Proactive security for mobile devices

A system configured to remotely manage a mobile device, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory configured to store instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to carry out steps that include:
• receiving a request from an entity other than the mobile device;
• in response to the request, transmitting a first security command to the mobile device, wherein the first security command causes the mobile device to gather at least one security parameter;
• receiving, from the mobile device and in response to the first security command, the least one security parameter;
• calculating, based on the at least one security parameter, a security risk factor associated with the mobile device, wherein the security risk factor corresponds to a first data security scheme of a plurality of data security schemes, and each data security scheme of the plurality of data security schemes defines a set of actions to be carried out when the data security scheme is applied at the mobile device;
• causing the entity to display information associated with (i) the at least one security parameter, and (ii) the security risk factor;
• and
• transmitting, to the mobile device, a second security command, wherein the second security command causes the mobile device to:
• (i) apply the first data security scheme by carrying out each action in the set of actions defined by the first data security scheme, and
• (ii) enter a mode that enables the mobile device to autonomously apply a second security scheme that is different from the first data security scheme when the mobile device identifies a condition that corresponds to the second data security scheme.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that, when executed by a processor included in a computing device, cause the computing device to remotely manage a mobile device, by carrying out steps that include:

• receiving a request from an entity other than the mobile device;
• in response to the request, transmitting a first security command to the mobile device, wherein the first security command causes the mobile device to gather at least one security parameter;
• receiving, from the mobile device and in response to the first security command, the least one security parameter;
• calculating, based on the at least one security parameter, a security risk factor associated with the mobile device, wherein the security risk factor corresponds to a first data security scheme of a plurality of data security schemes, and each data security scheme of the plurality of data security schemes defines a set of actions to be carried out when the data security scheme is applied at the mobile device;
• causing the entity to display information associated with (i) the at least one security parameter, and (ii) the security risk factor;
• and
• transmitting, to the mobile device, a second security command, wherein the second security command causes the mobile device to:
• (i) apply the first data security scheme by carrying out each action in the set of actions defined by the first data security scheme, and
• (ii) enter a mode that enables the mobile device to autonomously apply a second security scheme that is different from the first data security scheme when the mobile device identifies a condition that corresponds to the second data security scheme.