Your mission should you choose to accept it is to find and activate a security software for your handheld mobile device that is easy to use yet protects your data in the event of theft or loss. Each year one of three handheld devices goes missing in this nation. As a result, private and privileged knowledge of financial assets, personal property and business contacts invariably falls into--the wrong hands.

<A HREF="http://www.corsoft.com/warden.asp">Warden, from Corsoft, is protective software</A> that allows mobile owners to easily lock up their private data, regardless of whether the device is in their possession. Or, in extreme cases, data on an irretrievable mobile device can actually be destroyed by logging into one of the available Web sites. The Warden defense mechanism doesn't stop there.

Software users also have two methods for defining auto-destruction of data: one based on the time duration of the phone lock; the second based on the number of attempts made to unlock the device. Currently, the software product is available for Windows Mobile Pocket PCs and smartphones, as well as Treo devices that run the Palm OS. It also allows corporate users to manage a fleet of company-owned devices. This story will self-destruct in five seconds.