So is the ability to remotely wipe data from smartphones and tablets issued by the company.
Reaffirming Verizon Wireless' commitment to robust security, Verizon Mobile Security helps customers protect their devices from digital threats and equips customers with the power to remotely locate, alarm, lock and even wipe data from a misplaced or lost device.
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It also provides the ability for IT to remotely wipe enterprise data from compromised devices.
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Enterprise features: Apple announced a collection of new tools to help companies encrypt their communications, wirelessly set up handsets for employees, and wipe out data on their phones remotely, among other features.
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Have the ability to track your phone and remotely wipe all its data if it is stolen.
If the phone's been lost or stolen, users can remotely lock the phone, forward calls and texts to another phone, send a message to the phone to arrange its return or even remotely wipe all personal data from it.
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You can lock the phone down, recover data and wipe any sensitive information.
If devices associated with the Apple ID are stolen, the owner can execute a remote wipe to prevent their data from falling into the wrong hands.
If she leaves it in a taxi, the hospital can wipe everything on it, or if her work data is stored in a container, it can wipe the hospital information while leaving her personal information and family photos intact.
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Like the Apple product, it can backup data, locate devices or wipe them of sensitive information.
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If you decide to sell your device or trade it in, make sure you wipe the device (reset it to factory default) to avoid leaving personal data on the device.
"We all know markets are not particularly rational and overshoot or undershoot and wipe billions of dollars off market cap off indices over what we think is a misreading of various data points, " he said.
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