The mobile operating system Android has not only been popular with users around the world, but also very popular with cyber criminals, who use various online security loopholes to steal personal information and take control of these devices. Help is at hand, but with the new update Lookout Mobile Security - an innovative application designed to keep your phone safe.
Lookout combines pin-point device locator to help you track down an Android or iOS lost or stolen device, with a full anti-virus system that alerts you when you accidentally downloaded a malicious application, even when connected to an unsecured wireless network. Would-be criminals have long used the Google Play Store to tempt unsuspecting users to install dangerous software on their device, but this new application provides an all-in-one solution to help protect your online security.
Not only the application protects you against pesky cyber threats, but it also includes a range of new features to help you track your phone. Lookout may send you messages and alerts on your device to try to contact anyone who finds it. They might even actually return.
Best of all though, Android users can also use the "Lock Cam" function. If someone tries to access your device and between the wrong pin number more than three times, the application will use the front camera of your device (assuming there is one!) To take a picture of thief - a ready-made mugshot. The photo will be emailed with their location, letting you make contact with the authorities and make them catch the thief red-handed.
If you want an even higher level of protection, you can increase the security of your phone even further by paying $ 2.99 per month for the high-end software, that allows you to remotely wipe your device and save the 1.5GB valuable contacts and photos.
Mobile security will continue to be a hot topic in 2013, and using software such as Lookout in conjunction with a VPN provider is one of the best ways to keep your device safe from physical and cyber criminals. While Lookout provides anti-virus, VPN provider will help keep your personal information, giving you an extra layer of protection when accessing the Internet via an unsecured wireless connection.
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