MODIFYING MOBILE DEVICE SETTINGS FOR RESOURCE CONSERVATION

Security is enhanced for a user of a mobile communications device by monitoring and controlling resource usage. First information associated with each of a plurality of mobile communications devices is collected, including configurations and settings for applications, components, resources and external resources for each mobile communications device. The collected information is used to identify an application, component, resource or external resource that is currently active on two of the mobile communications devices. Second information is transmitted to the first of the two mobile communications devices to reduce or terminate usage of the identified application, component, resource or external resource on the first mobile communications device.