Although Palm owner information is stored in Preferences, if you turn on the password lock-out feature, a Palm will display owner information along with a password request when activated. However, several applications offer supplemental backup to protect your data even more securely. BackUpBuddy, BackupPro, and JackBack are software backup tools for backing up all applications and data on a Palm-based device. The other two require a Palm-based device with removable Flash memory, such as the Handspring Visor with Flash Module, a Sony Clie with Memory Stick, and a TRGPro Palm device with CompactFlash. But no matter how much you back up, encrypt, and password-protect your PDA, losing or breaking it can leave you in a rut.
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Bigger threats loom Although losing your PDA may be its biggest security risk, Gartner's Dulaney suggests larger wireless threats are on the horizon. But most antivirus protection stops at wireless PDAs. And overall, wireless devices are vulnerable because they're immediately connected, he adds. PDAs are exposed to a lot of things your desktop is not. An AOL Time Warner Company.