Kaspersky Lab presents it Phound!, a new free app for Android systems that helps users protect their mobile devices and personal data. The name Phound! comes from the words "phone" and "hound". The purpose of the new application is to help quickly locate lost people gadgets and in protecting the valuable information stored in them by keeping them from "prying eyes".
According research Internet users, last year one in 20 respondents lost their smartphone or tablet on average as a result of carelessness or theft. The corresponding figure for Europeans was 4%. At the same time, 36% of European respondents admitted that their devices contained confidential data that they certainly would not want to fall into the wrong hands. The Kaspersky Phound! was developed to prevent such worrying situations.
The Phound! allows remote control of the devices and the data stored on them through the portal My Kaspersky. Αν μια συσκευή χαθεί ή κλαπεί, οι χρήστες μπορούν να αποκλείσουν τη λειτουργία της, αποτρέποντας έτσι τη μη εξουσιοδοτημένη πρόσβαση σε αυτή. Επίσης, μπορεί να προχωρήσουν στον εντοπισμό της συσκευής μέσω GPS, δικτύου GSM ή δικτύου Wi-Fi. Για να γίνει η αναζήτηση της συσκευής ακόμα πιο εύκολη, οι χρήστες μπορούν να τραβήξουν φωτογραφίες με την μπροστινή της κάμερα ή να εμφανίσουν ένα μήνυμα στην screen device.
If the phone or tablet is lost in the home or office, the user can detect it using the "Alarm" feature. By activating this feature, the device produces a loud sound, which continues until the owner has entered a secret code. As a last resort, the owner can use the Phound! to remove all of its personal data from the device and delete the SD card remotely, including contacts, messages, photos, etc. The user can also permanently reset the device if required.
«For many users, mobile devices serve as a storage medium for their most valuable and important data, such as friends and colleagues contacts, personal messages, private photos, and more. This means that today's smartphones and tablets must be as secure as a bank's treasury. However, unlike vouchers, smartphones are small, portable and can be easily lost. That's why we've created a solution that ensures that mobile devices will not fall into the wrong hands”, said Alexey Chikov, Senior Kaspersky Lab Product Manager.
Kaspersky Phound! is available in 8 languages at Google Play, the official app store for Android devices. This app inclpays το χαρτοφυλάκιο δωρεάν και “freemium” προϊόντων για φορητές συσκευές που διαθέτει η Kaspersky Lab σε οικιακούς χρήστες. Στη συγκεκριμένη γκάμα περιλαμβάνονται οι solutions Kaspersky Safe Browser (για iOS και Windows Phone), Kaspersky QR Scan, Kaspersky Threat Scan, Kaspersky Internet Security for Android και Kaspersky Password Manager (για iOS καιAndroid).
