3. Make sure the operating system and applications are upgraded as soon as vulnerabilities are patched -- Not doing this will leave your device vulnerable to exploitation.

4. Establish a VPN connection when using Wi-Fi.

5. Manage the iPad with a Mobil Device Management (MDM) solution -- This will allow more control over how the device behaves. MDM will enable you to do things like whitelisting apps before they can run on the iPad.

6. Consider using your device as a terminal and not storing any data on it -- Store all the data on a secure server and remote in as needed.

Brett Kimmell is the manager of the risk management practice at SecureState.