Automatic sanitization of data on a mobile device in a network environment

At least one machine accessible storage medium having instructions stored thereon for protecting objects on a mobile device, the instructions when executed by a processor cause the processor to:

• establish a network connection to a central security system in a central network;
• receive a message from the central security system;
• activate a grace window based on the message;
• determine whether the grace window has expired;
• and
• delete, when the grace window expires, one or more objects from the mobile device based on a sanitization policy.

An apparatus for protecting objects, the apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a sanitization module configured to execute on the processor to:
• establish a network connection to a central security system in a central network;
• receive a message from the central security system;
• activate a grace window based on the message;
• determine whether the grace window has expired;
• and
• delete, when the grace window expires, one or more objects from the mobile device based on a sanitization policy.

A method of protecting objects on a mobile device, comprising:

• establishing a network connection to a central security system in a central network;
• sending, to the central security system, a request for access to an object;
• receiving a message from the central security system;
• activating a grace window based on the message;
• determining whether the grace window has expired;
• and
• preventing access to the object when the grace window expires.