how to REALLY remote wipe a windows mobile device
the issues with remote wipe for windows mobile were more than documented here at the funcave, oh so many moons ago…
as regulars should already know.
fact of matter…
the biggest news stories regarding data loss nowadays involve data retrieved from equipment that is swiped or lost.
call me crazy…
but it seems much easier to me to work on a disconnected unit to grab data, rather than trying to do the old bob & weave routine to breach perimeter defenses.
quite frankly tho…
even if you do follow the funcave’s procedure for priming a windows mobile device so that remote wipe truly does what its name implies…
mothership’s remote wipe just doesn’t cut it as a tool to combat the modern reality of mobile device usage & the potential for data theft because of one glaring omission above all others:
the inability to remote wipe memory cards.
so if you want a full-featured wiping tool that will put the bang-shang-a-lang on sd cards, i recommend remoteprotect.
yes, it’s 15 smackeroos per unit.
yes, it’s potentially worth 100x that price if there’s anything even slightly sensitive floating around on your company’s devices.
and yes, post up if you’d like to see a more extensive write-up of remoteprotect in action…
assuming no one else decides to summarize this a few days or months from now & pass it off as first work, that is.
|| posted by chris under mobility, mothership, thumbs down || || ||
