Take time to think about the application that you have using on your iphone and the nature of information it processes whether it is confidential and private information such as account numbers, passwords, and emails.
1. Passcode Lock for your iPhone should be Enable
Most of people put off passcode security to ease use of its iphone and convenience but it can be dangerous and harmful, anyone can access your phone and make your data use as per his her requirement. In the case of physically theft of your Iphone , your privacy can be maintain by the enabling feature of Passcode and find my iphone on.
How to setup a passcode Lock.
How to Enable a passcode lock
1. Go to Settings > General > Passcode Lock.
2. Enable Passcode On.
3. Enter a four-digit passcode twice. Choose a passcode that’s difficult to guess. See the guidelines on choosing hard passcodes below.
Choosing a Passcode which is Difficult to Guess.
According to expert advice, Never use most common passcodes for an example: 0000,2222,5555,2016 they are easy to remember.
Choose randomly four digit password which is enable in your memory only.
Enable Auto Lock Time For Your I Phone
Enable your Iphone on auto lock for passcode, The most secure setting is one Min.
Enable Erase Data
It is too difficult for a thief to guess four digit passcode of your iphone,Always enable erase data after 10 failed attempts by thief. However, after the first few wrong attempts it will stop you to trying for next one minute, then on the next failed attempt, it will increase the delay by 5 minutes and keeps increasing till 30 minutes. Also remember information can restored from Apple ITunes.
2. Disable voice Control Features Accessed Without Entering the Passcode.
The voice control feature of an iphone can be accessed without entering passcode or unlocking it first. Anyone can access voice control feature with entering of pass code by simply press the home button ,it will start command and can simply call anyone from your contact list ,play songs.
Apple has provided an option to disable voice control without entering passcode.
1. Go to Settings > Passcode Lock > Voice Control.
2. Turn Voice Dial to OFF.
Disable SMS Preview of your Iphone.
Message can be easily preview on a locked Iphone default, Although Sometimes your SMS can be related to your Banking codes for reset your passwords which can easily preview by anyone with entering passcode,for keep secure yourself by this simply disable SMS Preview.
Go to Settings > Messages > Show Preview and then toggling it to OFF.
3. Erase All the Data before Action Taken For Repair, Return, Or Resale.
If someone bought a new Iphone and want to sell his old one. He can use Restore Option available in iTunes to reset his Iphone.However that does not use a secure delete function, allowing it to persist data on the device,which could be recovered later with the use of forensic methods or tools.
How to Securely Erase Data from Your Iphone.
1. Change all of your passwords for emails ,social sites, configured banking sites.
2. Go to Settings > General > Reset.
3. Click on Reset all settings & confirm the Warning.
4. Go, navigate to Settings > General > Reset, and tap on Erase All Content and Settings.
5. Now restore the iPhone using iTunes as shown below.
4. Enable Iphone Safari’s Privacy and Security Settings on the Iphone.
Iphone Safari browser Provides you basic security features.
1.Enable bock pop –ups.
Go to Settings > Safari > Block Pop-ups and making sure it is set to ON.
2.Disable AutoFill.
Apple Iphone has feature to remember and completion of any forms automatically in the safari browser. Disable Autofill is to avoid catching of sensitive information such as name, passwords and other sensitive information.
To disable AutoFill, go to Settings > Safari > AutoFill and toggle it to OFF.
3. Enable Fraud Warning.
Enable Fraud Warning protects you from fraudulent sites, unknowingly visiting sites,when you try to use access such a site ,safari warns you. To enable this Features.
1. Go to Settings > Safari > Fraud Warning.
2. Toggle this to ON.
4.Clear Cookies and history.
After visiting any sensitive websites such as banking sites user should delete browsing history ,cookies and caches by using safari settings.
5.Delete Databases.
Some websites may create database on your iphone that could disclose sites that you have visited,even after clearing your browsing history. You can delete unnecessary database that you don’t want to have disclosed as shown below.
1. Go to Settings > Safari > Databases.
2. Delete unnecessary databases created without your knowledge.
Conclusion
The latest version of iOS is very advanced and provides several security features. some of these settings are also enabled by default.Leaverage these features to secure your iphone and the information on it.
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