9. Ensure the security of your iPad

A few days ago, AT&T condemned hackers for stealing iPad email addresses. In this incident, hackers stole more than 100,000 email addresses. This also reminds us that we should take measures to ensure the security of the new favorite of the iPad. Here, we will only talk about how to take specific measures to ensure the security of confidential data on the ipad. As a multi-purpose computing device, iPad is vulnerable to various attacks. Here, I would like to share some tips to protect the security of iPad:

Pay close attention

The simplest and most effective step is to look at your device. Keep the device under your absolute control, which means you can also physically control the device and data access. If you place your iPad under physical control, many security problems can be avoided.

Use the password when bringing the iPad to Public Places

The password can prevent unauthorized users from accessing your applications and information. However, passwords only provide limited protection. users who have long-term physical control over your device can avoid your password. If someone has extended control over your iPad and extended control over access to a PC, they can connect to the iPad with a PC and then clear the password, so that he can log on to the iPad. Attackers can also avoid encryption on the iPad in the same way. Even If attackers do not have access to the data, they can reset the device, destroy the data, and make the device suitable for their own use.

There is also a restriction on password usage. The key area you used to enter the password always appears at the same position on the screen. This will leave your fingerprint leak mode on the screen, because you have entered the password here. Of course, you don't have to worry if you have never cleaned the screen and your fingerprints are everywhere on the screen. This is indeed good for "comrades" who have never cleaned their iPad. It means you still pay great attention to security!

Automatic data clearing

You can configure the iPad so that after 10 invalid password attempts, all user data on the device is cleared. Whether this measure is good or not depends on the quality of data backup, and whether you may not be able to correctly enter your own password for more than 10 times.

In addition, although the iPad does not really clear data, it does clear the data key because the data is stored encrypted on the iPad. Therefore, since you no longer have a key, you cannot decrypt the data and the final result is the same.

Restrict functions of iPad

To add additional control, the iPad allows users to restrict certain features on the device. Users can restrict access to Safari and YouTube, install apps, and describe naked or sexual media content. This function is also protected by passwords, so the company administrator can configure it so that end users cannot change it. Of course, parents can also configure these limits for their children.

Use VPN

The iPad allows you to use a virtual private network (VPN) to encrypt all Wi-Fi communications.

Use MobileMe

Although the price of $99 per year is a bit too high, Apple's MobileMe Service provides several tools for synchronization, backup, and data security. Also, if you make a mistake temporarily, MobileMe can make a sound or display a message to the lost iPad. If your iPad is stolen or completely lost, you can access MobileMe from a computer, and then display the location of the device on a map to help you find the device. You can also use MobileMe to synchronize information between multiple devices and share information through iDisk. Then, when you are desperate to find a device, you can start the remote erasure function of the device, so that all information, including all sensitive information, can be cleared from the device.

However, if the remote iPad does not have a wireless network connection, it cannot receive commands for remote erasure. Therefore, attackers may disconnect the iPad from the network before operating on the iPad.

The iPad also supports Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync. Remote erasure can be triggered through ActiveSync. Exchange ActiveSync can also be used to enhance additional control and expand the password rules supported locally on the iPad.

Use cracking with caution

After cracking the iPad, you can install non-Apple applications, and access to the iPad can go beyond Apple's control. Although this gives users more control over terminal devices, it also removes some controls that help to ensure that the iPad is more secure than ordinary PCs. Under any circumstances, cracking will seriously change the control in the device. The best results for Cracked iPad may be unpredictable. In addition, cracking the iPad will invalidate the warranty certificate.

Careful sharing

The iPad is essentially a single-user device. Unlike Mac or PC, you cannot create multiple user accounts on the iPad, nor prevent access to information between accounts. Everyone who can access the iPad can access all information on the device, including emails, browsers, and personal information. However, you can protect your privacy by disabling the browser field option and clearing the browser's history, cookies, and cache.

In addition, users can also use 1 password and other software to encrypt the information stored in the application.

Install software updates

To keep up with the latest vulnerabilities, Apple often updates operating system software on all its devices. To keep the system up-to-date, it is necessary to connect the system to iTunes on a computer frequently. If a remote system does not have an available iTunes, or the remote system has not been connected for a period of time, the system may miss a key update, which is exposed to risks. For devices that have been used for a long time in the company environment, IT requires a way to manage appropriate updates.