[How-To] Secure Your Data When Your Cell Phone is Lost or Stolen

Our cellphones hold precious data, photos, videos and contact numbers of our friends and family members. And because of this confidential data our cellphone need special care but there are always some uncertain scenarios where we either lost the data by any damage to the phone or lost the phone completely if stolen.

The only way is to make the phone backups on regular basis. But most of us usually ignore this fact and rarely make phone data’s backup. But with McAfee Wavesucre we can make our lives a lot easier by eliminating the chances of losing the precious data of a cellphone in any case.

McAfee Wavesecure not only helps you to protect your data but also helps you to get your cell phone back in the situation when your cell phone is stolen or lost. It’s actually a paid service that takes the automatic backups of your phone on regular basis and keeps the data online – securely and password protected.

Once installed, you can set a PIN for your phone, add the numbers which will help you in the situation when your cell is either stolen or lost.

You can lock your cell by just one message from the added numbers.  After McAfee WaveSecure installed, if your cell phone is lost or stolen and you can easily lock it so no one can get access to it.

All you need is to type a message “wslite lock XXXXXX” and send it to the to your own number. (The SIM card installed in your phone when it was lost or stolen)

For example ” wslite lock 741852 ( I used here the pin code 741852 you have to put your pin instead of 741852)

Note: XXXXXX is your passcode set by you while creating WaveSecure Account.

McAfee WaveSecure immediately locks your mobile phone when another SIM card (other than yours) is inserted. This limits unauthorized access and makes the phone useless to the thief.

A message on the device prompts the thief to return the device and an alarm can be triggered to warn the thief. All these security features help increase the chances of recovering your mobile phone.

Once McAfee WaveSecure detects the insertion of a new SIM card, your buddy will get a SMS alert so you can contact the person who has found or stolen your device.

In addition, McAfee WaveSecure lets you track the current location of your phone and even plot them out on a map.

McAfee WaveSecure is indeed a very essential and useful app for your mobile phone if you’re really concerned about the data and it’s privacy. With an extremely low cost ($19.90 per year) you can secure your cell phone and it’s data for the whole year.

You can also use a trial version for a limited time period so that you can know how it works and how useful it might be for your cell phone.

Visit McAfee WaveSecure Official Site 

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