AUTOMATIC SECURITY ACTION INVOCATION FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE

摘要

A mobile communications device, server, communications system, computer p rogram product, and method for providing security on a mobile communications device are described. In accordance with one example embodiment, the mobile communications device comprises: a processor; a communications subsystem co nnected to the processor operable to exchange signals with a wireless networ k and with the processor; a storage element connected to the processor and h aving a plurality of application modules and data stored thereon, the data c omprising at least user application data associated with the application mod ules and service data including data for establishing communications with th e wireless network; and a security module operable to detect policy messages received by the mobile communications device; wherein the security module i s further operable to perform a security action if a first policy message to enforce a first data protection policy is received and a subsequent policy message to enforce a second data protection policy is not received within a predetermined duration from a time at which the first policy message is rece ived; and wherein the security action comprises erasing or encrypting at lea st some of the data on the storage element.