Patent ID: 9672371
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, at a synchronization server and from a remote device, an indication that the remote device is compromised, wherein the server controls access to data held on the remote device; determining, by the synchronization server, a trigger of an auto-destruction of data available on the remote device based on the indication; determining, by the synchronization server, an extent of the auto-destruction based on the trigger according to a set procedure; selecting, by the synchronization server, at least one subset of data available on the remote device based on the trigger and the set procedure; and transmitting, from the synchronization server to the remote device, a command to execute the determined extent of the auto-destruction of the at least one subset of data available on the remote device.