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How can access control be implemented on most smartphones and tablets?

By configuring a screen lock that can only be bypassed using the correct password, personal identification number (PIN), or swipe pattern

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What biometric authentication methods do many mobile devices support?

A fingerprint or facial recognition

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When might a user have to re-authenticate to access the corporate workspace?

When enrolled with an enterprise management app

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What stronger authentication method might corporate policy require?

Two-factor authentication

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What does 2FA mean?

The user must submit two different kinds of credentials to authenticate

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What is one example of 2FA from the section?

Both a fingerprint and a PIN

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What alternatives might an account be configured with for authentication?

An authenticator device or app, a trusted email account, or a registered phone number

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What happens first when a user on a new device or under a workspace policy requiring 2FA accesses the account?

The user must first authenticate normally, using a fingerprint, for instance

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What happens after the first authentication is accepted under 2FA?

An email, text, or phone call is generated as a notification on the trusted authenticator app or device

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What may the 2FA message include for the user to input?

A one-time password code

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Why does the user input the one-time password code?

To confirm that the sign-in attempt is legitimate

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Why do mechanisms exist for lost or stolen mobile devices?
To recover the device and prevent misuse or data loss
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What do most smartphone and tablet mobile OSs provide by default?
Some type of default encryption
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How is user data handled by default in iOS?
All user data is encrypted by default, with the key stored on the device
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Why can iOS data be wiped quickly?
By deleting the key stored on the device
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What gets additional encryption in iOS Data Protection?
Email data and apps using Data Protection
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How is the iOS Data Protection key derived?
From the user's credentials
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What is one limitation of iOS Data Protection?
Not all data, like contacts and SMS messages, is encrypted with Data Protection
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When is iOS Data Protection encryption automatically enabled?
When a passcode lock is set
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How is Android user data encrypted as of Android 10?
At the file level by default when a secure screen lock is configured
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Why is full disk encryption not used in Android as of Android 10?
Performance concerns
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What cloud services are commonly linked to mobile devices for automatic remote backup?
iCloud for iOS, Google Sync for Android, and OneDrive for Microsoft
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What can remote backup include on mobile devices?
Data, apps, and settings
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Can users choose backup providers other than the vendor cloud service?
Yes, such as OneDrive on Android or third-party services like Dropbox
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Besides cloud services, where can devices also be backed up?
To a PC
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How does iOS support backups to a computer?
To macOS or Windows via Finder or iTunes
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How can MDM software be used with backups?
Configured to automatically back up user devices or specific container workspaces
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Why do mechanisms exist for lost or stolen mobile devices?
To recover the device and prevent misuse or data loss
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What do most smartphone and tablet mobile OSs provide by default?
Some type of default encryption
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How is user data handled by default in iOS?
All user data is encrypted by default, with the key stored on the device
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Why can iOS data be wiped quickly?
By deleting the key stored on the device
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What gets additional encryption in iOS Data Protection?
Email data and apps using Data Protection
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How is the iOS Data Protection key derived?
From the user's credentials
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What is one limitation of iOS Data Protection?
Not all data, like contacts and SMS messages, is encrypted with Data Protection
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When is iOS Data Protection encryption automatically enabled?
When a passcode lock is set
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How is Android user data encrypted as of Android 10?
At the file level by default when a secure screen lock is configured
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Why is full disk encryption not used in Android as of Android 10?
Performance concerns
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What cloud services are commonly linked to mobile devices for automatic remote backup?
iCloud for iOS, Google Sync for Android, and OneDrive for Microsoft
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What can remote backup include on mobile devices?
Data, apps, and settings
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Can users choose backup providers other than the vendor cloud service?
Yes, such as OneDrive on Android or third-party services like Dropbox
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Besides cloud services, where can devices also be backed up?
To a PC
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How does iOS support backups to a computer?
To macOS or Windows via Finder or iTunes
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How can MDM software be used with backups?
Configured to automatically back up user devices or specific container workspaces
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What are most smartphones and many tablets equipped with to determine position?
GPS receivers
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How do GPS receivers determine a device's position?
Using satellite information
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What is a limitation of GPS?
Requires line-of-sight and does not work indoors
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What do high-accuracy location services use to calculate a device's location?
GPS along with Wi-Fi access points and Bluetooth beacons
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What built-in feature do both Android and iOS have for tracking lost or stolen devices?
Find-my-phone features
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What other software can support lost or stolen device tracking?
Third-party antivirus and MDM software
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When can a device's location be tracked from any web browser?
When it is powered on
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What can locator apps do remotely besides track location?
Lock the device, display a "Please return" message, call the device at full volume, disable features like the wallet, and prevent changes to the passcode or disabling of location/network services
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What can a remote wipe do if a device is irretrievably lost?
Protect data and account credentials by performing a factory reset or device wipe, clearing all data, apps, and settings
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What is another name for a factory reset in this section?
Device wipe
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What does an enterprise wipe remove on MDM-enrolled devices?
Corporate accounts and files
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What does an enterprise wipe leave intact on MDM-enrolled devices?
Personal apps, accounts, settings, and files
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Why is an enterprise wipe useful?
Protecting corporate data without affecting personal information