SYSTEM AND METHOD TO FORCE A MOBILE DEVICE INTO A SECURE STATE

摘要

Embodiments relate to systems and methods for implementation on a mobile device to force the mobile device into a secure state upon detection or dete rmination of a triggering event. Once it is determined that a triggering eve nt has occurred, each application operating on the mobile device is caused t o immediately unreference sensitive objects and a secure garbage collection operation is performed upon the unreferenced sensitive objects to render dat a associated therewith unreadable. The mobile device is then caused to enter a secure state, in which the mobile device cannot be accessed without autho rization. A microprocessor within the mobile device is configured to determi ne the existence of the triggering event according to a configuration data s tructure and to perform the secure garbage collection.