However, when a device becomes unlocked, the process of jailbreaking it often decrypts previously protected data, and, consequently, can be targeted by malware.
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The second study, commissioned by Cisco Systems (nasdaq: CSCO - news - people ) and the National Cyber Security Alliance, also shows that more than 60% of employees sometimes use mobile devices without encrypted or password-protected data to connect to their work's network, and more than a third sometimes work by piggybacking on strangers' wireless Internet connections.
In iOS 6, files that are protected via Data Protection cannot be used with iCloud Storage APIs.
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Meanwhile, it already faces a class-action lawsuit from angry users who argue it should have protected their data more carefully.
This is hardly an idle concern when one thinks of data protected by HIPAA or FINRA, for example.
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One key culling arena in which that expert might be valuable would be the segregation of data protected by attorney-client privilege.
On the outside, the G-DRIVE slim's solid aluminum enclosure acts as a heat sink, keeping the internal drive cool and data protected.
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In an API business model, user privacy is protected because their data is only available to those permitted to access it by the user.
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But the case mostly rests on whether selling the data is protected free speech.
We are reviewing all of our processes for resetting account passwords to ensure our customers' data is protected.
For SMBs implementing BYOD programs, there is software available to aid with ensuring that sensitive data remains protected.
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Dell already uses the product in some of its servers to ensure its data is protected against power failure.
Retailers must have the appropriate internal security procedures enforced on temporary sites as well to ensure all corporate and customer data remains protected.
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With these tools in place, the board can feel at ease because the data is protected while their employees are working more efficiently on whatever mobile device they choose.
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For example, security of an endpoint device becomes less of a risk management factor if data is protected and authorized users must authenticate their identities to gain access to it.
It compares his responses with information obtained from protected repositories of personal data maintained by credit reporting companies affiliated with the bank, and it accesses this information in real time, making no permanent record of it at the bank.
"BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 empowers employees to be more productive and better equipped to serve customers while it provides business and IT leaders with the confidence that corporate data is protected and manageable in the same way they have long enjoyed with BlackBerry, " said Peter Devenyi, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Software, Research In Motion.
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For many companies, the sheer complexity of managing a data center so that it meets all regulatory, industry and governance requirements, and is also protected against all other types of data loss, is overwhelming.
The result is that it is difficult to maintain a copyright over data, because only a specific arrangement or selection of the data will be protected.
Banks are highly regulated and their data is carefully protected.
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It does not seem to me sufficient for the Japanese simply to assure us that F-16-related data will be protected in the same manner we stipulate in the United States.
The new Drobo 5N, like all Drobos, employs BeyondRAID technology, which automates sophisticated data protection and capacity expansion operations so that even users who aren't storage experts can enjoy the peace-of-mind that comes with knowing that their data is automatically protected.
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You are more likely to run into trouble if the data is password-protected or encrypted.
Authorities insist that there are enough safeguards to ensure the data is secure and protected.
Prosecutors say he stored the data in a subdirectory protected only by a password that consisted of his initials.
Concerns have already been raised about smartphones' location-tracking capabilities, which can reveal users' whereabouts if data are not properly protected.
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The hard drive was on a computer in the house that was not password protected, which made the resultant data admissible, Mr. Hennenhoefer says.
The data collected via the Internet will be reformatted, merged and processed with other census data and will be protected under the same privacy laws.
Features such as Advanced Theft Protection (ATP), a system platform that is resistant to deep-level hacking and the optional embedded Trusted Platform Module (TPM) help ensure that even if the STYLISTIC Q550 is lost or stolen, the data it carries remains protected.
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