Cell Phone Security: Questions to Ask Yourself, Your Cell Phone Service Provider

In light of today’s economic downturn and the plan by many consumers to reduce their cell phone upgrades and service plan costs, now may be as ripe a time as any to understand and assure your cell phone security.

Airwide Solutions, which builds mobile messaging and wireless Internet systems, this week issued a helpful list of questions to ask yourself and your carrier so you can take advantage of the security mechanisms likely already in place for you.

1) “What kind of spam filtering options does my carrier offer?”

2) “How much do I need to worry about viruses and other types of spyware coming onto my phone through multimedia messages?”

3) “What if my cell phone is compromised (i.e. stolen or lost)? What can be done to ensure all data is secure but wiped from the phone?”

4) “Are there controls or limits on when and how messaging can be used (i.e. while driving)?”

5) “How can I protect myself against scams that ask for personal information?”

6) “Are there any user-control settings I’m not aware of that I should be? Can I control what messages I receive on my phone and I just don’t know it?”

You can learn more about mobile security on my article on the topic.