Mitigating Smartphone Risks
Information Security Group
Brown University
Box 1885
Providence, RI 02912
ISG@brown.edu

Mitigating Smartphone Risks
Password protect
- Encrypt
- Don't store data that isn't needed
- Don’t store business data with your personal data
- Remote wipe software
- Firewalls
- Anti-malware
- Use GPS tracking wisely
- Read vendor privacy policies before downloading apps
- Do not auto-login or store passwords on the phone
- Physical control
- Don’t share files using USB keys
- Know and follow your organization’s security and privacy policies
- Regularly review/audit
- Secure disposal
- Stay aware of threats and vulnerabilities via organizations that provide training and awareness communications