System and method for handling data transfers

A device, comprising:

• a data store that stores a data transfer setting, wherein the data transfer setting is indicative of a security-related policy for data transfers associated with a first location;
• and
• a processor configured to perform operations comprising:
• receiving, from an application that accesses data associated with the first location, a request to open a connection with a second location;
• retrieving, from the data store, the data transfer setting responsive to receiving the request;
• and
• determining whether to permit the request or not permit the request based upon the data transfer setting.

A computer storage device encoded with a computer program, the program comprising instructions that when executed by a communication device cause the communication device to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, from an application that accesses data associated with a first location, a request to open a connection with a second location;
• retrieving, in response to receiving the request, one or more data transfer settings, which are indicative of a security-related policy for data transfers associated with the first location;
• and
• determining whether to permit the request or not permit the request based upon the one or more data transfer settings.

A method, comprising:

• receiving a request to transfer data from a first application on a device to a second application on the device, wherein the first application is associated with an enterprise service and the second application is associated with a personal service;
• determining that the request to transfer data from the first application on the device to the second application on the device is not to be executed based on a security policy that indicates whether data transferring from the enterprise service to the personal service on the same device is enabled or disabled;
• and
• prohibiting the requested data transfer in response to the determining.

A device, comprising:

• at least one hardware processor;
• one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to the at least one hardware processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one hardware processor, wherein the programming instructions, when executed, cause the device to perform operations comprising:
• receiving a request to transfer data from a first application on the device to a second application on the device, wherein the first application is associated with an enterprise service and the second application is associated with a personal service;
• determining that the request to transfer data from the first application on the device to the second application on the device is not to be executed based on a security policy that indicates whether data transferring from the enterprise service to the personal service on the same device is enabled or disabled;
• and
• prohibiting the requested data transfer in response to the determining.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions which, when executed, cause a device to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a request to transfer data from a first application on the device to a second application on the device, wherein the first application is associated with an enterprise service and the second application is associated with a personal service;
• determining that the request to transfer data from the first application on the device to the second application on the device is not to be executed based on a security policy that indicates whether data transferring from the enterprise service to the personal service on the same device is enabled or disabled;
• and
• prohibiting the requested data transfer in response to the determining.