1. A mobile device configurable for data protection readiness, comprising: a computing system that includes a power system having an on-board energy source, and a processor operatively coupled with a data storage arrangement and a network interface, the computing system further including: a preparation module configured to perform preprocessing to prepare the mobile device for data protection readiness, the preprocessing including: indicating certain items of data stored in the data storage arrangement which are of personal importance to an owner of the mobile device; indicating criteria that defines a situation for which the items of data of personal importance are to be secured; and indicating a set of actions to be carried out to secure the items of data of personal importance; and a protection module configured to monitor for an occurrence of the situation for which the items of data of personal importance are to be secured based on the criteria indicated by the preparation module, and to execute the set of actions indicated by the preparation module in response to a detection of the occurrence of the situation.