1) Activate Your “Passcode Lock”

  • Settings => General => Passcode Lock => Turn Passcode On (Avoid repeating or sequence numbers)

2) Secure Your Data

  • Settings => General => Passcode Lcok => Erase Data On (After 10 failed login attempt, all the data will be erased)

3) Backup Your Data

  • Backup Data Regularly to iCloud
  • Backup Data Regularly to your PC via iTunes (Choose Encrypt Local Backup” in iTunes)

4) Lock Down your SIM card

  • Settings => Phone => SIM Pin

5) Install the “Find My Iphone” App

  • Download/install “Find My Iphone”
  • Settings => iCloud => “Find My Iphone” ON

6) Upgrade Firmware Regularly 

  • Settings => General => Software Update