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Not all devices will support or be upgradable to the most recent version.  Check with your carrier and handset manufacturer for available upgrades.

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1. Press Menu.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Location & security.
4. Choose PIN or Password as the mechanism to unlock the device.  Enter a PIN or password at least 4 characters in length when prompted. 

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Some of the third party applications mentioned for item 11 in the checklist can also provide this functionality.  The device should not exceed 20 invalid unlock attempts before erasing.

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1. Press Menu.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Wireless & networks.
4. Tap Wi-Fi settings.
5. Uncheck Network notification.

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1. Press Menu.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Wireless & networks.
4. Uncheck Bluetooth.

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Trusted but unauthenticated Wi-Fi networks may be spoofed and then automatically joined. If a previously joined network has a common SSID, such as “default” or “linksys”, it is very probable that a device will encounter another Wi-Fi network with the same name and automatically join it.

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The factory reset option provided in Android, does erase all data, but not securely - the data can be recovered by anyone with physical access to the device.  There is no native way to securely delete all user data.  Some third party applications available in the Android Marketplace can provide this functionality.

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Some options for this include App Lock, App Protector Pro, and Protector.  These applications allow for a separate password to be required to launch specific applications.  This may be useful to secure applications that store sensitive data so they cannot be accessed even if the device is found unlocked.

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Some options are Touchdown, Good for Enterprise, and Trust Digital.  There is a noticeable lack of non-enterprise level solutions for this.  Touchdown does not require an additional server component (unlike Good and Trust Digital), but will only encrypt data it synchronizes with the Exchange server. 

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Some options include Norton Mobile Security, Wave Secure, Lookout, Security Shield, and Theft Aware.  The exact feature set of each application varies; some do much more than provide remote wipe functionality.  At a minimum, users should look for the ability to lock the device remotely, wipe the device remotely, and wipe the device after too many failed unlock attempts when evaluating products for this requirement.