Remotely Erase Data From Your Stolen Phone

28. May, 2010

How do you protect your data in the event your smart phone is stolen or infected? There is a new service called Lookout. Lookout is a mobile security company that helps make the mobile experience safe. There is an increasing number of people using their smart phone to surf the web. In fact, smart phones have become a vital part of everyday life. We rely on our smart phones for emailing, texting, social networking, cool apps, banking, shopping and much more. Because of this, your phone can get infected just as easily as your PC. That’s why it is important to protect your phone from threats such as viruses, trojans, worms, and loss or theft of the phone itself.

Lookout gives you peace of mind knowing that your phone is protect from malicious applications. What’s better is if you lose your phone you can find it quickly and easily, no matter where it is. Lookout has a unique feature that allows you to log in to your online account and locate your phone. You can also wipe all the data from the phone with a click of a button to ensure your information isn’t compromised. Lookout also provide data backup to allow you to restore your data either to a new phone or back to your old phone when it is recovered.