Want to keep you iPhone 4 and iPad 2 data safe?  Set your device to self destruct!

Tablets and smartphones can be repositories for loads of sensitive data.  If you’re using your device for business and it’s on ActiveSync with MS Exchange, just in case you lose it (or you’re fired), chances are your employer can wipe your device on the admin side.

But what if you’re not using it for business?  If the device has loads of proprietary data on it, for starters, you better have a passcode lock on it!  Secondly, you should be backing up your data to your computer regularly (using iTunes).  Thirdly, you should be backing up that computer!  If you’re already doing those three things, you’re way ahead of the game.  But there’s an extra security measure you can take: set your iPad / iPhone to self-destruct in 10 seconds (well, not exactly –but close).  You can configure the device to do a full data wipe after ten failed passcode attempts for entry.  Simply go to Settings > General > Passcode Lock > Erase Data.  Your device is now safe!

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