Patent ID: 9594916
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method performed by a mobile communication device of backing up data, the method comprising: receiving from an enterprise server a first information technology (IT) policy message which includes an encryption key for encrypting backup data; receiving from the enterprise server a second IT policy message including a first IT policy rule, the first IT policy rule specifying data stored on the mobile communication device which is to be encrypted during a backup; storing the encryption key in a protected portion of a hardware memory of the mobile communication device; receiving a request to backup data stored on the mobile communication device; encrypting data which is to be encrypted in accordance with the first IT policy rule using the encryption key stored in the protected portion of the hardware memory; and transferring the encrypted data from the mobile communication device to an electronic device for storage.