System and method for preventing access to data on a compromised remote device
View Patent ↗This invention discloses a system and method for selective erasure, encryption and or copying of data on a remote device if the remote device has been compromised or the level of authorization of a roaming user in charge of the remote device has been modified.
1. A method, comprising:
transmitting, from a device and to a remote synchronization server, an indication that the device is compromised; and
in response to transmitting the indication, receiving, at the device and from the remote synchronization server, an instruction that instructs the device to execute an auto-destruction of at least one subset of data available on the device, the instruction further instructing the device to sever a connection to the remote synchronization server.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the remote synchronization server controls access to the data available on the device.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication is transmitted to the remote synchronization server in response to at least one of:
a theft prevention mechanism has been triggered;
a password has not been entered at a specified interval;
an incorrect password has been entered; or
a certain communication has not been received from the remote synchronization server at a specified interval.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the auto-destruction of at least one subset of data comprises at least one of reformatting the device, erasing applications, erasing certain data on the device.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one subset of data comprises at least one of personal data, synchronized data, non-synchronized data, or applications.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the instruction further instructs the device to copy data to the remote synchronization server before the auto-destruction.
7. A device, comprising:
a memory; and
at least one hardware processor communicatively coupled with the memory and configured to:
transmit, from the device and to a remote synchronization server, an indication that the device is compromised; and
in response to transmitting the indication, receive, at the device and from the remote synchronization server, an instruction that instructs the device to execute an auto-destruction of at least one subset of data available on the device, the instruction further instructing the device to sever a connection to the remote synchronization server.
8. The device of claim 7 , wherein the remote synchronization server controls access to the data available on the device.
9. The device of claim 7 , wherein the indication is transmitted to the remote synchronization server in response to at least one of:
a theft prevention mechanism has been triggered;
a password has not been entered at a specified interval;
an incorrect password has been entered; or
a certain communication has not been received from the remote synchronization server at a specified interval.
10. The device of claim 7 , wherein the auto-destruction of at least one subset of data comprises at least one of reformatting the device, erasing applications, erasing certain data on the device.
11. The device of claim 7 , wherein the at least one subset of data comprises at least one of personal data, synchronized data, non-synchronized data, or applications.
12. The device of claim 7 , wherein the instruction further instructs the device to copy data to the remote synchronization server before the auto-destruction.
13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions which, when executed, cause a device to perform operations comprising:
transmitting, from the device and to a remote synchronization server, an indication that the device is compromised; and
in response to transmitting the indication, receiving, at the device and from the remote synchronization server, an instruction that instructs the device to execute an auto-destruction of at least one subset of data available on the device, the instruction further instructing the device to sever a connection to the remote synchronization server.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the remote synchronization server controls access to the data available on the device.
15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the indication is transmitted to the remote synchronization server in response to at least one of:
a theft prevention mechanism has been triggered;
a password has not been entered at a specified interval;
an incorrect password has been entered; or
a certain communication has not been received from the remote synchronization server at a specified interval.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the auto-destruction of at least one subset of data comprises at least one of reformatting the device, erasing applications, erasing at least one of personal data, synchronized data, or non-synchronized data on the device.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the instruction further instructs the device to copy data to the remote synchronization server before the auto-destruction.