Remote wipe. As mentioned above, you can remotely wipe your phone when it’s lost or stolen. “Remote Wipe on the iPhone 3GS works just like a passcode wipe; the encryption key is deleted, making it a fast and effective process.” <\/li>\n<\/ul>\nMogull goes on to mention other reasons why the iPhone is as “secure as can reasonably be”, but points out that, “the iPhone has experienced many software vulnerabilities, some of which could allow an attacker to take control of your phone by having you visit a malicious Web page. One security researcher recently discovered a way to hack iPhones remotely with little more than SMS text messages.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
An article in TidBITs takes a look at the security features in the iPhone 3GS. According to the author, Rich Mogull, the new version of Apple’s top-selling phone has a number of advantages that make it more secure than before: A hardware encryption chip. All data on the phone is encrypted by default using an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[7,13],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n
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