France Telecom Secures Itself to Lookout with Software Deal, Equity Stake

The French carrier will invest in the mobile security firm and offer its Android software standard in several European countries.
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No Shocker: Typical American Household Full of Old Cellphones

Three in five U.S. households have at least one old cellphone lying about, while 10 percent of families have four or more unused devices.
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T-Mobile to Bake Free Malware Protection Into Many of Its Android Devices

The Automatic App Security program, using technology from mobiles security specialist Lookout, will provide T-Mobile customers out-of-the box protection against malicious downloads.
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Smartphone Owners Outside U.S. Far More Likely to Be Struck by Malware

So-called “toll fraud,” which signs users up for various premium services, such as expensive text messages, accounted for nearly four-fifths of last year’s detected malware.
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Novel Android Malware Spotted on Compromised Web Sites

In addition to a new means of attack, Lookout warns, the new bug could be used to compromise phones and tablets as a way into corporate and government networks.
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Security Start-Up Lookout Invades San Francisco’s Financial District

The mobile security company finds its new offices have a great view, but significantly more buttoned-down neighbors.
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Mobile Security Firm Lookout Expands to the iPhone

After spending the last many months working to secure Android, Lookout Mobile Security is expanding onto the iPhone.
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Mobile Security Specialist Lookout Secures Another $40 Million in Funding

The San Francisco start-up, whose software is installed on 12 million smartphones, lands a large new funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz.
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Lookout Expands to Protecting Entire App Stores, Starting With Verizon

The mobile security software company is announcing a new software programming interface that will allow others to tap its know-how.
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Lookout Inks Deal With Sprint, Launches Safe Browsing Service

While avoiding phishing scams on the desktop has gotten easier, thanks to improvements on the browser, it can be hard to spot such attacks on a mobile device. Lookout Mobile Security said it hopes to change that with a safe browsing feature it is adding to its premium paid service. The smartphone software startup has also landed a deal to be featured from within Sprint’s online storefront.
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Most Android Phones Open To Snooping, Report Says

Webroot Is Latest to Join Mobile Security Fray, Launching Android Product

Droid Dream Malware Latest Sign Android Attacks Are on the Rise

Mobile Security Firm Warns of New Android Trojan

Lookout: Mobile Security Picks Up Funding Steam