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November 19, 2013 08:09 pm GMT
As announced earlier this fall, mobile security company Lookout today launched its new security suite for business customers. The product, Lookout for Business, represents the first time the company has gone after the corporate market where the growth in BYOD (bring-your-own-device) programs has necessitated the need for I.T. departments to better secure the various mobile devices attaching to their network. Lookout had previously focused only on its consumer-facing mobile security service, which includes anti-malware and privacy protections, backup, as well as other useful features for tracking down or remotely wiping lost or stolen phones. It’s a feature set that also makes sense in a business environment, of course, where employee devices carry even more sensitive information. As LookoutCTOKevin Mahaffey explained earlier, the company’s consumer-first strategy started to pay off around a year and a half ago, when the firm began to receive inbound requests from businesses interested in buying licenses in bulk. He noted that Lookout had fielded “thousands” of inbound requests and claimed that over half of the Fortune 1000 already has employees using Lookout on their work devices. (Today, the company has dialed that figure down to “over 40%”). The new Lookout for Business product protects a range of devices, including both personal and company-owned phones and tablets, from malware, malicious links and suspicious apps. It offers protection against theft or lost devices, too, with tracking and remote wipe capabilities like those introduced in the consumer version of the product. Both admins and employees alike can track, lock and wipe devices from an online dashboard. And in order to protect user privacy, if an admin or user attempts to take any action on the device, like a remote wipe, the other is notified. The entire system is designed to be more self-serve in nature than some traditional MDM (mobile device management) solutions, as employees are sent a link to download the app, and can install and register devices themselves. It’s very hands off from an I.T. standpoint. Essentially, the new suite of products is everything that’s offered in the consumer-grade service, only with the added invitation to corporate I.T. to now join in order to get a bird’s-eye view of devices across the network. The dashboard lets staff know how many devices are protected, what threats have been blocked, and lists current activity. There’s also a search box where admins can find a device by owner’s name, device
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Lookout Debuts A Mobile Security Suite For Business
As announced earlier this fall, mobile security company Lookout today launched its new security suite for business customers. The product, Lookout for Business, represents the first time the company has gone after the corporate market where the growth in BYOD (bring-your-own-device) programs has necessitated the need for I.T. departments to better secure the various mobile devices attaching to their network. Lookout had previously focused only on its consumer-facing mobile security service, which includes anti-malware and privacy protections, backup, as well as other useful features for tracking down or remotely wiping lost or stolen phones. It’s a feature set that also makes sense in a business environment, of course, where employee devices carry even more sensitive information. As LookoutCTOKevin Mahaffey explained earlier, the company’s consumer-first strategy started to pay off around a year and a half ago, when the firm began to receive inbound requests from businesses interested in buying licenses in bulk. He noted that Lookout had fielded “thousands” of inbound requests and claimed that over half of the Fortune 1000 already has employees using Lookout on their work devices. (Today, the company has dialed that figure down to “over 40%”). The new Lookout for Business product protects a range of devices, including both personal and company-owned phones and tablets, from malware, malicious links and suspicious apps. It offers protection against theft or lost devices, too, with tracking and remote wipe capabilities like those introduced in the consumer version of the product. Both admins and employees alike can track, lock and wipe devices from an online dashboard. And in order to protect user privacy, if an admin or user attempts to take any action on the device, like a remote wipe, the other is notified. The entire system is designed to be more self-serve in nature than some traditional MDM (mobile device management) solutions, as employees are sent a link to download the app, and can install and register devices themselves. It’s very hands off from an I.T. standpoint. Essentially, the new suite of products is everything that’s offered in the consumer-grade service, only with the added invitation to corporate I.T. to now join in order to get a bird’s-eye view of devices across the network. The dashboard lets staff know how many devices are protected, what threats have been blocked, and lists current activity. There’s also a search box where admins can find a device by owner’s name, deviceOriginal Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/W1fBgF1DRyA/
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