Apparatus and methods for protecting data on a wireless device

A wireless device, comprising:

• means for receiving on a wireless device a monitoring and lock management configuration operable to configure the wireless device to monitor protected data stored thereon, the configuration including a predetermined tracking parameter;
• means for collecting data access information for a data access based on an execution of the configuration on the wireless device and based upon the predetermined tracking parameter;
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• means for determining whether or not the data access is authorized by one or more of (a) comparing a predetermined activity standard with the collected data access information at the wireless device or (b) transmitting the collected data access information to another device to compare the predetermined activity standard with the collected data access information.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions stored thereon, comprising:

• a first set of the instructions for receiving on a wireless device a monitoring and lock management configuration operable to configure the wireless device to monitor protected data stored thereon, the configuration including a predetermined tracking parameter;
• a second set of the instructions for collecting data access information for a data access based on an execution of the configuration on the wireless device and based upon the predetermined tracking parameter;
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• a third set of the instructions for determining whether or not the data access attempt is authorized by one or more of (a) comparing a predetermined activity standard with the collected data access information at the wireless device or (b) transmitting the collected data access information to another device to compare the predetermined activity standard with the collected data access information.

At least one processor configured to perform the actions of:

• receiving on a wireless device a monitoring and lock management configuration operable to configure the wireless device to monitor protected data stored thereon, the configuration including a predetermined tracking parameter;
• collecting data access information based for a data access on an execution of the configuration on the wireless device and based upon the predetermined tracking parameter;
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• determining whether or not the data access attempt is authorized by one or more of (a) comparing a predetermined activity standard with the collected data access information at the wireless device or (b) transmitting the collected data access information to another device to compare the predetermined activity standard with the collected data access information.

An apparatus for protecting data on a wireless device, comprising:

• a processor;
• a data manager module executable by the processor, the data manager comprising:
• an information repository operable to receive and store data access information collected from the wireless device for a data access based upon execution on the wireless device of a monitoring and lock management configuration, the configuration including a predetermined tracking parameter;
• an analyzer operable to determine whether or not the data access is authorized by comparing a predetermined activity standard with the collected data access information;
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• a remote device control module operable to generate and transmit a control command to the wireless device to change an operational characteristic of the wireless device based on the determination of whether or not the data access is authorized.

An apparatus for protecting data on a wireless device, comprising:

• a processor;
• a data manager module executable by the processor, the data manager comprising:
• a configuration generator operable to generate a monitoring and lock management configuration and transmit the configuration to the wireless device, the configuration defining data-related activities to record on the wireless device associated with an access attempt to protected data on the wireless device;
• an information repository operable to receive and store data access information collected from the wireless device for a data access based upon execution on the wireless device of the monitoring and lock management configuration;
• an analyzer operable to generate a data access report based on the data access information;
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• a remote device control module operable to generate and transmit a control command to the wireless device to change an operational characteristic of the wireless device based on the data access report and the data access information.