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What if cybersecurity followed physics?
The first cybersecurity unicorn kernel popped in late 2013 with the announcement of CloudFlare’s $50 million Series C investment. Today, 10 privately held companies hold membership in the ultra-exclusive cybersecurity unicorn club. With the addition of each new member, eyebrows are raised and questions are asked. Are cybersecurity unicorns outliers or are we at the start of a… Read More
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Lookout’s new Apple Watch app will help you find your lost iPhone
Mobile security firm Lookout has introduced today what may be one of the more practical applications for Apple Watch. Its new smartwatch app will help you to not lose your phone, by alerting you if you’re about to leave your phone behind, as well as help you locate a lost or stolen phone by pointing you to its last known location. Read More
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Lookout Lands $150M To Bring Mobile Security Product To Enterprise
Lookout, a mobile security product that to this point has been mostly geared towards consumers, announced today they had snagged $150M in Series F funding to begin focusing on enterprise customers. The round was led by investment funds managed by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., and includes participation from new investors Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Wellington Management Company… Read More
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Cloud Security: Mobile Startup Lookout Gets $55M Led By Deutsche Telekom To Go Global & Target Enterprise
Mobile security company Lookout may be all about protecting user’s devices and offering people more privacy, but today it’s raising its own profile a little bit more. The startup is announcing another $55 million in funding, led by strategic investor Deutsche Telekom, parent of T-Mobile. This will be used to help the company keep building out its service in Europe and other… Read More
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With New Business Suite & Samsung Partnership, Mobile Security Company Lookout Prepares To Take On The Enterprise
Lookout, a mobile security company which previously focused on consumer protections and anti-malware services, is today taking a step to expand its footprint further with the launch of a new, standalone product for business. Arriving later this year, Lookout for Business intends to allow larger organizations the ability to secure mobile devices attaching to the network – like the… Read More
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Lookout Brings Lost Phone Tracking Feature, Signal Flare, To iOS
Lookout, a company that offers security services for a number of smartphone platforms, is bringing its tracking feature for lost phones, Signal Flare, to iOS. Read More
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Lookout’s Signal Flare Helps You Find Lost Android Phones That Have Dying Batteries
Lookout, a company that offers security services for a number of smartphone platforms, is upgrading its mobile security app for Android phones today. The new version includes a sleeker management console, as well as a nifty feature in case your phone is lost and is losing battery life. Read More
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20M Users Strong, Lookout Partners With Deutsche Telekom To Bring Mobile Security Apps To Europe
Lookout, a company that offers security services for a number of smartphone platforms, is continuing its international expansion to Europe with a strategic partnership with European telecommunications giant. Deutsche Telekom. Financial terms of the partnership were not disclosed. For background, Lookout’s web-based, cloud-connected applications for Android, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry and… Read More
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Lookout: Lost And Stolen Smartphones Will Cost Consumers Over $30B In 2012
From personal experience, losing your phone (especially a smartphone) can be both frustrating and expensive. Lookout, a company that offers security services for a number of smartphone platforms, has conducted a phone loss study, which revealed that lost phones, if unrecovered, could cost U.S. consumers more than $30 billion this year. As part of the study, Lookout is debuting Mobile Lost… Read More
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Lookout Debuts Ad Network Detector For Mobile Apps on Android
Ever wonder what ad networks your mobile apps are running? Today, Lookout, a company that offers security services for a number of smartphone platforms, is releasing a new, free Android app that aims to provide transparency into ad networks to help you understand what’s happening on your phone – from knowing what networks are on your device to understanding their… Read More
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Lookout’s New App Visualizes Mobile Security Threats As They Are Detected Around The World
Lookout, a company that offers security services for a number of smartphone platforms, is debuting a new Android app that lets you see mobile threats as they are detected around the world. Launched from Lookout Labs, the new app basically visualizes what’s happening in the mobile landscape and also shares details on top weekly threats & distribution of malware vs. spyware. For… Read More
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Lookout’s 2012 Mobile Security Threat Predictions: SMS Fraud, Botnets And Malvertising
Lookout, a company that offers security services for a number of smartphone platforms, is releasing its 2012 Mobile Malware Predictions, based on data collected from its Mobile Threat Network, a cloud-based network which constantly analyzes global threat data to identify and quickly block new threats with over-the-air app updates. The network includes more than one million apps and 15 million… Read More
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Lookout Brings Smartphone Security And Tracking App To Australia, Canada And The UK
Lookout, a company that offers security services for a number of smartphone platforms, is expanding internationally with native apps in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. For background, Lookout’s web-based, cloud-connected applications for Android, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry and most recently iOS devices help users from losing their phones and identifies and block threats on… Read More
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Andreessen Horowitz Leads $40M Round In Smartphone Security Company Lookout
Lookout, a company that offers security services for a number of smartphones, has raised $40 million in new funding led by Andreessen Horowitz. Current investors Khosla Ventures, Accel Partners and Index Ventures also participated in the round. Andreessen Horowitz’s Jeff Jordan from will join the company’s Board of Directors. This brings Lookout’s total funding to $75… Read More
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Lookout Report: Android Malware Has Increased Significantly Over Past 6 Months
Lookout, a company that offers security services for a number of smartphones, is releasing the results of its Mobile Threat Report. The report is based on threat and security data from Lookout’s Mobile Threat Network, which includes data collected from more than 700 thousand apps and 10 million devices worldwide. You can access the full report here. Lookout’s main finding is… Read More
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Lookout Opens Up API, Partners With Verizon To Analyze Mobile Security Threats On V Cast App Store
Lookout, a company that offers security services for a number of smartphones, is unveiling a new mobile API today, which automates mobile threat detection and analysis. For background, For background, Lookout’s web-based, cloud-connected applications for Android, Windows Mobile and BlackBerry phones help users from losing their phones and identifies and block threats on a… Read More
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Lookout Expands Mobile Security App To Browsing; Lands Marketing Deal With Sprint
Lookout, a company that offers security services for a number of smartphones, is launching a new feature today that will protect users from online threats while browsing on a mobile phone. For background, Lookout’s web-based, cloud-connected applications for Android, Windows Mobile and BlackBerry phones help users from losing their phones and identifies and block threats on a… Read More
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Lookout: Android Market Growing Faster, But App Store Attracting More Developers
Lookout, a company that offers security services for a number of smartphones, is releasing a new study today examining the Android Market and Apple’s App Store for U.S. users. It’s worth a look—the report has a number of interesting data points relating to growth, developers, mobile ad networks and more. According to Lookout, the number of apps available for Android… Read More
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Lookout Identifies Advanced Android Trojan (But You're Probably Safe)
The future of computing is mobile, and, unfortunately, the future of malware will probably lie there too. Well-funded mobile security startup Lookout has just posted a blog entry detailing what it calls “the most sophisticated Android malware to date”: a Trojan that’s being “grafted” onto legitimate applications. Fortunately, the odds of you being affected are… Read More
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Four Million Users Strong, Lookout Raises $19.5M For Smartphone Security Software
Lookout, a company that offers security services for a number of smartphones, has just raised $19.5 million in Series C funding led by Index Ventures with existing investor Accel Partners and Khosla Ventures participating in the round. This brings Lookout’s total funding to $36 million. Lookout’s web-based, cloud-connected applications for Android, Windows Mobile and BlackBerry… Read More
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