen out of his backpack. 7 00:00:16,410 --> 00:00:18,430 It's not going to be a very good day for him. 8 00:00:18,430 --> 00:00:20,830 Now, we have to think about all of the data 9 00:00:20,830 --> 00:00:22,370 that's on that device. 10 00:00:22,370 --> 00:00:24,360 Let's say you were on a family trip and you just took 11 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:27,060 a whole bunch of pictures from your vacation. 12 00:00:27,060 --> 00:00:29,120 And now, you're returning to the United States, 13 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:30,110 you're going through the airport, 14 00:00:30,110 --> 00:00:32,080 and somebody steals your phone. 15 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:34,600 You're not just losing the value of your phone, 16 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:36,970 but you're losing the value of all of those memories 17 00:00:36,970 --> 00:00:38,810 that may be irreplaceable. 18 00:00:38,810 --> 00:00:40,610 So, when you think about what's on your device, 19 00:00:40,610 --> 00:00:42,130 one of the most important things 20 00:00:42,130 --> 00:00:45,700 is to always ensure that you have a good device backup. 21 00:00:45,700 --> 00:00:48,350 And the reason is, the memories, the photos, 22 00:00:48,350 --> 00:00:50,810 your files, that's irreplaceable. 23 00:00:50,810 --> 00:00:53,850 The device itself, you may have cell phone insurance for 24 00:00:53,850 --> 00:00:55,350 or you'll just go buy a new one. 25 00:00:55,350 --> 00:00:58,090 But the information on it is what's really critical. 26 00:00:58,090 --> 00:01:00,190 Now, let's take it to a darker side. 27 00:01:00,190 --> 00:01:02,050 What else is on your device? 28 00:01:02,050 --> 00:01:03,560 Well, if you're like most people, 29 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:05,630 you also do mobile banking on your device. 30 00:01:05,630 --> 00:01:09,320 And so, if you don't have your device encrypted and locked 31 00:01:09,320 --> 00:01:11,760 and protected, somebody can take that device 32 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:13,320 and access your account. 33 00:01:13,320 --> 00:01:14,850 That's another big issue. 34 00:01:14,850 --> 00:01:16,830 So, what do we do about this? 35 00:01:16,830 --> 00:01:20,000 Well, the first thing is we want to encrypt our device. 36 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:23,100 We want to use full disk encryption on our cell phones 37 00:01:23,100 --> 00:01:24,350 and our tablets. 38 00:01:24,350 --> 00:01:27,320 By doing this, even if someone is able to steal the device, 39 00:01:27,320 --> 00:01:28,960 they won't be able to access the information 40 00:01:28,960 --> 00:01:32,950 on the device without the proper PIN and encryption key. 41 00:01:32,950 --> 00:01:35,140 Additionally, we want to make sure 42 00:01:35,140 --> 00:01:38,300 that we're thinking about setting up tracking on our device. 43 00:01:38,300 --> 00:01:40,160 If the device is lost or stolen, 44 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:42,410 you should be able to be pulling the information 45 00:01:42,410 --> 00:01:45,510 from that phone and where its GPS location is 46 00:01:45,510 --> 00:01:47,130 to determine where it is. 47 00:01:47,130 --> 00:01:49,210 Now, just because you know where it is, 48 00:01:49,210 --> 00:01:51,370 doesn't mean you should go get it yourself. 49 00:01:51,370 --> 00:01:53,510 In fact, police recommend that you don't 50 00:01:53,510 --> 00:01:56,290 try to recover your device alone if it's stolen. 51 00:01:56,290 --> 00:01:58,080 Instead, you should go to the police 52 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:01,060 and have them go with you to the location of your device 53 00:02:01,060 --> 00:02:02,010 that you've been able to find 54 00:02:02,010 --> 00:02:03,940 based on its location tracking. 55 00:02:03,940 --> 00:02:06,940 And how exactly can you find out where your phone is? 56 00:02:06,940 --> 00:02:08,770 Well, if you're using an Apple device, 57 00:02:08,770 --> 00:02:10,530 you can use Find my iPhone. 58 00:02:10,530 --> 00:02:13,310 If you're using Android, you can use Find my Phone. 59 00:02:13,310 --> 00:02:15,630 These are websites that connect to your phone 60 00:02:15,630 --> 00:02:18,560 based on its data location and its GPS signal 61 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:21,440 and it will tell you where that phone is located. 62 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:24,400 Now, these sites also have some additional features. 63 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:26,720 One of them is the remote lock option. 64 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,190 This will allow you to remotely lock you phone 65 00:02:29,190 --> 00:02:30,380 from the website. 66 00:02:30,380 --> 00:02:33,200 This will make it so it requires a PIN or a password 67 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:35,130 before the person who has your device 68 00:02:35,130 --> 00:02:38,430 can actually log in to it and get access to your data. 69 00:02:38,430 --> 00:02:40,660 Another great feature of these sites is the ability 70 00:02:40,660 --> 00:02:42,670 to conduct a remote wipe. 71 00:02:42,670 --> 00:02:43,970 A remote wipe is going to allow you 72 00:02:43,970 --> 00:02:46,470 to remotely erase the contents of the device 73 00:02:46,470 --> 00:02:48,500 to ensure that no information is recovered 74 00:02:48,500 --> 00:02:49,820 by the thief. 75 00:02:49,820 --> 00:02:52,550 Now, why would you want to remotely wipe your device? 76 00:02:52,550 --> 00:02:55,410 Because maybe you have some personal things on that, 77 00:02:55,410 --> 00:02:57,350 maybe you have personal text messages 78 00:02:57,350 --> 00:02:59,770 or photographs or banking information 79 00:02:59,770 --> 00:03:01,570 that you don't want anybody seeing. 80 00:03:01,570 --> 00:03:04,020 By using remote wipe, even if the criminal 81 00:03:04,020 --> 00:03:05,980 has your device, they're not going to be able 82 00:03:05,980 --> 00:03:07,740 to see anything on it because you've already 83 00:03:07,740 --> 00:03:10,443 formatted the device, even from a remote location.