System and method for filtering access points presented to a user and locking onto an access point

A mobile device comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• receive, by the mobile device, a first security policy to the mobile device, the first security policy comprising a first location criteria;
• receive, by the mobile device, a second security policy to the mobile device, the second security policy comprising a second location criteria;
• detect, by the mobile device, a location of the mobile device;
• determine, by the mobile device, that the detected location complies with one of the first location criteria or the second location criteria;
• in response to determining that the detected location of the mobile device complies with the first location criteria, apply, by the mobile device, the first security policy to the mobile device;
• and
• in response to determining that the detected location of the mobile device complies with the second location criteria, apply, by the mobile device, the second security policy to the mobile device;
• and
• continuously monitor, by the mobile device, the location of the mobile device;
• and
• in response to detecting that the location of the mobile device changed, automatically apply, by the mobile device, an appropriate security policy based on the changed location of the mobile device,
• wherein each security policy comprises rules as to what applications can be accessed on the mobile device.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of a mobile device, cause the mobile device to perform:

• providing, at the mobile device, a first security policy, the first security policy comprising a first location criteria;
• providing, at the mobile device, a second security policy, the second security policy comprising a second location criteria;
• detecting, by the mobile device, a location of the mobile device;
• determining, by the mobile device, that the detected location complies with one of the first location criteria or the second location criteria;
• in response to determining that the detected location of the mobile device complies with the first location criteria, applying, by the mobile device, the first security policy to the mobile device;
• and
• in response to determining that the detected location of the mobile device complies with the second location criteria, applying, by the mobile device, the second security policy to the mobile device;
• continuously monitoring, by the mobile device, the location of the mobile device;
• and
• in response to detecting that the location of the mobile device changed, automatically applying, by the mobile device, an appropriate security policy based on the changed location of the mobile device,
• wherein each security policy comprises rules as to what applications can be accessed on the mobile device.