As an iPhone or iPad user, you probably already know, that out of the box, you’ve got a great head start when it comes to security. Apple, much more so than you find on Android phones and tablets, takes great care to ensure their devices are as secure as possible.

However, that doesn’t mean that you can, or should, ignore the many threats to your privacy and data security.
There are still significant risks, that you need to be aware of. And just as important, you need to know the countermeasures you need to take.

Security Introduction

Review of security risks

Approaches to improve security

With Keychain, your user names, passwords, credit card numbers, and personal information, such as address, can be safely and securely stored, and synced across all your devices.

There are 3 primary approaches to protect your iPhone or iPad unlock screen , and thus prevent a bad guy from accessing your device and getting to your personal data.

This data may include user names and passwords, and personal and credit card information.