116 from server 130 to prevent the client 110 111 from automatically entering a locked state when in a locked state the client 110 111 is unable to be utilized as intended by user 120 for any purpose other than attempting to unlock the client 110 111 in one embodiment data contained within client 110 111 can be secured when the client 110 111 enters a locked state for example data can be automatically deleted or shredded when the client 110 111 is locked in another example all data within the client 110 111 can be automatically encrypted when the client 110 111 enters a locked state the data can be automatically decrypted when the client 110 111 is placed in an unlocked state if data within client 110 111 is particularly sensitive software can be installed that establishes an encrypted drive where by default data within the drive is encrypted when active or unlocked a decryption key stored in non persistent memory such as ram can be used to dynamically decrypt data contained within the encrypted drive accordingly accessing unencrypted data requires an affirmative step which can only be performed when the client 110 111 is unlocked the client 110 111 can be any computing device upon which a heartbeat application 112 can be installed the client 110 111 can include but is not limited to a computer a personal data assistant pda a mobile telephone a laptop computer a bar code scanner a media player a wearable.