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Security Smartphone Platforms

The Lookout App Monitors Device Safety with Software Alerts

— March 10, 2016 — Tech
For consumers looking to add an additional level of security and device safety to their smartphone, the Lookout app is an ideal investment. The digital platform provides added security features from all angles including software alerts, theft checks, missing device programming and device monitoring. The platform helps to ensure consumers have an added element of safety when it comes to their devices -- from both a tech and physical standpoint.

Lookout provides safety components from a variety of standpoints to ensure that iPhones and Apple Watches stay secure and protected at all times. The app keeps tabs on software to ensure the device is running smoothly without any bugs. The platform also tracks the device's location and can send a notification if the SIM card has been removed to indicated it is potentially stolen.
Trend Themes
1. Mobile Security Apps - The rise of mobile security apps like Lookout is disrupting the way consumers approach device safety and security, creating opportunities for new and innovative software solutions for the market.
2. Real-time Device Monitoring - Real-time device monitoring features within security apps like Lookout are creating opportunities for IoT companies to offer similar capabilities to users seeking to safeguard IoT devices in their homes and businesses.
3. Physical Security Monitoring - Adding new physical device monitoring features to mobile security apps like Lookout can disrupt the traditional home security market, with opportunities for companies to offer a new layer of device security for consumers.
Industry Implications
1. Mobile Security - Companies that specialize in mobile security software solutions, such as antivirus development, are presented with an opportunity to expand and capitalize on the increasing demand for mobile security apps.
2. Internet of Things (iot) - IoT device manufacturers can utilize Lookout's real-time device monitoring features as a source of inspiration to improve the security protocols in their own products and provide users with an added layer of security.
3. Home Security - Home security companies, renters and homeowners insurance providers have an opportunity to enhance their offerings with physical monitoring features in mobile security apps, like those offered by Lookout, to provide customers with comprehensive digital and physical security.
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