Constant reminder to every ipad owner

Constant reminder to every ipad owner
The importance of security is a constant reminder to every ipad owner. The number of stolen or missing ipads increases every year. Some of the security risks that are experienced by ipad owners include but not limited to data theft. There are multiple things you can use to ensure that your ipad is safe at all times. This way you will be able to reduce the chances of your ipad getting stolen by almost 20%. To really understand the importance [...]

The importance of security is a constant reminder to every ipad owner. The number of stolen or missing ipads increases every year. Some of the security risks that are experienced by ipad owners include but not limited to data theft. There are multiple things you can use to ensure that your ipad is safe at all times. This way you will be able to reduce the chances of your ipad getting stolen by almost 20%.

To really understand the importance of owning an ipad, you have to look at most African countries where even in a police station an ipad can go missing, as this was experienced by one of my colleagues. In most African countries it is  a risk to carry an ipad around and if you decide to take your ipad with, chances are it will definitely be stolen. I for one have lost 2 ipads when in a coffee shop.

To avoid any ipad theft or losing your ipad you can follow some simple rules to ensure that your ipad is safe and will not be stolen. There are typical scenarios that you can employ,. Some of these include physically securing your ipad to a stationary object that cannot be moved. The most common type of this is found in many public places where you can use a chain or lock to secure your ipad to the foot of the table. This way you are sure that no one will grab your ipad and run away with it. This has happened to a couple of people I know. So to avoid this it’s best you ensure the safety of your ipad.

Loss of physical property is very heartbreaking but what is worse is also losing important data such as credit card information. If a thief has possession of this he or she can clean your account in minutes leaving you broke and bitter.

To prevent this from happening to you, there are security ipad apps that you can download that will encrypt all your important data, meaning that it’s going to be very difficult for some one to get these valuable information. Most of these security ipad apps are free and readily available through itunes. Another way to avoid data theft is to not have any important information in your ipad.

This way even if you lose your ipad you will not lose important data or documents. Owning an ipad is very appealing but has security risks associated with it. Apple has gone as far as come with better ways of improving embedded security features on the ipad but this sometimes seems simple to crack for most hackers. It’s a well know fact that the development architect frame work of ipad OS can be easily be hacked. This is bad news to many ipad owners who believed that a password is the way to go, when ensuring that safety of their ipads or data. If you are an ipad owner its best you follow every security recommendation to ensure that your ipad is safe and can not be accessed by anyone except you.

Olivia Wilde
Megan Fox