How to secure a mobile device

This page is about how to secure a smartphone or tablet against data theft. You are required to do this for a device used for work, and strongly encouraged to do it for any device.

• ⇒ College device encryption policy.

Setting a PIN code (passcode)

• ⇒ Apple: Use Touch ID or Use Face ID.
  
• ⇒ Android: Set screen lock on an Android device.

Encryption of data

• ⇒ Apple: Encryption is automatically enabled when you set a passcode, so you do not need to do anything else.
  
• ⇒ Android: Encryption is automatically enabled in recent versions of Android (Nougat and later), so you do not need to do anything else. You should not be using an older version of Android to access University services.

See also

• ⇒ Remote wipe of mobile devices.
  
• ⇒ College device encryption policy.
  
• ⇒ Encryption and travel (University advice page)
  
• ⇒ Security for mobile phones and tablets (University advice page)
  
• ⇒ Encrypting smartphones and tablet devices (University advice page)