An ordinary mobile phone is often a person’s most valuable tool – it carries all their contact details, appointments, calendars, SMS messages and so on. With the iPhone, this personal information is extended even further when you add online bookmarks, music, videos and photo.

Because the iPhone carries more personal information than any mobile phone ever before, having some form of security to protect this data is imperative. The iPhone carries its own form of protection in the form of a four-digit password to be entered every time the phone is switched on. This can be set up by accessing the Settings button from the home screen.

You can also set the time it takes for the iPhone to automatically lock the touch screen and insist that you enter the pass code to continue. While this isn’t a foolproof method for security, it does offer some peace of mind should the phone be stolen. If you forget the password, you can manually reset the iPhone back to its original settings through iTunes, however you’ll lose all your data at the same time.

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