Most iPhone users blithely believe that their phones are safe from hackers. Unlike Android phones, which have been the target of a few malicious attacks, iPhones have so far been less vulnerable because Android is growing faster and because, unlike Apple, it does not screens all apps before allowing them in its app store.
But Lookout, a start-up that makes security apps for phones, wants iPhone owners to use its product, too. On Tuesday, it plans to introduce an iPhone app that addresses what its founders say are worries unique to iPhone owners.
Mobile phone security is not a crisis yet, because hackers are still mostly focused on computers. But smartphones are also computers, and people generally do not think about protecting their phones the same way they protect their laptops, even though phones often have much more sensitive information.
But Lookout, a start-up that makes security apps for phones, wants iPhone owners to use its product, too. On Tuesday, it plans to introduce an iPhone app that addresses what its founders say are worries unique to iPhone owners.
Mobile phone security is not a crisis yet, because hackers are still mostly focused on computers. But smartphones are also computers, and people generally do not think about protecting their phones the same way they protect their laptops, even though phones often have much more sensitive information.
