| Laptop and PDA security is a major concern for | | | | recommended that password not be automatically |
| companies worldwide. As more and more people | | | | saved. This defeats the purpose of locking the |
| conduct business online, and subsequently store | | | | phone in the first place. Indeed, it is not advisable |
| more sensitive information on computer hard | | | | to have passwords saved on your phone to |
| drives, safeguarding data has become an essential | | | | banking websites. Ambitious thieves could easily |
| issue. Certain security measures, such as secured | | | | defraud victims, pilfering their bank accounts in |
| passwords, encrypted data transfers, spam | | | | due course. It is recommended people with email |
| filtering, antivirus software and firewalls are all | | | | access on their phones not open any |
| necessary to protect data. Even as the number | | | | attachments. Malware and spyware could easily |
| of security programs for laptops has increased, a | | | | infiltrate your phone and install itself. |
| new wave of spyware and malware has been | | | | You may not be immediately aware of |
| unleashed on PDA devices. | | | | self-installed spyware or malware. An important |
| The addition of a lock code to your phone may | | | | clue is a noticeable drop in your laptop's processing |
| strike some as terrible inconvenient, but it could | | | | speed. Some forms of malware actually pose as |
| be the single most effective tool to prevent | | | | anti-virus security programs, infiltrating your |
| identity and data theft. Though a phone lock | | | | computer under false pretenses. Always check |
| requires entering a password every time the | | | | your laptop's control panel for a list of installed |
| phone is used, it is a powerful security measure. | | | | programs and take note any suspect or |
| It is a harrowing prospect to not only lose one's | | | | unrecognized programs. Though freeware or |
| phone, but to have all one's personal information, | | | | shareware may be tempting, it is possible such |
| phone numbers, pictures, and intimate details laid | | | | programs are infected with malware that could |
| bare. | | | | steal important data and eventually destroy your |
| As cellphones are commonly lost, it is | | | | hard drive. |