Palm security- any recommendations?
Sep 14, 2002 | 8:18 pm
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Palm security- any recommendations?
I admit it- I was a dumba** and lost/my Handspring Visor last year (there's a slim chance that it was stolen- at least that's what I tell myself).
While I'd also admit that my address book/calendar wouldn't be of value to the average Joe, I hate the idea of someone having access to all that info.
Is there a program that would, for instance, require a password every X times the device is turned on, otherwise requiring a hard reset? (of course, this assumes that the recipient doesn't have the Palm desktop software to sync).
Sep 15, 2002 | 6:53 am
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PDA Defense, the gold standard for Palm security: http://www.palmgear.com/software/sho...4&prodID=13328
$30
EasyLock, a nice add on: http://www.palmgear.com/software/sho...54&prodID=8035
$8.50
$30
EasyLock, a nice add on: http://www.palmgear.com/software/sho...54&prodID=8035
$8.50
Sep 17, 2002 | 1:28 pm
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PDA Defense offers Time-sensitive bit-wiping "bomb": PDA Defense prevents unauthorized access to data if the PDA is lost or stolen by allowing the user to bit-wipe the data automatically if a device is not HotSynced within a specified time frame. Esentially, it deletes the data at that point, so no one else can get access to it. Extreme perhaps, but ensures no one else will see it.
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Sep 18, 2002 | 8:21 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by businesstraveler:
PDA Defense offers Time-sensitive bit-wiping "bomb": PDA Defense prevents unauthorized access to data if the PDA is lost or stolen by allowing the user to bit-wipe the data automatically if a device is not HotSynced within a specified time frame. Esentially, it deletes the data at that point, so no one else can get access to it. Extreme perhaps, but ensures no one else will see it.
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PDA Defense offers Time-sensitive bit-wiping "bomb": PDA Defense prevents unauthorized access to data if the PDA is lost or stolen by allowing the user to bit-wipe the data automatically if a device is not HotSynced within a specified time frame. Esentially, it deletes the data at that point, so no one else can get access to it. Extreme perhaps, but ensures no one else will see it.
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Sep 18, 2002 | 9:01 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by afang:
It's extreme! I go weeks without hotsynch my PDA</font>
It's extreme! I go weeks without hotsynch my PDA</font>