Method and apparatus of adaptive network policy management for wireless mobile computers

A communication architecture, comprising:

• a network that includes a plurality of resources;
• a data analysis component that captures data about the plurality of resources;
• and
• an adaptive policy manager (APM) component that provides prioritization of policies based upon an assessment of the plurality of resources.

A method of providing data security in a portable computing environment, comprising:

• assessing an external environment;
• receiving information from resources in the external environment;
• prioritizing system policies based upon the received information;
• selecting an action based upon the prioritized system policies;
• and
• implementing the selected action.

A computer readable medium of a portable device to provide safe operation of the portable device, comprising:

• a component that evaluates an external environment and develops a query;
• a component that combines a set of policies with the developed query to prioritize the set of policies;
• and
• a component that implements action sets based on the prioritized set of policies.

A portable communication system that protects data integrity, comprising:

• means for querying a portable communication system;
• means for selecting a set of rules based upon the queried system;
• and
• means for selectively enforcing the set of rules.