Electronic device based security management background

Abstract

Methods, apparatus, and computer program products for providing security for an electronic device are described. An example of a method includes monitoring, by the electronic device, a status of the electronic device for one or more threats to a security of the electronic device, detecting, by the electronic device, the one or more threats to the security of the electronic device based on the status of the electronic device and on one or more security policies associated with the electronic device, and self-enforcing, by the electronic device, the one or more security policies by implementingone or more targeted security actions, as indicated by the one or more security policies, to selectively alter the status of the electronic device, based on the detected one or more threats to the security of the electronic device.

Description

Background technique [0001] Illegal activities and configurations of electronic devices can circumvent data security protections on the electronic devices. For example, malicious code executing on a device and device settings intended to violate data security may pose a threat to the security of the device and reduce trust associated with the device. Additionally, weakened security and / or trust of electronic devices may adversely affect user privacy and / or the privacy or security of electronic device assets (eg, data, software, and / or hardware assets). A security policy may provide a response to security threats to a device, which may reduce or eliminate security threats and / or reduce or eliminate current and / or future security losses. Often, responses to security threats include disabling the user's overall access to the device (eg, disabling continued operation of the device). Additionally, typically a server, such as a mobile device management (MDM) server, enforces secur...

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Problems solved by technology

Often, responses to security threats include disabling the user's overall access to the device (such as disabling continued operation of the device)

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